Fukushima evacuees facing discrimination

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Makiko Itoh (伊藤牧子)未だ故障中 @makiwi

this is a difficult topic that popped up a couple weeks ago, at the time there weren't many news stories about it but now there are..

2011-04-29 07:54:25
Makiko Itoh (伊藤牧子)未だ故障中 @makiwi

it's about the discrimination faced by ppl evacuating from the high radioactivity areas of Fukushima

2011-04-29 07:55:04
Makiko Itoh (伊藤牧子)未だ故障中 @makiwi

some reports of kids from Fukishima being bullied, or other kids saying stuff to them like 'eww i'm going to catch radiation from you'!

2011-04-29 07:56:07
Makiko Itoh (伊藤牧子)未だ故障中 @makiwi

clearly this is a problem with the adults in their lives -_- Misinformation or 'dema' in Japan is pretty bad

2011-04-29 07:58:18
Makiko Itoh (伊藤牧子)未だ故障中 @makiwi

reports of evacuees also facing problems getting into apartments and so on. (injection: nothing pisses me off worse than stupidity)

2011-04-29 07:59:21
Makiko Itoh (伊藤牧子)未だ故障中 @makiwi

hotlines getting calls from idiots e.g. "the neighbors took in some Fukushima relatives, what are the chances I'll get radiation"

2011-04-29 08:00:28
Makiko Itoh (伊藤牧子)未だ故障中 @makiwi

anyways, perhaps discrimination/bullying (or fear of) partly explains why 45 kids still remain in evacuation area via http://t.co/AbRV6YB

2011-04-29 08:11:46
Makiko Itoh (伊藤牧子)未だ故障中 @makiwi

some Fukushima families are re-locating from places where they've faced probs/kids got bullied back to Fukushima

2011-04-29 08:02:42
Makiko Itoh (伊藤牧子)未だ故障中 @makiwi

oops sorry i had the discrimation story url there..this is the 45 kids still in Iidate-mura story http://t.co/kH7Yzp1

2011-04-29 08:14:02
Makiko Itoh (伊藤牧子)未だ故障中 @makiwi

reasons given for families w/kids not evacuating from Iitate: "can't afford to" "can't move elderly parents"

2011-04-29 08:16:22
Makiko Itoh (伊藤牧子)未だ故障中 @makiwi

...but those families should know kids are the ones most affected by high radiation levels :(

2011-04-29 08:17:06