If you notice the TIME, I didnt see Pindogs bark response. So when I did, I posted a new, on topic message. And the thing about being uncommon and shunned WAS what I was talking about. And I dont have to admit I was wrong since I'm not. It's an opinion.

I'M NOT PLANNING TO POST ANOTHER OFF-TOPIC NOW.

Why would she capture a pixie?

Hinder? Avoid? Reject? Better words? I dont agree with the Japan isnt S.A thing, since I never lived there. I know people from there, but sexuality isnt something on our social agenda. But straying YET again :!

If she tried to catch it, its suprsing since its a legend but it would be intersting if a character tried geting one. Since its NEVER happened, and Heatran is considered one, will Ash get it? Or even Paul

The fact that they avoid it = in that there ISNT so much of it. It's in anime/cartoon, but the people/family respect each other too much to produce it. And the people you meet. The people I have meet tell me the opposite thing, especially since I lived there.

People who moved from there/grown up tend to have American views, while people who live and breathe the air there, do not. I have no interests in the chart since I'm just saying that it depends on who/where you associte people with. Clearly like you said before, it depends on where you live and who you encounter. Acceptance is NOT common. Rejecting it is way for common in my sense.

Europe, sure, but its not as conservative as Japan. Hell, people do news nude. They dont HATE it per-say. I'm just sayings it more open HERE than in Japan. Its practiced here more than there BECAUSE of the culturals views people hold there.

Well, basically, we agree that it's more common here than in Japan. Maybe it depends on what area you live in Japan? It certainly is like that in the US. I wouldn't say it's accepted on a wide spread basis, or rejected. It's there, they'll ignore it, and not cause an argument.

EDIT: Also, it may be because Japan has a HUGE elderly population. The younger generations of any country usually have very different views. I only know Japanese teens, but not adults or the elderly. The teens certainly didn't have any problem with my homosexuality. So yeah...once again. I say it depends where and who you talk to in Japan. Or anywhere.

Yep, its certaintly more common here. Though I personally never encountered a person who wasnt conservivte in this issue from Japan or when I lived there. Not sure it depends in Japan, because I moved a lot in those cities there, and its pretty crowded, so I knew a lot of people. People there tend to be more "sheltered" to new concepts/ideas in my personal opinion. But yes, its usually ignored. In Japan there are more older people, so the youngness tend to respect what their older parents grew up with and thats awesome.

In the U.S., it certaintly depends. The South seems more conservative, not in THIS issue, but others. And so does some Eastern cities. People here, depending, sometimes supress, sometimes embrace.

Whatever they do is fine.

o_O the south in the US definitely has problems with it. along with racism and sexism.

what time period were you around in Japan?

And agree - the Japanese usually like to keep things peaceful and not have things out in the open. And maybe they look at the issue differently than us? I mean, look at Samurai relationships. They consider that "brotherly."

i guess both of us just don't have the FULL perspective since we've only seen more so of one issue than the other.