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Damn, smart thinking with the drinks. As long as it can't be abused in non-emergencies, I guess.
Donated $30 since I just won a $30 gift card anyway.
Donated $30 since I just won a $30 gift card anyway.
That's really cool of Suntory to publish something like that for people that are without utitlity services.
Really cool.
Really cool.
I also donated $30, it's the very least I can do. I hope Japan can return to normal as soon as possible and my sympathy goes out to those who've lost loved ones. I have a couple Japanese friends who I hope are okay.
Suntory - I doubt you'd see that in America, but in Japan when shoplifting and theft of any type is practically unheard of, they can trust to people NOT to abuse the company's good faith and only take items in a time of true need.
I love how if this were California or something they wouldn’t care but Japan gets hit by an earthquake and tsunami all the weeaboos come out the fucking woodwork crying like they have family or friends there and if you do have friends there you probably only care because they give you free shit. Most of you only care is because of your shitty anime and manga.
Side Note: No offense to anyone who actually has family or REAL friends in Japan.
Side Note: No offense to anyone who actually has family or REAL friends in Japan.
Hearing about this right before I was going to bed last night made for an uneasy night of sleep. Japanator's/Tomopop's own Colette retweeted an interesting quote from SSAA podcast today:
"Simply put, I don't want anime fans to care about this because it's Japan. I want people to care about this because it's other people."
This community is so awesome for being so concerned about such a tragic event, not because it interrupts the things we enjoy as hobbies and a place we all share the same love for, but because it's the right thing to be concerned (and want to help) about those affected from last nights quake and subsequent tsunami.
I really would like to see all of you who can help donate to the source Brad posted above.
"Simply put, I don't want anime fans to care about this because it's Japan. I want people to care about this because it's other people."
This community is so awesome for being so concerned about such a tragic event, not because it interrupts the things we enjoy as hobbies and a place we all share the same love for, but because it's the right thing to be concerned (and want to help) about those affected from last nights quake and subsequent tsunami.
I really would like to see all of you who can help donate to the source Brad posted above.
@Cyrus Calm the rage down, yo. If this happened in California, then I bet a lot of the people here would still donate because it's happening in our own country (Sorry, Aquagaze/Aqua_ng/Dliessmgg). It just wouldn't appear on our front page because it's not in the direct window of our site. In the cblogs? You'd probably see something there.
And if nothing else, everyone here cares about how Dale is doing.
And if nothing else, everyone here cares about how Dale is doing.
@Brad I wasn't talking about Japanator. Just people in general suddenly jumping up to "help" because it's Japan and they make anime instead of because there are people who need help.
Donated $100 to "Where the need is greatest" and another $50 to the "Japan Earthquake/Pacific Tsunami".
@CyrusTheBlue
...I'm not going to say I agree with you... but that is an interesting point. I personally would support help in the event in any natural disaster, but people tend to feel more involved/sympathetic in giving aid/assistance when they feel like they relate/know more about the person/people/country they are helping out. And this is true IRL. Are you more likely to help out a friend or a complete stranger?
But on a side note, you assumed almost everyone's intentions on this site, which is not cool.
...I'm not going to say I agree with you... but that is an interesting point. I personally would support help in the event in any natural disaster, but people tend to feel more involved/sympathetic in giving aid/assistance when they feel like they relate/know more about the person/people/country they are helping out. And this is true IRL. Are you more likely to help out a friend or a complete stranger?
But on a side note, you assumed almost everyone's intentions on this site, which is not cool.
I've donated what I could. Hopefully, others will do the same. While I can appreciate the sentiment of an all encompassing humanity taking precedence over any petty concerns relating to entertainment or perceptions. If the goal is to just get as much help to these people as possible, I don't think it matters why people are donating, it simply matters that they do.
I think Strey said it best. Now's not the time to care about ulterior motives or what not. Just do what needs to be done.
Whatever the reason, weeaboo or not, people are dead/dying or in serious pain of the physical and non-physical kinds due to this disaster. So what if people are supporting it for selfish reasons, like anime and such? The saying "it's the thought that counts" still applies. It's not like money given to the RCDRF will go straight to the animations studios that may need rebuilding or the animators whose homes may be destroyed. It's not fair to judge people for giving their thoughts to people who need it. I may not have family or friends there but a beautiful place is being ravaged. I have yet to go there and meet the fine people and places in all their glory, and it breaks my heart that all that may be taken away before I get the chance to see them.
@Cyrus: I get your point, but it's not like the reaction is "OMG save the anime!!" I will admit that this affected me more, if only by a hair, than it if it had been another country (other than my own or where my family's from). I'm assuming Japanator users, like myself, consume Japanese culture on a daily basis (not just anime and manga), and have done so for years, so it's only natural to feel some sort of connection to the country. In some shape or form, whether it be reading a manga, or just listening to music, I think about Japan every single day. It doesn't make it any more sad than another disaster, and I would be no less eager to help if it were another country; an earthquake of such magnitude is horrifying no matter where it happens. But in this case, there's just an extra touch of sadness that hits closer to the heart. It's like hearing that a friend of a friend was hurt versus hearing the same of a stranger. Both are sad, but one hits slightly closer to home, even if you don't really know the friend of a friend that well. It's human nature, and there's nothing wrong with that.
Either way, the most important thing is that they get the help they need.
Either way, the most important thing is that they get the help they need.
@CyrusTheBlue: say what you want, I care way more about Japan than my own country. I do have family in Japan, but I'm more concerned about the country itself. It's easier to help Japan get back to normal than to help the complete mess in which I live in, and no, I don't live in the US.
Am I a bad person? Yes, I know I am, but I would rather help those who I like than people I don't care about.
Am I a bad person? Yes, I know I am, but I would rather help those who I like than people I don't care about.
Weeaboo or not, this was the same reaction I had when Haiti was hit, it's not really a matter of anime and manga, it's a matter of humans lives, thousands of them, gone because of this and how you can help. I just donated $20 not much but it could help.
And yeah you can say I feel a special affinity to Japan since it provides all of my entertainment and in some way or another has had an impact on my life...going there next year around this time to study at Kyoto university btw
And yeah you can say I feel a special affinity to Japan since it provides all of my entertainment and in some way or another has had an impact on my life...going there next year around this time to study at Kyoto university btw
It shouldn't matter the reason we donate money to help out a situation like this but that we help out at all. Others have said this and I am glad to see people stepping up in situations like this.
Thank you japanator for providing these links to allow us to do what we can.
Thank you japanator for providing these links to allow us to do what we can.
1. Praying for those affected by an "act of God" is silly don't ya think
2. Donate to a non-profit relief organization. Red-Cross takes a cut. Unless you like to fund a CEO's tropical vaction while thousands suffer without proper food or shelter then by all means.
2. Donate to a non-profit relief organization. Red-Cross takes a cut. Unless you like to fund a CEO's tropical vaction while thousands suffer without proper food or shelter then by all means.
http://www.facebook.com/EminenceOnline/posts/10150151887410380 - direct link
@hiroko, I heard he is ok.
@hiroko, I heard he is ok.
@HoneyShaft
2. Donate to a non-profit relief organization. Red-Cross takes a cut. Unless you like to fund a CEO's tropical vaction while thousands suffer without proper food or shelter then by all means.
That is a rather serious accusation. Do you have citations?
2. Donate to a non-profit relief organization. Red-Cross takes a cut. Unless you like to fund a CEO's tropical vaction while thousands suffer without proper food or shelter then by all means.
That is a rather serious accusation. Do you have citations?
Having watch footage of Earthquake, it's just sad and it's hurt. No matter what country got hit by a strong earthquake, it's usually bring out a lot of sad images.
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