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Old 24th October 2011, 10:19 AM
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So I think Shu-ya DID flip someone off in the middle of Boys & Girls.
This is the stuff gifs were made to immortalize.

I thought that maybe he hadn't really flipped anyone off since there hasn't been anything about it in the press (at least that I've seen. Though I haven't really been looking). Watching it again, I can't imagine what else he could be doing.
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Old 24th October 2011, 10:45 AM
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"The finger" insult really isn't as insultive in Asia as it is in the West. It's more an act of defiance, and in the situation it merely looks like Shu-Ya was joking around with the audience that laughed~ I doubt they would of been insulted. Classic culture clash lol
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Old 24th October 2011, 10:48 AM
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"The finger" insult really isn't as insultive in Asia as it is in the West. It's more an act of defiance, and in the situation it merely looks like Shu-Ya was joking around with the audience that laughed~ I doubt they would of been insulted. Classic culture clash lol
Oh, thanks. That'd explain a lot.
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Old 24th October 2011, 10:58 AM
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"The finger" insult really isn't as insultive in Asia as it is in the West. It's more an act of defiance, and in the situation it merely looks like Shu-Ya was joking around with the audience that laughed~ I doubt they would of been insulted. Classic culture clash lol
I never understood why it's even that offensive in the US like...in Germany it's still relatively offensive but noone would blur it out of TV shows and stuff.
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Old 24th October 2011, 05:43 PM
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"The finger" insult really isn't as insultive in Asia as it is in the West. It's more an act of defiance, and in the situation it merely looks like Shu-Ya was joking around with the audience that laughed~ I doubt they would of been insulted. Classic culture clash lol
Even though it isn't as insulting in Asia/wherever else, I can't help but feel like Shu-ya is probably aware of Western culture enough to know what it means...

His body language during the whole thing is also not very 'joking' in nature, I think.
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Old 24th October 2011, 05:59 PM
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"The finger" insult really isn't as insultive in Asia as it is in the West. It's more an act of defiance, and in the situation it merely looks like Shu-Ya was joking around with the audience that laughed~ I doubt they would of been insulted. Classic culture clash lol
I remember some sort of scandal in Japan when a japanese boxer (?) gave middle finger to his opponent and audience. So I guess it's still offensive.
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Old 24th October 2011, 08:29 PM
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Even though it isn't as insulting in Asia/wherever else, I can't help but feel like Shu-ya is probably aware of Western culture enough to know what it means...

His body language during the whole thing is also not very 'joking' in nature, I think.
The whole of Asia is aware of what it means in Western culture. But to be honest, I would have to disagree with the body language..but hey, we'll never know. I'd just rather think that Shu-Ya, or any of Ayu's staff, aren't stupid enough to put her reputation at risk or insult her fans that support them. I think Ayu would be more angry than anyone.

Well, if there's any scandal in the media we'll find out~ lol

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I remember some sort of scandal in Japan when a japanese boxer (?) gave middle finger to his opponent and audience. So I guess it's still offensive.
In modern culture Japan it really isn't as offensive as it is here. So I guess it depends on the context? If you use it whilst being aggressive in general, then of course it's going to cause offence. I just can't imagine a dancer in the middle of a concert used to making mistakes getting that worked up/aggressive lol

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It looked like he was looking at something, got distracted, tripped and then flipped someone off. He also looked like he was sorta laughing/smiling.
Yeah, that's how I saw it too.
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