Last week, Sanseidō published the Japanese translation of "The Feminism Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained."
In the translator’s afterword, it says "the translation of this book was done by two non-feminists in order to soften the resistance against the word 'feminism.'"
What?
In the translator’s afterword, it says "the translation of this book was done by two non-feminists in order to soften the resistance against the word 'feminism.'"
What?
OP also states that this is the first time in this series of Big Ideas (図鑑シリーズ) that the translators have *not* been translated by experts in the field. So why are we actively not listening/reding actual feminists when it comes to feminism?
(Also OP also says that both the translation and the content are good, so it's still highly recommended!)
However, OP also points out how problematic it is that the editor felt it was okay to do this - did they even read the book they were editing? And if so, isn't that proof that they didn't understand a single word of it?
