Baths...
- hugoflamechamp
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Baths...
Does the whole idea of mass bathing in these games disturb anyone else? It just has always been odd to me that all of these rough warriors and what not randomly get naked and bathe together.
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It's a traditional japanese thing to do. Greeks and Romans also bathed together. It is split into gendered baths to eliminate the sexual element. Homosexuality did not have the stigma or wasn't even a consideration back then. Therefore the "disturbing" aka homophobia you are insinuating at would not come into play.
It's like saying "why would anyone take off their pants and stand next to each other at a urinal, that's disturbing". It's just part of the culture, there isn't a sexual element to it in this context.
It's like saying "why would anyone take off their pants and stand next to each other at a urinal, that's disturbing". It's just part of the culture, there isn't a sexual element to it in this context.
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When you say "take off their pants"...Oppenheimer wrote:It's a traditional japanese thing to do. Greeks and Romans also bathed together. It is split into gendered baths to eliminate the sexual element. Homosexuality did not have the stigma or wasn't even a consideration back then. Therefore the "disturbing" aka homophobia you are insinuating at would not come into play.
It's like saying "why would anyone take off their pants and stand next to each other at a urinal, that's disturbing". It's just part of the culture, there isn't a sexual element to it in this context.
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Oh, I'm not really relating a homophobic stimulus to it at all. I have way too many gay friends for that to affect me (in the drama department at work...). I don't know, I've always just considered baths to be a very different entity than showers, so the idea of open showers doesn't bother me nearly as much.
EDIT: You know...the outside baths in Suikoden V aren't split by gender...
EDIT: You know...the outside baths in Suikoden V aren't split by gender...
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Actually they call it a Hot Spring...
Not to mention that Japan is a cold place...
Taking a dip in Hot Spring is one way to heat up your body...
Not just to set up the fireplace and put your hand together...
It also fun to use Hot Spring...
They also have many type of Hot Spring...Co-ed bath?
Not to mention that Japan is a cold place...
Taking a dip in Hot Spring is one way to heat up your body...
Not just to set up the fireplace and put your hand together...
It also fun to use Hot Spring...
They also have many type of Hot Spring...Co-ed bath?
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