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CatWoman

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14. i have three mixed cousins, half japanese and half black

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #12)

Sun Sep 7, 2025, 01:02 PM

Sep 7

they are all so very handsome and beautiful.

I was named for their mom, my aunt Midori.

People can be so stupid -- I was thought by some of being named for a bottle of liqueur.

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Stunning restored footage of the Japanese Surrender on the USS Missouri, 80 years ago! [View all] YoshidaYui Sep 6 OP

Was that Hirohito on horseback in the beginning of the video? Irish_Dem Sep 6 #1

Yes. betsuni Sep 6 #5

He did not attend the surrender ceremony. Irish_Dem Sep 6 #8

I remember reading they weren't even allowed to look at him CatWoman Sep 7 #11

They believed the Emperor was a direct descendant of God. Irish_Dem Sep 7 #12

i have three mixed cousins, half japanese and half black CatWoman Sep 7 #14

Midori is a beautiful name. Irish_Dem Sep 7 #15

Yes stunning video of very historic and solemn occasion. Irish_Dem Sep 6 #2

Wow, wow, wow!!! a kennedy Sep 6 #3

Thank you. That is amazing. How can I find this on line to send to my gsons? efhmc Sep 6 #4

Thanks for posting..a lot to think about..so many sacrifices Deuxcents Sep 6 #6

It looks like a poorly made AI version to me. Not saying it is. It just looks that way. Wonder Why Sep 6 #7

Agreed. this looks like AI dsp3000 Sep 6 #10

It acknowledged that the bit where Hirohito is speaking was AI generated. Igel Sep 7 #13

hope the original black and white with sound is still around - that's the historical record nt msongs Sep 6 #9