The Eastern Edge

"If Aiko becomes the reigning empress and gets involved with a blue-eyed foreigner while studying abroad and marries him, their child may become emperor. We should never let that happen."
Former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, who is leading a group that opposes revising the imperial succession law to allow females ascend the throne.

Oh, well - I guess that rules me out then, aside from the fact that I am nearly 30 years her senior (eww!).
But, what if the foreigners eyes aren't blue?
What if the foreigner-devil who charms princess Aiko with the evil intention of soiling the royal bloodline is from Africa, a brown-eyed Russian-Jew or Italian, or maybe Latino or Indian?
Or better yet, what if the foreigner is Chinese-American or Malaysian?
Or worst of all, what if he's Japanese but turns out to be of Korean ancestery - OMFG!!

Of course, I'm sure if I posed that question to the former trade minister I would get a response something like "Don't be stupid, I meant any foreigner!"

I guess as long as you are a paranoid bigot across the board it's okay.
He's not sexist either, because we all know that a male emperor would never even dream of getting involved with anyone not of pure Japanese ancestry. Only a women would be ignorant/malicious/insane/[add your own insult here] enough to soil the Imperial line forever. Remember, it was Eve that got us kicked out of the Garden of Eden, right?

Actually, I do understand and somewhat sympathize with what he's trying to say. However, Hiranuma is a former diplomat so I would have expected him to be able to express himself a lot better than that. (Maybe that's why he's a former diplomat?).

In any case he couldn't, or didn't, express himself better so I therefore have no choice but to take his words at face value.

All you non-blue eyed guys under 10 years old, get in line, 'cause you could have the opportunity of a life-time if Aiko ascends the throne! You could be the Emperor (or whatever title they would give the non-ruling husband of an Empress) of Japan and change history forever!!

And on behalf of all the blue-eyed white guys, Mr. Hiranuma, I give you a hardy, "F*CK YOU, bitch!"