Its not xenophobic. Phobic comes from Latin -phobia and directly from Greek -phobia "panic fear of," from phobos "fear"
The origin of "xeno-" is from the Late Latin, from Greek, from "xenos" meaning stranger, guest, or host. Xeno- and xen- are variant forms of the same prefix.
Dislike of a cultural aspect can be a symptom of xenophobia but is not a general equal. one can like or dislike certain parts of others cultures without putting a fear of the culture itself behind it.
I like japan but i sometimes find their focus on honor in certain aspects troubling.
The tradition of breaking female feet was also disturbing.
Also, foot-binding is a Chinese practice (discouraged by the Japanese occupying forces in the '30s in fact), and 'Japan' starts with a capital letter as it's a proper noun. Isn't pointlessly correcting other random folk on the internet fun?
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The origin of "xeno-" is from the Late Latin, from Greek, from "xenos" meaning stranger, guest, or host. Xeno- and xen- are variant forms of the same prefix.
Dislike of a cultural aspect can be a symptom of xenophobia but is not a general equal. one can like or dislike certain parts of others cultures without putting a fear of the culture itself behind it.
I like japan but i sometimes find their focus on honor in certain aspects troubling.
The tradition of breaking female feet was also disturbing.
No xenophobia involved.
Educate yourself.
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Also, foot-binding is a Chinese practice (discouraged by the Japanese occupying forces in the '30s in fact), and 'Japan' starts with a capital letter as it's a proper noun. Isn't pointlessly correcting other random folk on the internet fun?
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But thanks. English grammar is just weird and i still have tremendous problems with the capital letter stuff..
Also thank you for correcting me on foot-binding. I knew i screwed something up there but already send it.
Thanks!
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That aside, you're welcome.
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