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Mary Malmros wrote:
Japan has a long-standing history of gender bias? Look in the mirror. Sexism is alive and well in every country I know.
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I don't think I need to look in the mirror, Mary. I have no such bias, and I also know Japan is not unique in this thinking, which is why I stated as much in my post. The reason I made the post is to broaden the indictment and state that the ranking bias opined in the original post is not particular to Aikido or the martial arts in general, but probably has much to do with that portion of Japanese (and other) tradition and culture where females have been diminished.