Talk:Nico/@comment-26231946-20150531033618/@comment-89.202.46.34-20150603132436

Okama may be translated as faggot, but okama isn't meant to be an insult though. Even if it's translated as faggot, the impact of that word isn't as hard and insultive.

For example "son of a bitch" is obviously and insult. But calling someone else like this isn't that grave. It's often used among strangers, as a joking insult. And even if it#s meant to be serious, the impact it has on most people is rather low. The german translation "Hurensohn" on the other hand is a very, very, very big insult. Saying it as a joke, even among friends, often leads to arguments and fights. And saying it while already having a fight lets everything escalate completely.

In One Piece, there's a whole "Okama island". And there are absolutely no complains from anyone, neither japan nor USA nor whichever country.

And if even ishida calls him an okama, then there seriously isn't any problem with it. Furthermore, many japanese people see it as a gender, so we're basically free to decide if we're copying that or not.

Always keep the cultural background in mind