“ Wada further went on to say that besides gender there’s people who also have huge issues with race and nationality. People who have these preconceived notions of gay people just creates confusion and results in poor communication overall.
She closed the interview by saying that looking back she’s made statements that she feels extremely embarrassed about, but that was before she had a deeper knowledge of the subject or tried something. Wada continues to read and study regularly so she can continue to learn about various topics.”
I think by “statements she’s embarrassed by”, it’s a reference to those racist comments. I don’t think the summary accurately shows the discussion well because right after she brings up race and nationality, it goes right back to gay people, but I think the idea was that those “preconceived notions” were probably more about race and nationality, as well as gay people, but the wording in the summary is poor. It’s a four page interview that’s condensed into a few small paragraphs, so a lot of important context gets left out. If I had the time I’d sit down and try to translate the original full thing myself but my Japanese isn’t good enough for me to feel comfortable doing that anyway.
Basically, after travelling and learning about new cultures and people, she has grown and changed, just as people tend to do. She isn’t the same person as she once was, she’s an adult woman now and was a child when she made those remarks. Please don’t continue to hold that against her.
Google translate already got me that far.
