Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re watching the Miss Japan pageant with your friends, but you’re really not sure why. There must be nothing else exciting on Japanese television. You tell your friends in Japanese, “Let’s change the channel,” but to your surprise, your friends protest in Japanese. One tells you in Japanese, “Let’s just watch the interview portion.” You inquire in Japanese, “Why do you want to see that?” Your friend replies in Japanese, “I just love it when they tell the judges their purpose is life is to achieve world peace. How are they going to achieve that by participating in a beauty pageant?” Another friend pipes up in Japanese, “I don’t know…if I had to look at pretty girls all day long, I’d feel pretty peaceful.” You shoot that friend a look and explain in Japanese, “I can’t stand to watch how this show objectifies women. Why don’t they have a Mr. Japan contest too?”
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