/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

Can one of you weaboos write like a quick half-page summary about geishes, maybe how they are important to japanese culture and politics? In return, something amazing will come your way.

[Anonymous No.]

Yes, we can.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6311787
Will you? Please, weaboos ;- ; ^-^ <>_<> :3333

[Anonymous No.]

Probably not.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6311796
As a present, will you do it for me?

[Anonymous No.]

The pleasure of being cummed inside.

[Anonymous No.]

Geishis were whores who painted their face with white makeup to indicate that they didn't mind taking it on the face. They were also probably ninjas and would flip out and kill you if you didn't make them cum.


dats' liek 1/2rd a page, rite? o_o

[Anonymous No.]

>>6311809 yes
>>6311807 please be a little more elaborate, and make it sufficient to present to a class
i will reward you with some woody raep

[Anonymous No.]

Oh shit, when did /jp/ turn into DO MY HOMEWORK FOR ME PLS too? I thought this was limited to /sci/.

[Anonymous No.]

So much will you pay, friend?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6311814
Did you know sometimes people from other boards will visit /jp/, without /jp/ magically transforming into the board the visitors came from?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6311814
Additionally, /new/ is frequently used as 'do my humanities-subject homework for me' and /lit/ for English.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6311814
now do it please

[Anonymous No.]

OP here patiently waiting for a breif summary. I drew this big ass picture of a geisha and need to relate it to politics and about it in general. a short breif summary will do, and I would add to it my own experience for and how i drew it and stuff.

patiently waiting :3

:3

[Anonymous No.]

Patiently waiting :3

[Anonymous No.]

Forever waiting. :3

[Anonymous No.]

>You have already reported this post, or someone with your IP has already reported it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6311855
>implying i didn't just want to learn about geishas through the eyes of weaboos

[Anonymous No.]

Geisha are traditional female Japanese entertainers. They are skilled at different Japanese arts, like playing classical Japanese music, dancing and poetry. Some people believe that geishas are prostitutes, but this is not true. The term "geisha" is made of two Japanese words, 芸 (gei) meaning "art" and 者 (sha) meaning "person who does" or "to be employed in". The most literal translation of geisha to English is "artist". Geishas are very respected and it is hard to become one.

Another common word to call geishas is Geiko (芸子). This word was made in Kyoto, and it is what they are called there. Kyoto is the city where the geisha tradition is older and stronger. Becoming a professional geisha (geiko) in Kyoto usually takes five years of training.

Apprentice geisha are called "maiko" (舞妓). This name is made of the Japanese words 舞 (mai) meaning "dancing" and 妓 (ko) meaning "child". The traditional image of the geisha in white make-up and kimono of many bright colors is really the maiko. Full geishas wear simpler kimonos, and only use white make-up at special times.

There are also geishas in other cities, but they are different. In Tokyo, becoming a full geisha takes from six months to a year. The Tokyo geisha apprentice is called "han'gyoku" (半玉) "half-jewel", or "o-shaku" (御酌), "one who serves (alcohol)". Tokyo geishas are normally older than Kyoto geikos.

Modern geisha still live in traditional geisha houses called "okiya" ("geisha house") in neighborhoods named "hanamachi" (花街 "flower towns"). However, most older geisha who are successful have their own home. The elegant world that geisha are a part of is called "karyūkai" (花柳界 "the flower and willow world"). A famous geisha, Mineko Iwasaki, said this is because "geisha is like a flower, beautiful in her own way, and like a willow tree, gracious, flexible, and strong."

[Anonymous No.]

protip, op: Even though this board is called "/jp/", this does not mean anyone on it gives a shit about japan or its traditional culture. Basically, unless it's porn, touhou, or a VN, /jp/ doesn't know/care.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6311856
>weeaboos
>on /jp/

[Anonymous No.]

>>6311857
Wow. Thanks. Now how do I relate that to politics of japan?

Either way, in return I am giving you:

Woody raep as I promised.

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[Anonymous No.]

>>6311867

Women in the geisha society are some of the most successful businesswomen in Japan. In the geisha society, women run everything. Without the impeccable business skills of the female teahouse owners, the world of geisha would cease to exist. The teahouse owners are entrepreneurs, whose service to the geisha is highly necessary for the society to run smoothly. Infrequently, men take contingent positions such as hair stylists, dressers (dressing a maiko requires considerable strength) and accountants, but men have a limited role in geisha society.

The geisha system was founded, actually, to promote the independence and economic self-sufficiency of women. And that was its stated purpose, and it actually accomplished that quite admirably in Japanese society, where there were very few routes for women to achieve that sort of independence.
—Mineko Iwasaki (reportedly the most successful geisha of all time) in interview, Boston Phoenix

The majority of women were wives who didn’t work outside of their familial duties. Becoming a geisha was a way for women to support themselves without submitting to becoming a wife. The geisha women live in a strictly matriarchal society. Women dominate. Women run the geisha houses, they are teachers, they run the teahouses, they recruit aspiring geisha, and they keep track of geishas’ finances. The only major role men play in geisha society is that of guest, though women sometimes take that role as well.

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>>6311875
can i... do you want... what would you like?
Thank you. Your deeds have helped a fellow human in the wee bits of the night striving for help with this long-going project.

Thank you, warrior.

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>>6311856
If you wanted to learn you'd research yourself, not ask someone to do the work for you.

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>>6311885
That's copy pasted from wikipedia, in case you didn't notice. You could plagiarize wikipedia yourself if that's what you wanted.

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>>6311892
is it fucking really?

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>>6311914
>weaboos
eat a dick. you'll get better help by not approaching us with that attitude

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>>6311919
shut up, you fucking weaboo

WEABOO

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>>6311937
*yawn* oh you so butthurt. you sad neckbearded faggot. of all the places you can get information you make *this* your hub of resources.