Comments on: The Tragedy of Comfort Women http://www.halfmama.com/2007/02/10/the-tragedy-of-comfort-women/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:25:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: halfmama http://www.halfmama.com/2007/02/10/the-tragedy-of-comfort-women/#comment-18 halfmama Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:16:00 +0000 http://www.halfmama.com/?p=29#comment-18 I completely agree. The more I read about it the other day, the worse it got. I just couldn't believe the injustice surrounding this issue. And the 'volunteer' argument — it's just disgusting. I can't even imagine surviving through what these women had to endure. I don't know how they did. And yet, they still manage to go to the demonstrations every Wednesday... it's inspiring. I really hope these women get justice. But it seems like unless Japan feels pressure, they won't. And that is a travesty. I completely agree. The more I read about it the other day, the worse it got. I just couldn’t believe the injustice surrounding this issue. And the ‘volunteer’ argument — it’s just disgusting. I can’t even imagine surviving through what these women had to endure. I don’t know how they did. And yet, they still manage to go to the demonstrations every Wednesday… it’s inspiring. I really hope these women get justice. But it seems like unless Japan feels pressure, they won’t. And that is a travesty.

]]> By: Mama Nabi http://www.halfmama.com/2007/02/10/the-tragedy-of-comfort-women/#comment-17 Mama Nabi Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.halfmama.com/?p=29#comment-17 oops - didn't finish that thought... the Japanese army, after being defeated, withdrew but left the comfort women wherever they took them. Another thing that pisses me off is that some rewriters of history also contend that these women "volunteered" to be patriotic. As far as I'm concerned, these women have been raped in more than one sense of the word - and as long as the Japanese don't acknowledge their existence and apologize PROFUSELY, they're still being raped. (Sorry again.... I'll stop now.) oops - didn’t finish that thought… the Japanese army, after being defeated, withdrew but left the comfort women wherever they took them. Another thing that pisses me off is that some rewriters of history also contend that these women “volunteered” to be patriotic. As far as I’m concerned, these women have been raped in more than one sense of the word - and as long as the Japanese don’t acknowledge their existence and apologize PROFUSELY, they’re still being raped. (Sorry again…. I’ll stop now.)

]]> By: Mama Nabi http://www.halfmama.com/2007/02/10/the-tragedy-of-comfort-women/#comment-16 Mama Nabi Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:59:00 +0000 http://www.halfmama.com/?p=29#comment-16 This is something I've always felt passionate about, regarding the fact that it has not been addressed to the fullest. I wrote a lot about it during my grad student days. It's heinous that the Japanese government still ignores it as a non-incident. I saw a documentary almost 20 years ago in which former comfort women who were abandoned in southeast Asia were interviewed... they still lived in shame because of what was done to them... The Japanese army, after their amry (okay, I do have calm down... it always gets me!) This is something I’ve always felt passionate about, regarding the fact that it has not been addressed to the fullest. I wrote a lot about it during my grad student days. It’s heinous that the Japanese government still ignores it as a non-incident. I saw a documentary almost 20 years ago in which former comfort women who were abandoned in southeast Asia were interviewed… they still lived in shame because of what was done to them… The Japanese army, after their amry (okay, I do have calm down… it always gets me!)

]]> By: halfmama http://www.halfmama.com/2007/02/10/the-tragedy-of-comfort-women/#comment-15 halfmama Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:02:00 +0000 http://www.halfmama.com/?p=29#comment-15 That's so funny, because I was just reading your blog (by way of Kim -- diapers, budgest & paint). Linking up would be great. Thanks!<br/><br/>Thank you for the recommendation too. I think I actually had that one in my amazon cart. After I read about their plight the other day, I had to learn more. That’s so funny, because I was just reading your blog (by way of Kim — diapers, budgest & paint). Linking up would be great. Thanks!

Thank you for the recommendation too. I think I actually had that one in my amazon cart. After I read about their plight the other day, I had to learn more.

]]> By: Beloved http://www.halfmama.com/2007/02/10/the-tragedy-of-comfort-women/#comment-14 Beloved Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:01:00 +0000 http://www.halfmama.com/?p=29#comment-14 This is a difficult subject to address, but I'm always glad when anyone brings light to it. I'd like to recommend the book <i>Comfort Woman</i> by Nora Okja Keller. It's fiction but very strongly and poetically written--very beautiful. <br/><br/>I found your blog via Mama Nabi's. I'd love to link you, if you don't mind. This is a difficult subject to address, but I’m always glad when anyone brings light to it. I’d like to recommend the book Comfort Woman by Nora Okja Keller. It’s fiction but very strongly and poetically written–very beautiful.

I found your blog via Mama Nabi’s. I’d love to link you, if you don’t mind.

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