Comments by "Morgan Olfursson" (@morganolfursson2560) on "VICE" channel.

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  30. It is very difficult when the country doesn't have a word for this. Trans are called trans in chinese because there is no actual chinese word for it , and this says a lot about how accepted and respected people are . Any country that doesn't have a word for Transgender has basically no place for them either . At least Chinese use the word Trans as it is . The Japanese version is sickening . A mixed race person in Japan is called Hafu which is short for Half Breed , literally , there is no such thing as biracial because for japanese you are neither of the race , you are just Half or Hafu . And if you wonder why i talked about Biracial people on the topic of Transgender , it is because in japanese the word for Transgender is Nyu Hafu , which is the contraction for New Half , in other term, you are a new version or a new type of Half, except in this case you are not Half Breed , you are Half Gender . You are neither man, nor woman you are not both either , you are just half of each . Which is why though Transgender can legally have reassignment surgery and have their gender official changed on their ID . it is always mentioned that it has been changed , and that the person was actually born as a boy / Oh and cherry on the cake, so far only Japanese men can become women, it is still forbidden for women to become men through surgery and officially in terms of social identity on passport and ID . Which is for me the most sickening form of discrimination because not only it forbids you to fully live your life as a woman after you have transitioned because any employer will know when they see your ID that you were once a man and this is going to make finding a job almost impossible in Japan . But also the epitome of machism as clearly for Japanese , becoming a girl is acceptable for a man if he wants to give up all his privileges (because make no mistake , Japan is an extremely Male oriented and Male dominated country and society) , but it is forbidden to a woman to ever expect becoming a man and gain the Male's social, political and professional privileges . Oh and to top it all , when Japanese Female to Male transgenders asked why it is forbidden for them to become men legally, the official answer , and that is from the ministry of health was that , attaching a male genitalia on a female body is still very difficult and not legal in Japan anyway, and also that , (hold on to your chair), that because females do not have a Y chromosome they can't really become males . I am a gay male, not transgender , married to a Japanese man , and i have lived 25 years in Japan , mostly working in the medical field . Though as a gay man i never really suffered in japan , which i must admit is not a country where it is difficult to be gay, as long as you don't brag about it and scream it on every roof . But because i couldn't get married and have kids there , we moved to Europe , where i am from and got married in Iceland and now live in Switzerland . My husband truly loves his country but nothing in the world would ever make him live there again . Japan is very VERY far from being a place for Transgender people and i suspect the rest of Asia is no exception .
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  47. Vice , first of all i have contacted my lawyers and they have contacted youtube , so you are going to hear from both of them . I am Japanese (don't mind the photo, that's my husband . And my mother is a Geisha , and authentic one , on of the last real ones . When you say that the prostitutes of Yokohama were injecting themselves with the chemical , you have absolutely no real evidence , and even if it is true , then maybe 1% of them did it , not all of them so you have absolutely no right to put them all in the same bag . Now i have contacted some historian in Yokohama and you are going to hear from them too . But that's between them and you now, and the Yokohama prostitutes . My issue with you is not that . When you mention , Yokohama prostitutes or prostitutes in general , why do you post an image of a group of Geisha ? Geisha are most certainly not prostitutes , they are artists , they are singers, musicians , dancers and are versed in all the traditional Japanese arts , and NEVER TRADE SEX FOR MONEY . They earn more than a politician solely for they presence, my mother earnsmore than three politicians put together . Because they are the top entertainers of Japan, and the entertainment never involves nothing physical , let alone sexual . If you do not know the difference between a Geisha and a prostitute, both in terms of profession and appearances , then consider yourself educated now . My mother has more connections after nearly 40 years in the profession , than the prime minister of Japan whom she counts as a personal friend , along , with the previous one, and the previous one , and the previous one , and the previous one , along with many members of the imperial family , and most of the CEO of all the major corporations in Japan and many abroad as well, and insulting a Geisha in Japan or abroad is , as you are going to learn it, a huge mistake . When my lawyers contact you , i couldn't advise you more than to give serious notice and suite to their request , because if you don't . . . Well let's just say that if you don't , the problem with Geisha is that they have also many connections with another , more infamous , group of Japanese people, with ramifications worldwide , who do not use lawyers . You are going to be asked to have this photo or video removed and regardless how much money this video brings you , you might want to think twice before refusing the request .Trust me, Geisha are way above the law in Japan .
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