Josou Off-Kai (Pre-Serialization) - Ch. 4.5

[MangaDex]

 

[Neushaartje]

Is this really legal in Japan to begin with?

I see this quite often in strips that establishment sell goods such as a cake or a photoboot to a single sex only or only “women and couples" allowed in photoboots?

Does this actually happen in Japan?

 

[aloysiusks]

the perks of looking like the opposite gender

 

[Grimm_Salem]

Those cakes have ladies fingers cookies on the side so it could be called that base in the ingredients

 

[JimmyGodShoes]

No singles rules is universal. Don't let them catch you.

 

[Serena1990]

@Trapsarebetter Yes it does happen IRL, I've seen it plenty of times. Not sure if it's actually legal though, but contesting the rules is seen as making a fuss and that's frowned upon so I doubt many people do.

 

[Neushaartje]

@Serena1990 Why woud they do that? That seems bad for business to me.

 

[Serena1990]

@trapsarebetter Basic Japanese adherence to a strict role in society for both sexes. Japan is very much a society where the sexes are not equal, if not legally, than at least in practice. The mentality that guys aren't allowed to (fill in blank), but girls are and visa versa is pretty universal there. Personally I think that women get the better end of that deal, but opinions on that differ. Of course foreigners are somewhat exempt from it, but even foreign guys can't go into a photo sticker booth without a girl accompanying them in some places. It's weird.

This also extends to being gay being worse than being trans. Without a major christian background, as long as you pass (a lot less difficult to do for Asians) and transition fully with surgery they're not likely to make a fuss (which has it's own issues but it's something), but you are very much expected to strictly adhere to your new gender role. After all you're a girl now, not a guy (or the other way around). It's why in a lot of gender bender manga the MC is pushed towards accepting their new sex, because undoing it properly is requiring a LOT of medical effort.

 

[Neushaartje]

@Serena1990 ah yes “cultural values” are the bane of good business of course.

At least the “technically illegal but commonplace” discrimination here in the Netherlands, id est charging females more for the same haircut is done because it's very good for business.

I've also read things about Japanese companies being absolutely unwilling to fire employees who are not pulling their weight but otherwise making an effort, and conversely employees not willing to go to a different company when they receive a better offer, because of a mutual relationship of loyalty —here, if one receive a better offer from a competitor, one would take it, and no one would blame one for it. It is after all business, and nothing persona.

 

[nobodygattaknow]

Huh? Why couldn't guys order anyway?

Nvm, I read the comments