Japanese discourages bike gangs “by calling them names”

**Bob** · 7th August 2009, 00:18

Police and residents of Okinawa have launched a campaign to discourage ‘Bosozuku’ bike gangs… by calling them names!

A competition was held to decide on what to call them. Entries included "yowamushizoku" (cowardly gangs) and "gokiburizoku" (cockroach gangs). But senior police officials and public representatives selected "dasaizoku" (uncool gangs) as the epithet to hurl at the gang members. Following the announcement of the winning insult, some 600 members of the public undertook a protest march, waving banners such as ‘Bosozuku are so dasaizoku!’

But there are doubts as to the effectiveness of the scheme. Professor Koji Namba of Kwansei Gakuin University - a specialist in youth culture – said "Bosozoku go out of their way to do what's uncool because they think that's what is cool."

**Brian d marge** · 7th August 2009, 02:06

its the babasoku , that are the dangerous ones ...they patrol in gangs ,, in broad daylight !

Stephen

**The Pastor** · 7th August 2009, 08:59

Originally Posted by Brian d'marge

its the babasoku , that are the dangerous ones ...they patrol in gangs ,, in broad daylight !

Stephen

is that the word for police?

**gijoe1313** · 7th August 2009, 09:43

The classic fear inducing Obatarian chan!

They are your worse nightmare ... the aunt from hell! Free for your wife! It is godzirra!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...term=obatarian

**yod** · 7th August 2009, 09:48

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

The classic fear inducing Obatarian chan!

They are your worse nightmare ... the aunt from hell! Free for your wife! It is godzirra!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...term=obatarian

**Brian d marge** · 7th August 2009, 13:57

oba talion

is as dictionaty says , baba is a impolite way of saying the same, kuso baba is shitty old woman

Stephen

**ready4whatever** · 7th August 2009, 15:13

what about kowhai tane

**Brian d marge** · 8th August 2009, 03:18

Originally Posted by ready4whatever

what about kowhai tane

thats a scary tree

Stephen

**ready4whatever** · 10th August 2009, 09:45

Originally Posted by Brian d'marge

thats a scary tree

Stephen

it means yellow boy to any1 who just moved here from overseas

**OnCam** · 10th August 2009, 10:28

from what ive seen and understand, police are somewhat inferior in policing bikes/cars over there

there are gangs or individuals everywhere who think its cool to act in a way that disrupts society.

i think they are onto changing ideas through peer pressure in a sence of showing that they are a minority and they arnt as powerful and never will be. and somewhat misplacing their identity within japanese culture?