I see a picture like this and (beyond wondering where they found such fabulous 80’s clothes) I want to know the mindset of the asian culture that created this. Was this originally from an adult or men’s mag, or was it something more general-population? When she toasts the world from her granite perch, topless, with the headpiece on, is it a sign of victory?
I guess what I’m wondering is, is this as cheesecakey and meaningless in (is it japan? I hate not knowing which style of symbols I’m looking at) as it would be here, or is it more complimentary?
For some reason, it kind of reminds me of men sitting in a sauna, victorious after a long day of doing corporate man-things.
It’s Japan — some of the characters are either Hiragana or Katakana, I don’t know Japanese and can never keep them straight. I don’t know the cultural context.
There’s both hiragana and katakana in there – hiragana is for verb forms, particles and other functional elements, katakana is for foreign or borrowed words. Bacardi is in katakana. I can’t read all of it, since I don’t know all the kanji.
In terms of the imagery, though, I don’t know. It seems atypical of what I know of Japan, but there’s plenty I don’t know. It wouldn’t be in a mainstream magazine, though. I’d guess a men’s magazine, though not necessarily the equivalent of Playboy.
Thanks! I thought you might know :)
The nipples are so… angular.