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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

The Ukraine-born winner of the Miss Japan beauty pageant has given up her crown after a tabloid report revealed her affair with a married man.

Karolina Shiino, 26, was crowned Miss Japan two weeks ago but her win sparked public debate due to her heritage.

While some welcomed the naturalised citizen's crowning, others said she didn't represent traditional Japanese beauty ideals.

Amid the furore, a local magazine published an expose alleging an affair.

The article in the Shukan Bunshun reported that Ms Shiino had engaged in a relationship with a married influencer and doctor. The man has not provided any public comment.

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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

So I'm a non-ethnic Canadian citizen?

[-] jet@hackertalks.com -5 points 9 months ago

For a mostly mono-ethnic country people make assumptions from one name to another. We get these in places where the ethnicity and country share the same name.

Contextually nobody is writing articles about non-etnic Canadians being surprisingly special for being non-ethnic.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

You must be the kind of guy who insists on calling a black US citizen an "African-American" just to make sure they understand their position as not being true US citizens no matter their citizenship status or the number of years their family has been living in the country.

[-] jet@hackertalks.com -2 points 9 months ago

Interesting staw man argument. But no, American is a term which people associate with many ethnicities, it is not necessary to specify a ethnicity when using American in context.

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

I think the argument here is just about using vocabulary based around the status quo vs the ideal future. I think both are equally correct but I feel that moving towards that ideal future is also important. Otherwise, we won't make much progress.

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