http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/05/google-earth-and-caste-discrimination-in-japan.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:29:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/05/google-earth-and-caste-discrimination-in-japan.html/comment-page-1#comment-63965 A.J. Sutter Sat, 30 May 2009 02:41:25 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=16449#comment-63965 Regrettably, this is not an example of "how modern technology can clash with deeply ingrained cultural mores" but rather how it can <i>facilitate</i> some rather negative, albeit deeply ingrained, cultural mores. Discrimination against bukarumin and other groups is nothing new here (witness the anecdote about Aso and Nonaka in the Times article). Attention was called to the Google issue by a group of bukaru acitvists, not by a general public outcry. Regrettably, this is not an example of “how modern technology can clash with deeply ingrained cultural mores” but rather how it can facilitate some rather negative, albeit deeply ingrained, cultural mores. Discrimination against bukarumin and other groups is nothing new here (witness the anecdote about Aso and Nonaka in the Times article). Attention was called to the Google issue by a group of bukaru acitvists, not by a general public outcry.

]]> http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/05/google-earth-and-caste-discrimination-in-japan.html/comment-page-1#comment-63944 Danielle Citron Wed, 27 May 2009 17:35:31 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=16449#comment-63944 It was so great to have you. Your posts were so interesting! See you at PLSC! It was so great to have you. Your posts were so interesting! See you at PLSC!

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