tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post5664430865258675128..comments2023-10-20T18:03:01.821+09:00Comments on GlobalTalk 21: Hashimoto’s Bunraku Argument in a NutshellJun Okumurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-21329461564323848722012-08-06T09:01:19.873+09:002012-08-06T09:01:19.873+09:00I’ll do my best to remember to reveal my answer la...I’ll do my best to remember to reveal my answer later, but for now, I want to leave it to folks who pass by to think about it and come up with their own ideas. Let me just say that Hashimoto makes a point that is not an integral part of what is otherwise a consistent outlook on <i>Bunraku</i> as an art form and leaves him open to a line of criticism. He, in turn, would have a robust rebuttal, though. And that’s really my broader point when I take him up as a subject of scrutiny. Some people think he’s a helicopter parent gone wild, obsessing about tattoos on civil servants and a minor subsidy to <i>Bunraku.</i> But Mayor Bloomberg has been far more intrusive regarding life in New York—and even forced a change in the state constitution to serve a third consecutive term—but people still think of him as a moderate independent and not a crazy Jewish super-mom. So yes, there’s certainly something a little obsessive about the man that makes you think, I’d rather not be his next-door neighbor. But he’s obviously someone that you can have a meaningful dialogue with on a wide range of topics around his public persona, and the reporters who cover him and the people, including some prominent intellectuals, who communicate with him appreciate that.Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-45104358847989832792012-08-06T00:36:06.696+09:002012-08-06T00:36:06.696+09:00So what is the criticism?So what is the criticism?Brian B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07884817412935778499noreply@blogger.com