Comments on: More Japanese eyeball torture

By: yaya

yaya — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:09:45 +0000

I think lash extensions are fine for people who have really short lashes (like me).

By: Taro

Taro — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:03:22 +0000

“so they can look like anime and manga characters (rather than humans).”
This is a pretty inflammatory statement. And incorrect.

Hey Anon-san, RTFA! I'm just paraphrasing the JAPANESE executive quoted in the article...

Japanese women stick to extensions for lusher lashes - Yahoo! News MANGA CHIC TO MAINSTREAM Keiichi Hirata, a Glamour Eye executive, traces the fashion trend to young women fond of "cosplay," the popular past-time of dressing up like manga and anime characters, many of which are drawn with huge, round eyes and long, exaggerated lashes. "The trend began about two years ago with celebrities and young women sensitive to fashion and spread to housewives and women in their 50s and 60s. It's become mainstream," Hirata said...

By: anon

anon — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:52:34 +0000

“so they can look like anime and manga characters (rather than humans).”

This is a pretty inflammatory statement. And incorrect. Try and stick to just reporting the news. Comments are good, but researched comments are better.