http://jcrap.com/2009/01/from-al-jolson-tokouichi-yamadera/ Freaky Japanese Crap Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://jcrap.com/2009/01/from-al-jolson-tokouichi-yamadera/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Abraxus Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:50:19 +0000 http://jcrap.com/?p=192#comment-75 How anyone can look at that and think it was insulting and racist is beyond me. It is clearly intended as an homage to a great singer. You don't see people freaking out of people of other races and sexes playing Elvis now do you? The Globe needs to grow up. How anyone can look at that and think it was insulting and racist is beyond me. It is clearly intended as an homage to a great singer. You don't see people freaking out of people of other races and sexes playing Elvis now do you? The Globe needs to grow up.

]]> http://jcrap.com/2009/01/from-al-jolson-tokouichi-yamadera/comment-page-1/#comment-66 yoshi Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:50:43 +0000 http://jcrap.com/?p=192#comment-66 that's pretty damn awesome. I love the new years shows in japan. I think one of the best performances was when i saw cyndi lauper monomane and she actually showed up on the show. that was hilarious! that's pretty damn awesome. I love the new years shows in japan. I think one of the best performances was when i saw cyndi lauper monomane and she actually showed up on the show. that was hilarious!

]]> http://jcrap.com/2009/01/from-al-jolson-tokouichi-yamadera/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Danalyn Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:48:19 +0000 http://jcrap.com/?p=192#comment-64 I thought he was all kinds of awesome. But apparently, idiots on youtube think it's racist. I thought he was all kinds of awesome. But apparently, idiots on youtube think it's racist.

]]> http://jcrap.com/2009/01/from-al-jolson-tokouichi-yamadera/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Dave2 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:17:01 +0000 http://jcrap.com/?p=192#comment-62 Hmmm... in this case I saw it as more of a performance piece where Yamadera-san used makeup to more accurately play the character of Louis Armstrong, rather than going black-face to mock and ridicule an entire race. Regardless, he did a pretty good job! Hmmm… in this case I saw it as more of a performance piece where Yamadera-san used makeup to more accurately play the character of Louis Armstrong, rather than going black-face to mock and ridicule an entire race. Regardless, he did a pretty good job!

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