I don't get it. I know about that one English samurai but I don't feel any sort of pride or kinship even though he was objectively more of a samurai than a thousand Yasukes. Just because we have the same skin color doesn't make him "like me". If I found out he was never real and his entire existence was a massive British psy op I wouldn't feel much of anything.
If its England the reason for the difference is that you come from a country with a history dating back hundreds of years. The USA by comparison isn't even 300 years old. There are countless buildings in England older than that, and not just historic museums or castles, but some places people still live. A lot of Americans are desperate for some kind of family history because their nation is so young relative to others many have no lasting history or idea of their cultural roots. That ends up being even worse the further forward any particular individuals family will have arrived, which blacks are of particular note.
I'm American, so yes, there's a lack of national solidarity involved there. But Yasuke predates America too. He was African, not "black". Therefore American blacks should feel nothing about him the same way I feel about some foreigner with the same skin color as me.
I don't get it. I know about that one English samurai but I don't feel any sort of pride or kinship even though he was objectively more of a samurai than a thousand Yasukes. Just because we have the same skin color doesn't make him "like me". If I found out he was never real and his entire existence was a massive British psy op I wouldn't feel much of anything.
Where abouts are you from country wise?
If its England the reason for the difference is that you come from a country with a history dating back hundreds of years. The USA by comparison isn't even 300 years old. There are countless buildings in England older than that, and not just historic museums or castles, but some places people still live. A lot of Americans are desperate for some kind of family history because their nation is so young relative to others many have no lasting history or idea of their cultural roots. That ends up being even worse the further forward any particular individuals family will have arrived, which blacks are of particular note.
I'm American, so yes, there's a lack of national solidarity involved there. But Yasuke predates America too. He was African, not "black". Therefore American blacks should feel nothing about him the same way I feel about some foreigner with the same skin color as me.