Hi Karen, how utterly ridiculous. Seems like a limited and outmoded way of thinking based on the diverse ethnicities we all encounter on a daily basis, at least in the United States.

Most of us have friends outside of our own ethnicity and are very capable of bringing a different character of another culture to life.

I enjoyed your rebuttal; thoughtful and well written. And, I'm a big fan of Japanese culture. I grew up with them in Los Angeles. Arigato for this wonderfully layered piece.