[statskier]

That’s neat. I hope they expand it to include middle aged women in the community too.

[klipt]

Men statistically have fewer social connections and suffer more from loneliness as they get older, so if the goal is to remedy that, it makes sense to start with men first.

[mc3301]

Is this true in Japan, too?

[dTal]

I see no particular reason to discriminate even from the get-go. Nor was addressing loneliness even the goal.

[statskier]

It’s funny to me that the honest intent of my comment was merely “that’s neat, it would be cool to expand it to other members of the community” and people go straight to discrimination & indignation. Is it so hard to just express that it’d be cool to take a neat thing and expand it?

[presentation]

Seriously, I think the subtext is that people in the West equate Japanese = sexist (and therefore are an inferior people) and that the choice of focusing on ojisans, is a sexist decision made to degrade women.

When in reality it probably is just a light-hearted decision since old men are goofy, a lot of visible local businesses in rural Japan tend to be run by men, and the concept provoked a laugh.

[nonethewiser]

You could say the same about people going straight to claims of sexism for a perfectly innocent story.

[DeathArrow]

>Is it so hard to just express that it’d be cool to take a neat thing and expand it?

If people feel the need to do such a thing, they will do it without being asked.

[ConspiracyFact]

If anyone makes a similar comment in the reverse situation they’re dogpiled with “bUt WhAt AbOuT tHe MeNz?” comments.

[Ferret7446]

Trading cards skew toward boys, and boys are more likely to look up to men. Of course, I wouldn't rule out old babaa cards either.

[Suppafly]

> I hope they expand it to include middle aged women in the community too.

Neighborhood MILFs and Cougars?

[nonethewiser]

The special abilities write themselves

[DeathArrow]

>Neighborhood MILFs and Cougars?

If they do that, some angry commenter on HN will shout about objectifying women.