Do 'ganguro' scare you?

[Pachinko]

Let's be honest: do they or do they not scare you?

(Ganguro is the fashion trend characterised by the bleached hair, tanned skin, cheap + tacky jewelry, platform shoes (ftw?!), miniskirts, thick socks, cell-phone charms and particulary loud mouths. Owait, fake eyelashes too. See below.)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Ganguro2.jpg

Okay, get discussing this trend that is a "...direct conflict with traditional Japanese ideas of feminine beauty".

[Niner]

My God, it's like a 'before' picture for a melanoma PSA.

And yes, ganguro scares me, because I like my Japanese girls to be cute, shy and dressed in sailor fuku.

>_>

[Mouse]

Yes, they're like clowns. Very scary clowns trying to eat my innards.

* Mouse hides in a hole.

[Phate]

Let's be honest: do they or do they not scare you?

(Ganguro is the fashion trend characterised by the bleached hair, tanned skin, cheap + tacky jewelry, platform shoes (ftw?!), miniskirts, thick socks, cell-phone charms and particulary loud mouths. Owait, fake eyelashes too. See below.)

Did they get this from Californian girls?

I see this kinda stuff everyday. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Ph4t3/Emot/emot-ca.gif

[laborpilot86]

Japanese girls look weird with blonde hair......................Thank you Peach Girl:thumbdown

[Javer]

Did they get this from Californian girls?

I see this kinda stuff everyday. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Ph4t3/Emot/emot-ca.gif

Man, what part of California are you from? o_O

[Phate]

Santa Cruz County, man.

Not my fault you're in boring bumf*ck San Jose.

[Pachinko]

Yes, they base their stylings on "Valley Girls".
And this hot mess (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yama-uba). >.>

Don't ask me how.

[ash_chan]

Yeah, they are slightly creepy.
But I see it pretty often, so I'm kinda used to the fresh out of the toaster look.

[Pachinko]

Yeah, they are slightly creepy.
But I see it pretty often, so I'm kinda used to the fresh out of the toaster look.
Where are you? O__o?~

[ash_chan]

My dad and my grandfather live in Santa Cruz County, like Phate. I may not see my dad much, but I do see my grandpa quite often. They're pretty much everywhere at times.

[KiraraKim]

They don't scare me more like confuse me. I am not sure why anyone would choose to look like that.

[C0MPL3X]

I've seen few really attractive ganguros (all in my trip to Japan) in both alluring and elegant sense. To me it's more about,
1) who dresses up like one (i.e. is her face and figure suited for such an attire?)
2) how she dresses up like one (i.e. how short is her skirt and long is her socks to express what character of her leg segment)

Needless to say, this applies to almost all fashionable attires. I haven't seen too many ganguros since east asian population in Sydney is severely lacking in Japanese, but seems to me that most of them did not take those two factors into a consideration at all. In which case, I would have to say that most ganguros repels me, but not necessarily scare me.

[Elric]

Something about animated ganguro creeping me out more then live ones, especially with more rough animations. Seen some in GTO long ago and that was just weird. The pic posted above isn't bad at all, but its pretty strange.

[Erigion]

They need to stop using that insta-tan stuff that turns your skin orange.

[Pedro The Hutt]

Luckily for the world, according to wikipedia the Ganguro fashion style is dying out fast. =D (Maybe it couldn't stand up to gothic lolita fashion)

[laborpilot86]

Whats Japan's rate of skin-cancer again? The ganguros mission must be to make it as high as possible.

It could be worse though. Back in the Heian period (900s-1000s), women with black teeth were considered highly attractive:eyebrow:

[Pachinko]

Goth-Loli > Ganguro

It's not really dying; it's just hit its peak. I'm pretty sure there are plenty skipping around. The one thing I must say I like the least is the hair. Okay, I bleach/colour my hair, but not to the point where it looks plain nasty. And quite often, their hair is nasty.

Same goes for the tan. Especially the ones with deep tans. Too much.
Too much of something that isn't that great to start out with? Doesn't work.

[Milkymagic]

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p266/Milkymagic/wonka1.jpg

They remind me of Oompa-Loompas

Yeah, they're scary! :D

[Deja~VU]

Let's be honest: do they or do they not scare you?

(Ganguro is the fashion trend characterised by the bleached hair, tanned skin, cheap + tacky jewelry, platform shoes (ftw?!), miniskirts, thick socks, cell-phone charms and particulary loud mouths. Owait, fake eyelashes too. See below.)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Ganguro2.jpg

Okay, get discussing this trend that is a "...direct conflict with traditional Japanese ideas of feminine beauty".

Dear God, YES, they scare me :couch:

Japanese girls look weird with blonde hair......................Thank you Peach Girl:thumbdown

Totally agree with you there ^^

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p266/Milkymagic/wonka1.jpg

They remind me of Oompa-Loompas

Yeah, they're scary!

Yes, they're HIDEOUS!!! >.<

[laborpilot86]

Gothic Lolita v. Ganguro.............................Goth Lolita wins; FLAWLESS VICTORY.

[ash_chan]

Gothic Lolita v. Ganguro.............................Goth Lolita wins; FLAWLESS VICTORY.

...And all is right with the world.

[Deja~VU]

...And all is right with the world.

Not all, ash, not all.

[ash_chan]

Not all, ash, not all.

D':
Lemme have my little Loli dreams, please. <3

[laborpilot86]

why is not all right with the world:eyebrow: Wierd goth girls are preferable to fake blondes any day of the week.

[ash_chan]

why is not all right with the world:eyebrow: Wierd goth girls are preferable to fake blondes any day of the week.

DDD':
Not weird!
Just darkly cute.

:3

[laborpilot86]

'darkly cute'='wierd' in my book, but that is niether here nor there.

[Deja~VU]

'darkly cute'='wierd' in my book, but that is niether here nor there.

Eh, goths are cool, man, they're cool :victory:

[laborpilot86]

Goth girls managed to make the corset fashionable again, so they get props just for that.

[Deja~VU]

Goth girls managed to make the corset fashionable again, so they get props just for that.

You don't like goths do you? :suspiciou

[laborpilot86]

I like everybody, as long as they got brains and style. Most goths i've known have been both.

[Deja~VU]

I like everybody, as long as they got brains and style. Most goths i've known have been both.

Thats a Good thing, we need people like that in this world ^.^

[laffinizluv]

Ganguro is f-ing weird. I mean, there're probably way worse fasion-fads but they just seem to white to be asian.

I just confused myself >.<

[animanic_critic]

Ganguro girls don't really scare me. Seriously, they can be a nice group of people, at least better than those emo type of people who get into fights for kicks. Yes, their look can be intimidating and startling for some, but later on their fanciful look don't always reflect their behavior.

If there's anything scary about them, it's their extravagant spending on trendy (tacky) items, much alike kogals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kogaru), who apparently scare me more. Oh, and I find sentas and bonbos the scariest bunch of them all. I unfortunately don't have any sources to them, but my Japanese friends from Shizuoka told me to avoid them at all costs, for their facial drawings and outlandish hair color/style are freaky... even for them.

[Pachinko]

Ganguro girls don't really scare me. Seriously, they can be a nice group of people, at least better than those emo type of people who get into fights for kicks. Yes, their look can be intimidating and startling for some, but later on their fanciful look don't always reflect their behavior.

Yes, I guess they could be nice.
But if their faces explode on me, that would turn out to pretty. >.>

[laborpilot86]

I never knew you to be a violent person, Pachi-kun.........

Ganguro are a fine example in fashion of 'it seemed like a good idea at the time':no:

[Deja~VU]

I never knew you to be a violent person, Pachi-kun.........

Ganguro are a fine example in fashion of 'it seemed like a good idea at the time':no:

Violent people are everywhere, laborpilot86 :smash: & Ganguro are >.> its best not to say -.-;

[Pachinko]

I'm not violent. O_o"

I'm just stating that all that tanning looks like it's about to cause an explosion in their faces.
xP

[laborpilot86]

Are talking about the acne from the lotion or the cancerous tumors from the melanoma:sly:

[Deja~VU]

Are talking about the acne from the lotion or the cancerous tumors from the melanoma:sly:

I believe so, but you were kidding when you were saying Pachi was a violent person, right?

[Pedro The Hutt]

It could be worse though. Back in the Heian period (900s-1000s), women with black teeth were considered highly attractive:eyebrow:

It's not like the western world didn't have quirks when it came to beauty ideals. o: During one period being pale was all the hype because it showed you were fancy enough to not work in the sun.

During another one being fat was considered beautiful because once again, it went to show that you were rich enough to eat well, very well indeed. And as such that rendered you desirable. (Guess that would mean the poor of the time would be the idols of anorexics today)

And don't even get me started on the internal organ crushing corsets that were all the hype for a short while. XD

[Pachinko]

^Well, I personally think pale is beautiful. And "fat" as well.

But black teeth? That is something that takes getting used to.

[Deja~VU]

^Well, I personally think pale is beautiful. And "fat" as well.

But black teeth? That is something that takes getting used to.

Black teeth?! What the hell?! And also, all different skin colors are beautiful not just pale skin.

[Shadowmage]

Ganguro?

Sometimes, it's one of those "I'm going blind!!!" moments.

[AnimeLover]

Not "scary" looking, but certainly not attractive.

And I'm from California, I don't know what part of California some of you are from ._.

[Deja~VU]

No need to be like that, AnimeLover. Just go with the flow.

[Carlito]

Do I think they look weird and have a messed up sense of style? Definitely.

Am I scared of them. No. They're just weak little girls, what are they going to do to me? I'm 194cm 90 kilos. They're not going to do anything to me.

[Deja~VU]

You don't have to be scaried of them, just their looks >.>

[AnimeLover]

Do I think they look weird and have a messed up sense of style? Definitely.

Am I scared of them. No. They're just weak little girls, what are they going to do to me? I'm 194cm 90 kilos. They're not going to do anything to me.

lol. Giggling school girls! Ahhh Oh NOOOoooooooooo....

[laborpilot86]

I forgot about those evil corsets............

No, Deja~Vu, i was just kidding. I think Pachi-kun is the bestest person AA.:yes:

[Deja~VU]

Oh...I knew that ^^;

[Carlito]

You don't have to be scaried of them, just their looks >.>

How people dress doesn't scare me. To me, fashion is just some way to make yourself look different than everyone else. So in their case, mission accomplished.

I mean it's just clothes and make up, it's not going to hurt me.

[AnimeLover]

Kinda off topic, but have you heard of the game "Ganguro Girl?" >_>

[Deja~VU]

How people dress doesn't scare me. To me, fashion is just some way to make yourself look different than everyone else. So in their case, mission accomplished.

I mean it's just clothes and make up, it's not going to hurt me.

So what you're saying is that you're FEARLESS? -.-;

[laborpilot86]

some fashion statements are harmless, while others are just plain wrong.
Ganguro falls under the 'just plain wrong' category.

[ash_chan]

some fashion statements are harmless, while others are just plain wrong.
Ganguro falls under the 'just plain wrong' category.

Ahah.
What's wrong with looking a little crispy?
Other than the whole cancer-factor.
And future leathery skin.
And having the caked on white eyeliner.


...So one Ganguro is unique. Just like every other Ganguro.

[laborpilot86]

that reminds of a famous movie line.....

'We are individuals!'

I'm not.'

[Deja~VU]

Well, us tanned people, don't have to worry about skin cancer back in the days, but ever since globe warming, we started to get skin cancer now. DARN YOU PEOPLE WHO DID'NT STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING!!!

[Pedro The Hutt]

Er, no, people got skincancer before global warming too due to being in the sun far too long. They just died without diagnose. o: And in between the discovery (and discovery of the cause) of skin cancer and the widespread acknowledgement of global warming there are a few decades.

But either way, even if we completely counter global warming, it would still be a bad idea to lay out in the sun all day. (There's better ways to get a tan, and probably slower ways as well)

[Deja~VU]

Er, no, people got skincancer before global warming too due to being in the sun far too long. They just died without diagnose. o: And in between the discovery (and discovery of the cause) of skin cancer and the widespread acknowledgement of global warming there are a few decades.

But either way, even if we completely counter global warming, it would still be a bad idea to lay out in the sun all day. (There's better ways to get a tan, and probably slower ways as well)

Then what if you're dark skinned?

[ash_chan]

Then what if you're dark skinned?
Many people assume that having dark skin exempts you from skin cancer, but that's totally wrong. Actually, dark-skinned people die more often of skin cancers because they often go non-diagnosed. People with lighter skin notice it more easily.

[Deja~VU]

Many people assume that having dark skin exempts you from skin cancer, but that's totally wrong. Actually, dark-skinned people die more often of skin cancers because they often go non-diagnosed. People with lighter skin notice it more easily.

Well, no worries for me because pretty much I don't have to worry about have skin cancer...hopefully >.>

[laborpilot86]

The highest rate of skin cancer is Australia. The reason: a lot of pasty white people live there.:help:

[Deja~VU]

I feel bad for them T.T

[Pachinko]

Okay sweeties, Mama Pachi didn't actually mean booo! wet-your-pants! scary. She meant omfg what's wrong with her face scary. Just to set the record straight.


Let's use our minds, shall we?

[Carlito]

So what you're saying is that you're FEARLESS? -.-;

No, I am by no means saying I'm fearless. I'm actually somewhat afraid of fire and I'm sure that there are big huge guys out there that are a head taller than I am and could easily throw me a dozen metres that I'd be afraid of.

But I sure as hell am not afraid of some girls who are dressed up funny and wearing a ton of make up.

The whole point I'm trying to make is that it's stupid to be afraid of them, the only clothing you should be afraid of are people wearing gang colours.

[Deja~VU]

Thank God I'm into natural now -.-;

[laborpilot86]

I will say this, as i much i find women i wear only small amounts of make-up attractive, some can look good with a dye job, especially if its a distinctive color like a dark blue or even (I saw this at work a few times) white that compliments thier eyes or skin tone.

Its all about matching colors and not going overboard

[Deja~VU]

I will say this, as i much i find women i wear only small amounts of make-up attractive, some can look good with a dye job, especially if its a distinctive color like a dark blue or even (I saw this at work a few times) white that compliments thier eyes or skin tone.

Its all about matching colors and not going overboard

Thank You! Finally! Thank God!

[Moe]

they're not scary they're just... different... yeah different is a good word for this.

plus it could be worse...

[Pachinko]

plus it could be worse...

Elaborate.

[laborpilot86]

Dolly Parton-style bad hair and mismatched wardrobe

[Mana]

The amount of spam in this thread is astronomical. I'm looking at you, Deja~VU and laborpilot86. Clean it up.

[LakiDash]

they are pretty scary looking. then again, as a pasty white boy from Middle-America, fake tanning is pretty common here...and it never turns out good.

Seriously, when people come back from vacations are real tanned, everyone is so impressed and/or shocked.

But fake and dolled up? Scary...

[laborpilot86]

In the grand scheme of beauty, fake<real. It going to take those Ganguro a while to figure it out.

[Carlito]

yeah but they're not the only ones. There are plenty of other people out there with fake boobs, fake eyelash, fake tans, a fake package etc. And that stuff tends to go along with the current concept of beauty, at least in the media. So I have a feeling that changes me be a long time in coming. It's more likely the fad will just die out and be replaced with another.

[Moe]

Elaborate.

i dont think i would know but i'm sure this is a way, if there is a will there is a way and if there is a way fr them i hope to god someone/thing gets in that way and stops them where they are b/c it needs to get better not worse.


(ps love being naturally tan it owns yey no sunburn for me!)

[f1rst children]

In the grand scheme of beauty, fake<real. It going to take those Ganguro a while to figure it out.

So you'd rather have a girl leave her leg hair than artificially remove it?

[Akito]

So you'd rather have a girl leave her leg hair than artificially remove it?
HOLY SMOKES, I laughed so hard on that one. XD

But that remains that I'm holding you responsible for all the coke spilled on my keyboard and monitor.

[Carlito]

So you'd rather have a girl leave her leg hair than artificially remove it?

Shaving legs is not artificial. That's no different then shaving your head. Artificial refers to fake colouring, or plastic surgery that kind of stuff. Cutting or removing hair is part of the natural beauty thing. Otherwise we'd have people with hair longer than their feet walking around.

[f1rst children]

Shaving legs is not artificial. That's no different then shaving your head. Artificial refers to fake colouring, or plastic surgery that kind of stuff. Cutting or removing hair is part of the natural beauty thing. Otherwise we'd have people with hair longer than their feet walking around.

I was just joking, but how is cutting hair natural? Does any other animal do it? I know there's animals who molt and shed fur and skin, but I've never heard of any that cut it. It seems to me to be wholly culture-driven, ie not any more natural than looking like a bleached blonde carrot.

[Carlito]

Well how many other animals are capable of wielding a pair of shears or scissors? Monkeys and Gorillas, but they shed. But sheep and several breeds of dogs don't and we cut their hair/fur for them. Besides, it's more of a necessity if we didn't cut our hair it would be hanging in our faces and we wouldn't be able to see what's going on.

Turning your skin carrot-orange requires a bunch of manufactured chemicals, as does bleaching your hair nearly white. So can you see the difference?

[f1rst children]

Well how many other animals are capable of wielding a pair of shears or scissors? Monkeys and Gorillas, but they shed. But sheep and several breeds of dogs don't and we cut their hair/fur for them. Besides, it's more of a necessity if we didn't cut our hair it would be hanging in our faces and we wouldn't be able to see what's going on.

Turning your skin carrot-orange requires a bunch of manufactured chemicals, as does bleaching your hair nearly white. So can you see the difference?

Humans aren't as hairy as monkeys and sheep, either. I've never seen or heard of any person so hairy that they needed to shave to regulate their internal temperature the way animals that shed their winter coats do (although humans do shed more hair in the summer than winter).

Shaving involves sharpening a metal blade and dragging it along the surface of your skin. It's not exactly the safest practice in the world, as anyone who's ever torn off tiny squares of tissue paper can tell you.

You don't have to like carrot people and you don't have to dislike hairless legs. But they're each a reflection of a certain (sub)culture's standard of beauty, not a question of one being natural and one being artificial.

[Neo-Hunter]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Ganguro2.jpg

Dear Lord I think I threw up and had diarrhea at the same time I think that its physically possible that pic scares me, I don't think i can sleep now. I do not think that it looks hot at all either.

[Akito]

Aw, come on. The girls aren't that bad-looking. I admit I'm not exactly having a Solid Snake right now, but this isn't... like, harlequin ichthyosis or anything.

[Carlito]

I agree that picture isn't exactly causing blood to pool anywhere specific, but it also isn't causing any shrinkage either. Besides everyone has their own unique fetish.

[Pachinko]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Ganguro2.jpg

Dear Lord I think I threw up and had diarrhea at the same time I think that its physically possible that pic scares me, I don't think i can sleep now. I do not think that it looks hot at all either.
They look pretty hawt - hawt mess that is.

[Barrelhaven]

I'd hit it...but that's not exactly saying much.

The dyed blonde hair and the stacks of jewelry (that probably end up weighing more than they do) don't bother me too much. The drawn-on-eyebrows and globs of makeup around the eyes, however, frighten the nuggets outta me though.

It sorta reminds me of this girl back in grade school who, for whatever reason, did not have eyebrows, so she had some drawn on (most of the time haphazardly). It always looked like she was either upset about something or just really curious.

[Pachinko]

Actually, their make-up isn't half bad. A little much, but they've got the lashes down pat.

I don't know. The skin is just so...






...

[Barrelhaven]

I thought that was just my color settings or something. Are they really that orange? I still don't think they're hideous though, but they do seem a bit...unwholesome.

Also, I'm not a fashion expert (by any stretch of the imagination, actually), but the eye makeup really looks hideous to me. Especially the one furthest to the right. It looks like she can stab me with those lashes.

[aoi_n_asul]

maybe it's the computer screen...but i dunno, they look kind of normal to me. ~xD

[animanic_critic]

I thought that was just my color settings or something. Are they really that orange? I still don't think they're hideous though, but they do seem a bit...unwholesome.

Also, I'm not a fashion expert (by any stretch of the imagination, actually), but the eye makeup really looks hideous to me. Especially the one furthest to the right. It looks like she can stab me with those lashes.
'Ganguro' can be roughly translated into 'face-black', which means they have very tanned skins... either very or grossly. Their skins are not orange at most times - more often they are brown or of similar shades. Blame the camera's optical defects for that if you will for their seemingly orange color.

Personally, when I take a second close look at those ganguro girls, they aren't that hideous... in fact, they're not hideous at all. It's their awful makeup and extensive facial mascaras that makes them hideous. If I sounded like they are purely ugly before, then I'll take those words back.

It just shows that makeup and excessive accessories can make the pretty ones look repulsive... period.

[Sanda]

They look like drag-queen versions of Barbie dolls!

Cute still very extreme. I think the cultural features shouldn't be changed. In Brazil there was a time in which people started getting blond too... everywhere you looked you saw girls with a whitish yellow and very damaged hair... it's creepy.

Also, they used to dance making some pornographic moves.... like this girl in the following picture... she used to be a role model for teenagers. It's revolting!

http://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/73/fotos/carla_peres.jpg

[laborpilot86]

Brazilian women are a lot like Japanese women in a sense. Both can be naturally quite good looking (its all about skin tone and complextion), but both feel the need to use exessive amounts of dye and cosmetics:no:

[Catboy]

I'm not a fan of them Okay, that's a lie. I hate them. They are scary. Very scary. The scary where: they need to be put away and never seen again, kind of scary.

[animanic_critic]

Brazilian women are a lot like Japanese women in a sense. Both can be naturally quite good looking (its all about skin tone and complextion), but both feel the need to use exessive amounts of dye and cosmetics:no:
I hope you don't mean the Brazilian and Japanese women as a whole in context, because this can only be implied in with a selective group of women from both parties. Though Brazilian women have this not-always-true image of being vain, not all of them always feel the need to use excessive amounts of dye and cosmetics... and same goes for the Japanese ladies.

I'm stating this because your tone seems to say otherwise negatively.

[Carlito]

I'm not a fan of them Okay, that's a lie. I hate them. They are scary. Very scary. The scary where: they need to be put away and never seen again, kind of scary.

Why? It's not like they're hurting anybody for dressing up like that. Maybe you should be put away and never seen again because of the way you dress. Your opinion is both prejudiced and excessive.

[nekoshita]

We have a similar trend in the UK.
The girls (and occasional guys) are called 'tantastics'
They tend to have dyed blonde hair (with extensions)
wear provocative clothing and spend 80% of their
days in tanning salons.

I don't have any real issue with it,
I'm sure my averaging £100 a month on manga
would be cause for concern to them too,
but they're not people I consider remotely attractive.

Give me a porcelain skinned, bookish meganekko anyday.

nekoshita x

[Sasuke311]

Hey, sometimes ganguro can be cute. I used to have a friend that was quite ganguro... but I grew up and never wrote back:P

[icelava]

I say, to each his/her own.

http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/longneck_karen.html

go after what you like, avoid what you dislike.

[ant]

surprised nobody has said anything about the ganguro males. They are there own subculture in Japan. And they dont scare me at all. they are more open then most Japanese ppl, which relates that they are nicer. And they are considerable cooler then mosy ppl over there, which isnt saying much.

bye bye