Goke: The Widow Adultertainers Who Were Dangers to Japanese Society

[@Linfamy]

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[@QuizmasterLaw]

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[@theshizl4400]

_"A man with a limp topknot is _*_not_*_ to be trusted!"_ Based and true

[@Lemuel928]

So..He is responsible for the entire Japan Overpopulation unlimited record.🤔

[@lanskandal1181]

Knot to be trusted

[@mobstercrow7515]

My service dog in training is a standard poodle his topknot (yes, that is what it is called) is very dense and puffy. I trust him with my life now.

[@theshizl4400]

@@mobstercrow7515 I have a poodle, too! He's almost three months and both of his parents were medal-winning show dogs. I keep him as-is, but I plan to trim him when he gets _too_ fluffy. I like him looking like a Pyranees puppy.

[@mobstercrow7515]

@@theshizl4400 I personally believe their paws, paw pads, sanitary area, and face should be shaved. Poodles can easily get skin infections which is why they need to be bathed weekly. You must brush every inch of their body and you won't be able to get between their paw pads, then they become severely matted and they get hard to shave out. Also, make sure your pup gets his ears plucked by a groomer soon. I highly recommend getting him shaved by a groomer while he is a puppy. If you don't start grooming now, he will freak out as an adult. Poodles must start the grooming process when they are 6 weeks old. A reputable breeder will start bathing them every week, drying them, brushing their teeth, cleaning their ears, shaving their feet and face, and brushing them. Poodles don't have fur, they have hair just like humans. Lack of maintenance as a puppy will cause a LOT of issues in the future, as well as infections. Please get him shaved! You don't have to go really short, ask the groomer what would be the longest they could do on your pup. You will still keep the fur but it will help the pup get used to the noises and feeling of the clippers. Poodles aren't normal dogs, they need to be groomed. Get him shaved every 4 weeks by a professional, then when he is an adult you can grow his hair out and keep him long. I do recommend taking him to the groomer every month for scissor-ing (yes that is the name for trimming them with scissors). It will help prevent split ends (yes they can get those) and it will keep their hair healthy. Also make sure they get a full bath and blowdry every month as an adult. Make sure you are bathing your pup every single week with chris christensen shampoo, it is specifically made for frequent usage and show dogs, hydra is a good brand too. I recommend using a car wash nozzle so you can put the shampoo in it and spray him, it cleans better than hand washing and it is faster. Make sure you buy a PIN brush, not a slicker. A slicker is for shorter haired dogs, if your pup has long hair GET A PIN BRUSH! I use a chris christensen brush, if it becomes damaged they will replace it for free. Pin brushes get all the way down to the skin. Make sure you buy a velocity/force dryer, NEVER let your poodle air dry, they will get skin infections. You can buy one on amazon for 60-90 dollars and they will last forever. A poodle is a full time commitment and investment, I've spent over 2,500 dollars on mine so far and I only make 700 dollars every month (I'm disabled and going to college soon).

[@sabrinadavis8355]

I cannot believe the haiku was real lmaooooo genuinely thoight Linfamy wrote it 😂

[@Linfamy]

They wrote some raunchy poems back in the day 😂

[@Belgand]

I'm surprised because of how it's written. Are beavers common in Japan? Is that same slang term even used there? Not to mention the idiom of a "busy beaver"? Not that it couldn't be an actual poem but that the translation seems to be heavily localized. It makes me wonder what was actually written.

[@nerdyrevelries422]

They mention clams a lot in Japanese poetry, so that's probably what it was.

[@Zalazaar]

You must not know the Japanese

[@dannylo5875]

I thought linfamous wrote it.

[@youremakingprogress144]

"As celibate as a KZbin dating coach." Perfect, and undoubtedly accurate.

[@WatchMeSayStuff]

That was a WILD sponsorship segment.

[@emilybarclay8831]

Gotta wonder how often widows willingly entered into widowhood, if you catch my drift. After all, if you’re cooking your husband dinner every night, he’s not gonna notice when you put a little anti-husband powder in there

[@cam4636]

"Bob-umoto always leaves me to cook and clean while he visits those goke in Niigata...they must be making _bank"_

[@Sienisota]

Not as many as they did in places that didn’t allow divorce. She could just divorce if he was awful, so no anti-husband powders needed

[@marley7659]

@@SienisotaYou might want to keep your house tho. It might be necessary to use the anti-husband powders.

[@DwightStJohn-w1l]

mushroom noodles; two kinds of mushroom, one in my lawn is named "white widow". It's endemic on the west coast.

[@Sienisota]

@@DwightStJohn-w1l Remember to wash your hands after using it to season your husband's meal!

[@CmdrDingus]

"hot single moms only five minutes away"

[@Lily-ge4tm]

😂😂😂

[@talulaseavey]

The way he transitions to the sponsor 🤣

[@Tathanic]

its so good i dont skip!

[@KuLaydMahn]

It was a really flawless transition

[@saymyname2417]

The only in-video ads I don't skip!

[@No_user22]

Nobody is gonna talk about how funny the Tokyo treat story was?

[@mariox204]

Ilke like the part of "trouble was her name"

[@lainiwakura1776]

One day he will reach Nord Man levels of shilling

[@ClaustroPasta]

when he said "they call them treats..." I kinda smell something was up lol

[@jeanfalconer6377]

'Single as a KZbin dating coach.'😂😂😂

[@iainballas]

One thing I'm a bit curious about is if any independent 'adultertainers' were harassed by the brothels? Some geisha and her girls show up being like "Huh, your tea is not up to code. Be a shame if boiling tea landed on your face! But if you join up with us or stop competing with us, things can be safer!" In any area where most of a type of work (construction, policing, manufacturing or merchanting) is organized by guilds or associations that collect fees or enforce rules... independent contractors generally get harassed into complying. Monopolists don't like competition!

[@Linfamy]

Most likely yes, but to what extent, I'm not sure. Haven't looked into it

[@christopherg2347]

@@Linfamy You said the center was a specific city? So they likely formed a goke guild there, to keep the other organised prostitution out. The only protection agianst one gang, can be to have your own gang.

[@MsAngelique]

Geisha weren't 100% adult entertainers.

[@MsElizaRae]

​@@MsAngelique Right they were mostly just entertainers 😂

[@Dinker27]

​@@MsElizaRaeI think oirans were more about that.

[@MagicianFairy]

This explains alot of the mommy/older women/widower complex that exisits in many many dojins. Like most things it's ingrained in culture and history.

[@Lemuel928]

They worth billions for many generations.

[@Mortablunt]

Fuck yeah mommies!

[@tell-me-a-story-]

Better than fetishizing youth and adolescence. At least it’s a proper attraction to signs of maturity, and not obsessing over a hairstyle that says, “I am a child.”

[@blugaledoh2669]

@@tell-me-a-story-I am attracted to youth. I am not attracted to childishness.

[@MazuiLakon]

Youth and childlishness is based​@@tell-me-a-story-

[@maggintons]

*Quietly adds visiting Niigata to to time travelling bucket list*

[@Linfamy]

;)

[@sydneyzenigami]

The transition from Goke beaver treat to Sakuraco (sponsor) made me spill my coffee🤣🤣

[@laurabustos6560]

I got a day off for to doc appointments and blood tests and it just happens to coincide w/ Linfamy dropping a vid?!? Way to make my day!!! But! crap on toast, I forgot my earbuds! 😑

[@Linfamy]

Congrats, off days are always fun ;)

[@brujod8764]

The wise words of Missy Elliiot: Get that cash. If it's 9 to 5 or shakin' ya a**. Ain't no shame, baby. Do yo' thang. Just be sure you ahead of the game!

[@jvharbin8337]

She was so much more classy than sexy red.

[@nperegri]

The timeless wisdom of Queen Missy

[@charlenebaganzmoore]

🥇

[@crypto66]

That accent went from kiwi to hard boiled Jamaican, but I was still drawn in.

[@Linfamy]

😅

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

Should it be Japaican considering the subject.

[@TalesofDawnandDusk]

One of the downsides of living in Japan is that when Linfamy releases a new video it's in the middle of the night and you don't get a chance to watch it until 6 hours after it drops. Curse the karma that led me to this fate! *Angrily shakes fist at the sky while munching on the crunky featured in the Tokyo Treat box.

[@iudicus]

haha the only channel where it's impossible to skip the ads. Well played, sir!

[@XxAmyxX-qf9nx]

Bro sped to her room and killed a samurai then said " I was playing hard to get,"

[@Itried20takennames]

“Celibate as a You Tube dating coach.” 😂If I had been drinking something, I would have spit it out laughing.

[@jxhxhkzhjz8032]

Even though the history of prostitution in Japan is fascinating but it just makes me disgusted that how much glorified and romanticised it actually is and there are only few people who like to talk about the harsher reality that these prostitutes used to live in those times and even now and how women were treated in the past in Japan is just really sad to be honest.

[@ferretyluv]

The romanticization is a very recent fourth wave feminism thing

[@Archone666]

As opposed to the lives of the fishermen, soldiers, and other husbands?

[@ClaustroPasta]

you saying theyre not glorified elsewhere in those times?? do you even history bro???

[@jxhxhkzhjz8032]

@@ClaustroPastaI know that they would be glorified elsewhere but I'm talking specifically about Japan because as I've already history they literally used to glorify the prostitution lifestyle and even now as I've seen in their woodblock arts and all, and they themselves will not tell the truth or admit the harsher realities of that time especially in red light districts like Yoshiwara and there are only very few Japanese who like to talk about that and especially they glorify high ranking courtesans like Oiran as we can see that even till now they display the Oiran dochu to show to the tourists as it is amazing but behind all of this luxury and beautiful kimonos there's so much exploitation and brutality that these women used to go through and when you see the history it's somewhat messed me up that how they proudly show Oiran knowing that these women had to go through so much harsher conditions and their lives were worse

[@plywood7894]

I’m Japanese and when I was young I wanted to be a prostitute! I’m glad I didn’t but that’s how glorified it was haha. You make a lot of money, men love you, you get to be close to men, what’s there to lose was my opinion back then. Im not sure if it is still is but there are a lot of KZbinrs who are porn stars and prostitutes and they make it sound like it’s a fun job (it was blogs and magazines back in the day.) Look up (小悪魔ageha: or Koakuma ageha)

[@danielwright4964]

Babe, wake up. A new Linfamy video just dropped.

[@ae2948]

Even the tokyo treat segment is fun . Linfamy is masterful.

[@markantez8224]

One of the more explicit ad reads I’ve sat through..

[@okay1582]

The real treat is the ads you make for these companies

[@MrKIMBO345]

No wonder on one of the reasons for why there are Japan modern adult entertainment about widows(women).

[@Linfamy]

Are there? 🤔

[@MrKIMBO345]

@@Linfamy , porn.

[@cam4636]

@@Linfamy Academic research?

[@lindsaystevens4062]

*gasps* that's a cute rabbit plate! I've been thinking about ordering a Sakura Co box for a while now, maybe I'll do that this month

[@Linfamy]

🎉

[@Noname-Otaku]

Linfamy is the only person I've seen who can keep us entertained even in the sponsor part of the video😂

[@77professional]

I respect that merchant’s ability to party!

[@themugwump33]

OH HOW I LOVE YOUR WRITING SO MUCH!!! You’re the professor I wish I had for Japanese history in college.

[@TethysThorn]

"while secretly paying them to take those hairpins off" so little has changed.

[@fattiger6957]

All these videos about the oldest profession has made me think of an anime about it, but with the structure of a sports anime like Aim for the Ace. If Gunbuster can use the sports anime formula for sci-fi mecha, then I'm sure we can apply the same thing to futon gymnastics.

[@cam4636]

Opening: **slow pan over the red 'lantern' district** _I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was...🎶_

[@ferretyluv]

There is an anime about maiko, but it’s only 12 episodes.

[@fattiger6957]

@@ferretyluv I remember seeing some one shot OVA set in Edo-era Yoshiwara. It was very much not adult, despite the setting and the characters' profession.

[@jsmith6599]

​@@ferretyluv what is the title?

[@ferretyluv]

@@jsmith6599 Kiyo in Kyoto.

[@stevenedmund5680]

YYYEEESSSSS finally ...some much needed comedy with quality ..... trippy ... I have a collection of rare black widows coming to my door tomorrow.

[@VersieKilgannon]

It's weirdly reassuring to know that regardless of the country in question, rural area people still have the same opinion of urban area people 😅

[@glennlaroche1524]

Toraboru is def what I'm naming m next cat.

[@Linfamy]

Great name!

[@2710cruiser]

Ok... time to search for modern Japanese comic literature with said theme

[@Linfamy]

Good luck :)

[@lapis722]

Let me know if you find it

[@2710cruiser]

@@lapis722 There's plenty of them. Just need to know the tags.... 😆

[@mathieuleader8601]

the gasps you made really made this video stand out

[@stadtbekanntertunichtgut]

So in other words this MILF thing existed 200 years ago. 😅

[@hemidas]

They were *always* a thing.

[@rainsoakedscribe7068]

Fun fact: a lot of steppe nomad tribes such as the Scythians and Sarmatians had a custom of marriage between older women and younger men. In addition to being the wife, the older woman was also supposed to be something of a mentor to the younger man.

[@pliniomelo6295]

Linfamy! I beg you when are we doing the rest of the kamakura period?

[@mojrimibnharb4584]

Once again, you have the best euphemisms.

[@MegaGangsta4life]

Bro your videos got me through quarantine and still have me DYING today 😂😂😂😂

[@Barbs_Collectibles]

I was going to skip the ad until I heard your joke!😂😂😂😂😂

[@Linfamy]

;)

[@matthewjay660]

Sell that cookie, girl! 💵🍪

[@Roofhack]

There must be something with caterpillar reincarnation because I made that joke about the afterlife today, before watching this video.

[@Fuskeah]

Yay, new episode of sakurako ad!

[@ashassassin]

It's so interesting how independent women have always been seen as a threat. It's almost as if society knows how badly women are treated and don't want them catching on

[@danielseelye6005]

More like society knows if women _and_ men abdicate their responsibilities to maintain society, it will fall apart. America since 1920 is exhibit A

[@cam4636]

@@danielseelye6005 "Oh noooo the downfall of western civilization from jazz music and Hollywood" gurl shut up

[@copperredd]

​@@danielseelye6005 yeah, but why should women be the ones to pay the price for that by losing their human rights!? Why cant men just strive to be partners women would want to be with and rely on!?

[@danielseelye6005]

@@cam4636 No, I mean the 19th. Ratified in 1920. Women going to work for the Depression through WW2, rise of feminism in the 60s, enabling of degeneracy through the 70s to the 90s. Any one of those things could be dealt with and adjusted for, it's the cumulative effects over the last century now writ large that puts paid to those concerns the Japanese people were espousing back in the XIXth century.

[@danielseelye6005]

@@copperredd Women gatekeep the bedroom, men gatekeep the relationship. Since modern women have abdicated their responsibility for that by promoting promiscuity and demanding "Schrodinger's Feminism", why should men have to be held to the old standard when there's nothing of worth to strive for?

[@Athlynne]

What is that voice you were doing during the sponsor bit? It was almost like...Japanese dude trying for an American southern accent? :)

[@Linfamy]

To fit the film noir style, I was trying for a mid-Atlantic accent 😂, like what they used to do in Old Hollywood movies.

[@Athlynne]

@@Linfamy Aha, that was it! I thought it might be. Very cool, my dude.

[@JinKee]

3:46 i can’t believe you did your sponsor like that

[@lasiab]

Best sponsor intro ever 🤣

[@BenjaminSander-y7j]

It is far from my intention to criticize the artistic processing of an advertisement into a video But that was the weirdest advertising segment I've ever seen, again, but cool

[@Pandaemoni]

8:22 I keep reading articles about how financially independent women in Japan aren't settling down and suggesting that is the cause if their looming population crisis. So, history is rhyming.

[@reizayin]

looming population crisis? You mean ongoing?

[@reddytoplay9188]

They aren't settling down cause the economy is harsh compared to before. If before one man can help the family then now you need both partner contributing.

[@Pandaemoni]

@@reddytoplay9188 But that sounds as if women would *_still_* want to families, and any woman desiring children would *_need_* a man to help financially support that family. Instead, what I have been reading and seeing is that financially independent women are less likely to want to start a family at all. Not that women are opposed to it entirely, but for many it is not an important goal for them because they can support themselves and they do not need a family or a man to be fulfilled.

[@TheMuseSway]

Damn, that Tokyo Treat transition was smoooooooth.

[@VelkanKiador]

2:16 At least he didn't make a move on her himself...

[@Linfamy]

True :p Ooh thank for becoming a member!

[@timmcdaniel6193]

That is among the cleverest and most infuriating commercial transitions I've ever seen. Well done, ya rat bastid.

[@monalisaraychakraborty8763]

Soooooooo........ It was the equivalent of onlyfans of the edo period

[@masodemic4509]

That sponsorship segment deserves a series

[@titangirl161]

I had no idea the shape of one's topknot was so important when it comes to marriage

[@Linfamy]

Oh, that was a joke 😂 But actually, in the Edo Period, the topknot became a class symbol. Samurai had more noticeable topknots. So there's some truth to it :p

[@klhaldane]

Nice segue to your sponsor. I can’t use your code as I already have my subscription XD.

[@Linfamy]

It's fine 😂

[@b.l70]

The transition to Tokyo Treat had me dying 😂😂

[@chrisr251]

What the hell was with that ad? Did the acid kick in or something?

[@Ann-jp5em]

I DID NOT EXPECT THAT SPONSORSHIP AHAHAH

[@pourcelaine]

That ad was like one fourth the video 🥲

[@tell-me-a-story-]

So they’re not actually talking about widows- It was just a word with two meanings.

[@oddlyw1cked938]

Not a problem for me~

[@Linfamy]

;)

[@kaitlynlsari681]

I was determined not to laugh and was doing fine until you mentioned the barnyard ox 🐂 and cousin kenso... I fail you win.... cousin kenso failwins😂

[@TealCheetah]

that ad transition lol

[@VaclavRytina]

This early? Wow

[@Linfamy]

🎉

[@Xenon_Proto]

Wake up babe, Linfamy uploaded

[@Randompersoninacommentsection]

Justice for Cousin Kenzo

[@msarilyn7677]

That's weird most people where I live hate Boba Tea and love traditional tea.

[@Linfamy]

Where do you live? We'll get to your area one of these days... :p

[@pyeitme508]

Wish for vid about Japanese Americans in the past (centuries ago) having tough time to fit in Japan.

[@Linfamy]

Would be interesting if I can find info on it 🤔

[@pyeitme508]

@@Linfamy sure, if not maybe pre WW1 era Japanese Americans' & other mix race perspectives?

[@ferretyluv]

Before 1868, there was only one Japanese American: Nakahama Manjiro. So not sure what you’re referring to.

[@rcscs26]

Yay!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 new video!!!!!

[@Linfamy]

Yayyy 🎉

[@WhiteCresentKnight]

I could get used to more ads like this :3

[@samuelbutler3215]

Could you do an episode about edo period technology, infrastructure, and agriculture?

[@carlobinda1127]

I guess I'm not the only one who knows Toraburu; she gets around! 😆👍

[@Onora619]

Yaaaaay, just yesterday I was wondering when we'd get a new one soon.

[@Spooky_Platypus]

Yay!🎉

[@Linfamy]

Woohoo 🎉

[@Verecondo_Re]

i once watched a japanese movie; Muddy River (1981) by Kohei Oguri, set in 1950s Osaka, and i remember there was a character that could fit the description of a goke: a widow who lived on a boat with her 2 kids and sold her body to make a living.

[@emilyjackson2055]

Should this not be a sign to treat your wives better? You know, be a better husband so woman don't want to do it?

[@Abyzz_Knight]

Yeah, but that would require people to self-reflect and change their behavior. It's much easier to just blame women

[@reddytoplay9188]

​@@Abyzz_Knightthis reminds me of that guilty gear announcer. "Mankind knew they cannot change society. So instead of reflecting on themselves, they blamed the Beasts."

[@Trancymind]

Unfortunately there are women who will always devalue men even if he is good quality person. It all starts from her parents upbringing especially her fathers role if he has one that is.

[@BenjaminSpencer-m1k]

Hey sorry another question can you cover what and the impact of commons STDS, No not gonna call it a STI..HOE YOU GOT A DISEASE!

[@BiggestPhangirl]

Back then they probably didn’t realize what STDs were. In Linfamy’s other videos, he’s mentioned that STDs were rampant especially in the red lantern districts.

[@DragonEnthusiast709]

idk what does the symbol in the grave means,but i'm using in my worldbuilding hugs from brazil in other acc! lmao

[@thenoblepoptart]

Tokyo Noir

[@ZaWyvern]

Goke, the OF creators of feudal Japan.

[@Lucious410]

This made me laugh way too much. Thanks for sharing 😂.

[@captnaberystwyth2879]

Sounds so much better than only fans cougar..

[@lightsoulja]

Ancient Japan is so fascinating

[@ferretyluv]

This one isn’t ancient. It’s Edo Period.

[@toony1232]

They still think the same in Japan these days. Women rights are a long ways even today there

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

New widow just dropped

[@travissutherland8502]

I would watch a video of ads back to back.

[@AngelStickman]

In a way, that politician was not wrong. Plenty of sex workers in the USA making a healthy living. Just not all women jumping at the idea. (I’m well aware that there exist other, less fortunate versions of being a sex worker. Not the topic of this point.)

[@yuqing2006]

there's a chinse saying thag is around the lines of " the 3 most happiest moments in life is job promotion, getting rich, husband dead"

[@ronaldlewis343]

best ad integration ever

[@sissysovereign1294]

So the oldschool version of Onlyfans models?😂😂😂

[@MattSeremet]

Am I the only person who sees Mr Hankey in this character? The scarf, the shape. It's the christmas poo right? Seems undeniable

[@Umicantcook]

Early 🗣️‼️

[@Linfamy]

Woohoo! 🎉

[@G4mer_D4d]

Did they call that treat, "Collin creame"? 🧐

[@Linfamy]

😂

[@gusmacker919]

Some where down the line they made it illegal for working girls but made legal for trans men to sell their behind.

[@boblong1430]

So it's basically like onlyfans these days

[@Chris-ut6eq]

My topnot is less and less Fuji like as I get older.....

[@Linfamy]

🥲