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In the 1970s, Japanese teenage girls developed such excessively cute handwriting that it was banned in schools due to illegibility. なおちゃん かようびに あえぼ? Ultrafacts.tumblr.com alvaroandtheworld THE BEGINNINGS OF KAWAII actualbloggerwangyao No, no, you have no idea. It actually IS the beginning of the whole so-called "kawaii culture". And it started because girls started using mechanical pencils, which provided fine handwriting. After being banished (more precisely, during the 80s), this kind of writing started being used in products like magazines and make-up. And, during this time, icons we usually associate with the whole kawaii industry (like the characters from Sanrio) came to life too. And what many people don't realize is that this subculture was born as a way for young girls to express themselves in their own way. And it was also used as something against the adult life and the traditional culture, often seen as dull and boring and oppressive. By embracing cuteness, these young girls (and adult women, after a while) were showing non-conformation with the current standards. So yep. Kawaii is important, and it all started with cute, simple handwritting a few hearts and cat faces in some girls' school notebooks <3 rifa !!!! NO OK THIS IS SO IMPORTANT! This is also how the kawaii fashions started! Girls began dressing in cute and off beat styles for themsleves, they were criticized by adult figures telling them "you'll never find a husband if you dress that way!" to which they began to reply "Good!" All the japanese subcultures and fashions that evolved out of this became a rebellion to tradition and the starch gender roles and expectations the adults were forcing on the younger generations. As early as the 70s and still to this day you'll see an emphasis on child-like fashion and themes in more kawaii styles and the dismissal of the male gaze with styles like l----- (a lot of western people assume l----- is somehow sexual due to the name of the fashion, but ask any japanese l----- and they will tell you that men hate the style and find it unattractive which is sometimes a large reason they gravitate towards the style - they can express their femininity and individuality while remaining independent and without the pressure to appeal to men) Its so so so important to understand the hyper cute and 'odd' fashions of Japanese girls carry such a huge message of feminism and reclaiming of their own lives. gayonthemoon1239 so are you telling me that Japan's punk phase was really the kawaii phase nenilein Yep. Kawaii has a lot in common with punk when you think about it. Fun quirk in cultures.

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Huh… Funny that now the kawaii fashion became the norm and now the main criticism is for upholding the unrealistic female beauty models.
The prime example would be the toxic and genuinely nefarious j-pop idol industry end to end, from producing to the consuming.
I guess it all comes back around to the saying of you die as the hero or live enough to see yourself turning into the villain.

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