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I'm not sure what this means exactly, it's not a common phrase and makes the article seem a bit unclear. No one I've spoken to can shed any light on it and a previous editer seems to have had some difficulty. If someone could shed some light on it that would help immensely. M A Mason00:42, 18 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe it refers to the group's Oricon chart ranking? The name Oricon comes from the words "original confidence," so that could be what the editor was trying to say. Kamezuki04:18, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Note: this text was in the article for a little less than a month; I removed it because it's not encyclopedic or wikified. If someone wants to clean it up and carefully put it back in the article, great. BTW, I did not add the user's signature, it was there already. Yes, in the article. Jediknil (talk) 08:21, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The Gosperats emerged in full blackface. Was this offense to Japanese hip-hop at that time? Japan prides itself on the homogeniality of its population. From this, a distinct desire for self re-identification has sprung up in some youth subcultures. To a large amount of youth in Japan, blackfacing is "cool,"; a way to rebel against the conformist society. [1] The Gosperats insisted that their dressing is blackface was not for entertainment purposes, but rather to fit in and make a statement. While Japanese hip-hop fans supported this group throughout the 80s, there was a large group that protested against it for the very reason that "blackfacing" draws from a oppressive and racist past and is not sensitive to the cultural implications of its origins. “Many felt a noticeable difference being in a country that did not have a history of slavery, segregation, and white supremacy and found genuine curiosity more than prejudice colored their experiences with Japanese people. [2]Katherinebakes (talk) 02:28, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
