Its even funnier when the delinquents wearing longer skirts thing was because they were against fetishization by older men when wearing short skirts so they wore longer skirts as a form of protest, and then japan bans longer skirts entirely lmao.

This just sounds like punishing girls for being harassed by men.

"Ponytails are too sexy, ban them." "Hey, your skirt is too long !" Excuse you?

this is insulting to like both men and women. it's blaming women for their own harassment (i.e only getting attacked because of the way they dressed) and it's calling men weak-willed and brainless beings whose entire self-control is handled by their lower regions. like no one wins here.

As a teacher the idea that students wearing something could 'excite' teachers is rather disgusting honestly. Imagine being a female teen having to be careful how you wear your hair or what you wear to avoid your teachers sexually objectifying you. That's fucking scary.

I think these kind of rules actually create more creeps. Normal things become rare to them so they end up fetishizing normal stuff.

if i ever had a teacher be concerned about students dressing too enticingly, that's a sign that they need to be fired. if you are being sexually enticed by children, maybe i dont want you working in a school full of them. its not the children's fault that you feel that way about them.

The more "taboo" it is, the more exciting it will be if encountered. Shouldn't Japan notice this already?

Following their logic, i hope they ban school uniforms as well, since it is a pretty common fetish there

Imagine the old ass men making these rules like "ponytails are TOO sexy, we need to do something about it"

Next article: “why young adult Japanese citizens don’t want children at a young age.” This has nothing to do of how the gvt robbed students from their childhood and teenhood? Does it?

Schools everywhere put too much pressure on young girls to do everything in their power as to not "arouse" men. It's suffocating. Why do officials not instead enforce and teach the understanding of consent and strict discipline of bullies.

Ah yes Japan. A place where technology is more advanced than their culture.

Predators will be predators, regardless of the way their victim dresses, wears their hair or behaves. Also if your adult employees cannot control themselves around children, they shouldn't be around children. The way the children wear their hair is not the problem here.

Having lived there on and off, this doesn't surprise me. Japan is FULL of old people (old news) with very OLD and OUTDATED mindsets in seats of power. I was gonna write a really long rant (lmao went on a different rant instead), but the point I was going to make is that Japan would rather hide and ignore the ACTUAL problems they have going on as a society over actually taking steps to make REAL SOCIAL PROGRESS. Take the REALLY BAD bullying problems that STILL go on and all too often. Or how their society PUSHES to homogenize their population and ends up *pretty* racist against non-natives and ESPECIALLY towards mixed people. Hell, I've had more than a few friends over the course of my time living there who've been bullied to high hell in Japanese schools, ESPECIALLY if they were mixed race. The only reason I knew them was because shit was so bad and NO adult would do anything about it, that they HAD to switch to an American school just so they didn't take their own lives. When it comes to these really strange new bans and rules coming out, they're hiding behind "its To PrOtEcT oUr KiDs" instead of addressing the larger issues of ACTUALLY protecting their kids, educating the population on SELF CONTROL and personal responsibility, and providing REAL resources for kids and adults to use to help themselves. Mental health and treating women like they're people is a joke there 🤷‍♀️

I never once thought of ponytails as lewd, even in anime. How does anyone find that inappropriate??

"They're worried boys will look at girls". This is like trying to stop gravity or something. That's the level of stupidity here.

It’s crazy how Japan simultaneously evolves both forwards and backwards

If a ponytail is considered "Enticing," would a braid be considered "maximum nut zone?"

If a teacher is attracted to their students, who are children, they’re should not be teaching or allowed anywhere near children

I'm scared to ask, but how do they even enforce the underwear color rule? Are schools just having staff check under the girls' skirts? "Hey, Suzui-san's wearing yellow panties today! She's suspended for a week. We don't allow that kind of skanky attire in our school."

Joey: "Are we about to impose thicker socks because we want to hide those sexy ankles?" Japanese government: "Write that down, write that down!"

My school (it was a catholic all girl school) was the opposite - it banned students to have hair covering the neck, so ponytail was a must if you have long hair. Hair too short and boyish was also banned, because it might seduce other students to become lesbians lol

This garbage is a large part of why Japan is having a problem with students dropping out of school.

It just rings of "victim blaming" to me. Like a woman makes a sexual harassment complaint, and gets told off for inciting it by wearing a ponytail. Rather than protecting women and girls through proper education and policies, this is just the "easy way" of forcing them all to look as plain and uniform as every one.

I love how they're trying to impose so many bullshitty rules to "protect women" instead of just calling out the terrible misogynistic behaviours or developing a gender and sex awareness course...

Weird. In my high school (UK) we had a rule where girls HAD to have our hair in a ponytail. It was a girls school and we weren’t allowed our hair down. Which was why I ended up looking at Japanese up-do hairstyles to be creative and fun with my hair. Oh the irony.

Joey, in my 13y.o son's high school has banned Mullet hair cuts on guys because it is usually synonymous with delinquent students. We live in Australia. So it happens everywhere While I deplore that hair cut I feel it's a slippery slope. I think many societies are fast becoming like Japan in the whole "the peg that sticks out gets hammered" mindset, as my oldest son got suspended in grade 10 because he tried to step in between and stop his two friends fighting. Simply because the school has a zero tolerance to fighting. Even though he was doing the right thing. So now we are punishing kids from doing anything that sets them apart? That is what it seems like anyway.

Japan truly does live in a society

Ponytails for long hair is really essential,and given how humid it gets in Japan, I’m worried for those girls.

Lol I remember I wanted to live in Japan when I was a teenager, but tbh over the years it got more and more clear that I could never put up with the extreme cultural differences and bureaucracy permanently. Its a nice country to travel or maybe to spend some months in, but I think thats it for me... I'll gladly stay here 🇨🇭

Foreign kid with natural blonde locks: *exists* Japanese teachers: *So, you have chosen death!* (Pulls out black hair dye)

Women cannot do anything without being sexualized by some weirdo. I mean anything. I've had dudes tell me my glasses turn them on. MY GLASSES. It's like not matter how much you wanna get rid of it, they always find a way.

This just brings up the age-old argument of: Why should girls have to change the way they act, dress, or behave because some boy could POSSIBLY be distracted by it? It's low-key victim blamey and encourages the "boys will be boys" mentality that's just kind of cringe. Like, If little Billy does terribly in his math class because Sally in the front row is wearing a ponytail, a shirt with spaghetti straps, and is wearing a skirt that's above her knees; then bruh, that's Billy's fault. Obvious take is obvious. But that doesn't make it any less true.

This makes me furious. This is sick. It makes me ashamed to be an anime fan. Thank you for bringing this to the attention of the public and for wanting to protect your kids from this. Japan really needs to clean up their act on so many things.

I'm just imagining girls playing sports and having their long hair sticking to their sweat face and blocking their vision and could get injured from it.

Bruh I feel like Japan has an underlooked sexual predator problem tbh

The sad part about the "to protect from bullying" reason is that we all know that if you can't bully a girl because her hairstyle stands out, they'll find something else to pick on. That's how bullies work, they need to find a target to keep control of their gang.

Wait. We're regulating underwear color? Who the hell is verifying this?! Who the hell is writing these rules?

Thank you for talking about this. This is unacceptable. Blaming women for sexual assault happens all around the world and it needs to stop. Ya no más 💜🇲🇽

"White underwear only rule..." There's only one real way to check that this rule is enforced...😒

the scariest thing about this is that actual human ADULTS came to this decision. The kind of adults that are in position to make changes that alter peoples lives. It's actual insanity that these so called ADULTS are in the position they are in making these kinds of decisions.

It's hilarious considering ponytails (especially low ones) aren't seen as sexier than havin your hair done here.(and it being straightened or curled especially) All the glow ups happen with hair down, not in a low ponytail lmao. I've seen people that transform with their hair down, they go from someone just existing to someone with a presence (because, WOW, having your hair down changes the framing of your face and can be... flattering!? UNFATHOMABLE!) They gonna ban the bowlcut too or is all the restriction soley for women hmm...-

Why don't they just educate their men? This is absolutely disgusting.

I always though of ponytails to be a more "modest" and "neat" hairstyle than a suggestive one.. Japan is truly an enigma sometimes...

Yes, let's not teach men to control themselves! Let's teach women to be scared of how they look! Perfect!

This goes so far beyond stripping students of their individualism. This not only instills the constant fear that men are always out to prey on them from a young age, but it also conditions them to think that if God forbid anything horrible happens them, that it's their fault for dressing the wrong way. This is systemic victim blaming. The women-only train cars are another example of this. "Why didn't you just ride the right car?" is what the lawmakers will ask. I shouldn't have to explain why this is an incredibly dangerous rhetoric to indoctrinating into young Japanese girls, especially with how often young girls are openly fetishized in Japan.

The white underwear color rule makes me so angry because you know it's not about "modesty" or safety for girls. If it was, it'd be a rule about wearing spats, biking shorts, bloomers, or even just adding sewn-in shorts to the uniform skirts. Or even more radical: make the uniform pants/shorts for everyone so girls don't freeze in the cold either.

If teachers from school were trying to discuss with me what colour of pants my child is or isn't allowed to wear, my child would not attend that school. Forget hairstyles, the pants thing is just plain creepy.

No matter the society, women will never catch a break. 😒

What’s the point of parents paying for private school if this happens to their kids?

But how do they wanna check the colour of the underwear? Scary.

My school in England was very strict on how women looked and it was a comprehensive school, not private. There was even a time when a girl was sent home to change because her skirt was less than an inch too short and could excite the boys. One thing I was happy to hear was a few years later in a different school a similar thing happened and the boys rocked up to school in skirts in protest to the teachers decision. Honestly clothing and style is not harming anyone, just let people do what ever they want

It's ironic how in my school it was the total opposite. Girls were actually told to make pony tail so that they won't attract sexually excited men because of the long scattered hair

I went to a private school in Australia as well and I remember a lot of th rules Joey mentioned. It really all is about rewarding obedience and punishing individuality, even over here. The school system is set up to do those things first, and to educate second. Worldwide. Japan just takes it a step further.

Japan is not progessive societally. They have a huge sexism issue including this. Its in the 120th place with gender equality, with women not being in higher work positions. Thats how stupid and gross rules like this happen. Not only is it treating females like theyre not humans with rights to dress yourself, but it also assumes that males can't control themselves, and it's not UP to them to control themselves. Thanks for making a video about this issue, youre really using your reach for damn good. Talking about this to people who may not otherwise have cared.

I now understand why in some anime romcoms the guys will get excited when a girl has a ponytail 🤦🏻‍♀️ I used to have my hair up all the damn time in school because it was annoyingly in my way. Not once did a guy approach me and say “you look hot in a ponytail” 😂 That’s the most absurd thing I’ve heard today!

The message it conveys is also akin to victim blaming - "you might get harassed if you have a revealing hairstyle", as if the harasser wasn't the one to blame.

The closest thing I’ve experienced to this was when I wore a long sleeved shirt but the shoulders had a lace like design, you couldn’t even see skin, and a teacher told me to put on a jacket or go to the front office.

Joey can I say how much I appreciate you, as a young guy, speaking out about this? This girl really appreciates it. Thank you man. ❤️🙏😊 I totally agree with everything you said.

Japan’s Technology: year 2130 Japan’s Culture: 1940s How does Japan manage to evolve and devolve at the same time??

“Attack the victim, protect the predator mentally” going on with this ban.

This is just a clear example of victim blaming.

I’ve been working at a high school in kagoshima for the past four years. Ponytails at my school have a certain permissible range depending on the height of the ponytail. Oh yes. Low ponytails are allowed, while high pony tails are deemed too sexy. The exact height at which the ponytail is “too high” depends on how much the teacher feels like hassling their student about it at any given moment. So it’s completely arbitrary and is used as a tool for control and harassment by insecure teachers. Sometimes Japan is very frustrating.

I need the men who passed these laws to grow their hair out that long and try to survive a Japanese summer without tying their hair up

"I swear it was consensual! Her underwear was red! Amd she even had a ponytail!" Accepting nodding by the Japanese males in the court room.

The school I work at in rural Japan allows ponytails but they can’t be high on the head. I asked them why (I just happened to read the one of the 10,000 sheets of paper put on my desk and it happened to be the reminder of the uniform rules). Literally no one could give me an actual reason why they can’t have high pony tails. They usually answer “ it’s just the way things are.” to any comment that questions the absurdity. They just blindly accept so many ass-backwards rules in japan is actually quite sad. I literally see the individuality and capability of forming an opinion drain from these kids as they enter JHS and HS

This news is so interesting and weird at the same time. All these "rules" that were mentioned sounded like they were only female-student related (and yes I could be wrong of course) stuff... That's not protecting your students, that's really "protecting the perverts and bullies" because they're trying with these rules to not let (female) students trigger a reaction from others that could potentially harm them (emotionally and/or physically)... Oh and btw, if you look at developmental psychology: from the age of 12-20yrs adolescence will try to define their self worth, self-image and try to form their identity by social comparison and in social contact with others. So if they don't get this chance while in school, because of these "strict protective rules" it might be easier to make them into "identical clones" at first, but it might also backfire. Because these YA will eventually either stay "muted" and not fight back this communal pressure (which could lead in a identity crisis with possible physical symptoms later in life) or they might go the complete opposite direction and go (to the extreme) to find their own identity. This ancient way of thinking reminds me of when people in the Middle Ages thought children were "tiny adults" that had no rights (except in their first years of care) and were prepped for specific jobs for their future... Very interesting topic indeed. Didn't think Japan would be this stuck in time !

This makes sense because vampires are everywhere in Japan. Exposed necks really just get them going ya know.

A ponytail. Really Japan. Really. Man some of these school rules in Japan are ridiculous to say the least 🤔

'“The nail that sticks out gets hammered down” is a Japanese proverb used to describe conformity in the Japanese culture.'

Girls can't wear this because boy's will get excited!?! That's literally blaming the victim for the action of the criminal! And how the hell are teachers checking the underwear!?! To even have a rule is seriously creepy because it would mean that the teachers would have to check the students to make sure they are wearing the right color. That's like inappropriate and wrong on so many levels.

I just think the problem doesn't lie in the ponytail, but instead the people who prey on women in general. Banning ponytails is kinda shallow and stupid once you realize it's almost like putting the blame on the victim, kinda like women telling to "dress up" as if it's their fault that predators do vile shit to them

I remember Shogo (from Let's ask Shogo) saying that the problem of Japanese culture is that it ended up having both collectivistic and individualistic aspects, but they fucked it up and, instead of having the best of both worlds, ended up being close to keeping only the downsides of collectivism and getting almost none of the upsides of individualism. It was in the video called "Why Bushido Is The Root Of All Social Problems In Japan".

how do they even know if ur not wearing white underwear...

That's not only ridiculous but it cruel, why subject girls to even more restriction?

I don't understand why it's so hard for some dudes to just... not be creeps. I'm a straight guy with lots of acquaintances who are both girls and very attractive, but you don't see me using that as an excuse to be a sleazy piece of shit. I get that that's not the point here, but still. I can't help but feel like a lot of men need to learn that you simply *CANNOT* treat real people the same way you treat pornstar personas or fictional characters. No real-life woman should have to be afraid of sexual harassment or assault just because some dude thinks her ponytail is hot.

It's just so infuriating that they would think to hold boys/men accountable and change the whole culture of misogyny, instead they put the burden on girls and women to adjust for the males.

man bun is banned, when their ancestors had man bun all the time is just 🤦🏻‍♀️ why just why

This is like reading a joke! And the scariest thing is that it's coming from adults, like what?!

It's so sad cause we have seen countless characters in anime who aren't afraid to be different and follow their dreams in their own ways. I feel like authors are calling out their dreams and other Japanese people's, about a world where everyone can live as themselves.

I never understood the principal of Banning something because it sexually entices men. Why not teach men to not view woman in such a way. To respect them and learn about consent. Because shaming woman isn't the way to go and this definitely won't create other issues in the long run.

I've heard of the Saying in Japan " The Nail that Sticks Out Gets Hammered". As far as ponytails I just figure your trying to stay cool or keep the hair out of your eyes.

I’m not against having dress codes, but what the heck? Why would you need to have a dress code for the type of underwear your students are wearing? How would you enforce that?

This is on the same "wtf" level as the people who abandoned a DOG because they thought it was GAY. like bruh. Come the fuck on.

This begs something interesting, do you think the reason why characters in anime & manga are portrayed with crazy different colored hair style is for mangaka to subconsciously rebel against Japan's collective society?

These rules are wild, and creepy. We need to stop using the term Xenophobia, because it's becoming a cop out for the everyday racism that does happen in Japan. I lived there and I can say for a fact I experienced racism constantly. Not being able to blend in with a culture is a crazy concept in 2021, not so much 20 years ago. But can we stop acting like Japanese people in this day and age between 16-30 have never been exposed to anything except Asian or white, because it's just disgusting.

It’s going down the road of victim blaming… if they wear a ponytail and get sexually harassed, then they can reason the person deserved it. It’s never the victims fault. No child deserves to be sexually objectified… no one does!

Ponytails!? School girls back in my day try to get away with having colored hair, body piercings or short shorts. This is a big nothing burger!

I worked at a lot of junior high schools around Japan and they all have rules for the girls that if their hair is long enough it must be in a ponytail or pigtails. This rule makes no sense in my experience. I’ve worked at an all boys school now for a few years so maybe it’s changed. I’ve seen a girl in elementary school with brown hair who a teacher I worked with had to spray her hair black everyday once she entered our jhs. I think getting sex offenders out of schools is more important than hair color or style…

i feel like instead of creating these new ridiculous rules, they should start jailing some of the creeps that call themselves teachers

it's ironic how the same media type that sexializies pony tails also has series who's message to the audience is to be theirselves and follow their passsions/ that the want to do with their life

Its not a woman's responsibility if the man can control themselves. We have this issue in the US too. Can't have shoulders out cause it excites the boys. That's not our problem as a female. It's honestly ridiculous.

My cousin is half Japanese and really wants to live there because “they do everything better” except “I won’t work at a Japanese company because they’re toxic and my kids are going to attend special private schools where they don’t deal with the toxic education culture” like… what?

Your thinking is really good, this video was very interesting to listen to.

Why would it not make more sence to look different? Because if everyone look the same and a creep like that look, would the creep not have more people to choose from?

As a man... ponytails are supposed to sexually excite us? I don't think I've ever seen a ponytail and thought "damn, that's hot." You know though, this does explain in anime why school girls tend to wear their hair down when in their school uniform, and up when in casual clothes. I always thought that seemed backwards, now I know why.

Regarding the collectivist society in Japan, I think the Japanese saying, “出る釘は打たれる” which means the nail that sticks out gets hammered down, explains this well.

I would wear a ponytail just to smack the shit out of the principal saying oh this excites you? pathetic. I'll never miss an chance to shame stupid decisions^^

Why should any teacher see the underwear of his students in the first place??