So I suppose Japan invading and colonizing Korea, China, Indonesia and countless other islands in the Pacific and brutally subjugating their populations isn't imperialism? I'm not saying what Perry did was right, I'm saying that his arrival was what opened Japan to the rest of the world (for better or for worse). You can't play the victim card every time, especially since the Japanese would go on to do things much, much worse than issuing naval bombardment threats

This is a strawman argument

no on here ever has tried to minimize or deny Japanese imperialism. It is literally the second link in the FAQ(that you were supposed to read before you ask a question). It does not subvert any of the points we have made on this blog. If you want to talk about Japanese imperialism and what that means that is great. If you want to assert it as a point that somehow makes our arguments about racism, oppression, and fetishization invalid then stop.

Secondly, if you’re coming from reddit don’t bother asking us questions. Those threads are literally full of strawman fallacies, racism, sexism, and just a lot of self-righteous idiots who really have no idea what they’re talking about or who we are. It’s embarrassing.