1 Name: Unknown Japuzz Watcher: 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:00:53.22 ID:zv63KL9C9.net
What’s wrong with wearing a “body bag” (sling bag) to the mall? The bizarre nature of a Japanese society that demands “excessive consideration” only from middle-aged men.
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Social media posts regarding the “leisure attire” of the father generation are sparking debate. Associate Professor Hirohito Suzuki of Kobe Gakuin University states, “While there are scattered opinions mocking the use of sling bags, men should just ignore them and carry themselves with confidence. A society that consumes ‘middle-aged men’ as safe targets for ridicule cannot be considered healthy.”
Source:
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/abfb66c67b1e04f17e8ad370597d59f3221e56f5
5: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:03:35.69 ID:baUoMfBg0
People hate middle-aged men!
That hasn’t changed at all over the years.
Even Jiro Sato gets that treatment.
That hasn’t changed at all over the years.
Even Jiro Sato gets that treatment.
7: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:03:44.84 ID:xwjkeJI70
You guys are just making a big deal out of it yourselves; nobody else actually cares.
13: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:04:41.44 ID:NxARLb5+0
Honestly, I don’t have the time to think about my outfit. I don’t want to hear what’s “bad,” I want someone to tell me what the “correct” look is.
21: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:06:32.69 ID:PXz22nda0
If you’re really middle-aged, you just don’t care anymore.
22: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:06:39.80 ID:P++hF5Of0
Don’t underestimate the “Weekday Mall Middle-Aged Men.”
25: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:06:54.60 ID:/mSLcsrn0
There’s no need to bring a bag inside. You don’t even need a wallet anymore, just one credit card.
26: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:06:55.57 ID:3UREv9SY0
My long wallet doesn’t fit in the tiny bags my wife carries, okay?
28: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:06:58.42 ID:e07UCgld0
If you’re at the mall, aren’t you on the same level as them anyway?
29: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:07:09.77 ID:oYxu5tkJ0
Are people even bashing them?
It just sounds like personal preferences.
It just sounds like personal preferences.
375: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:38:38.23 ID:d6q4DX3e0
>>29
Hate, bashing… it’s all the same thing, man.
Hate, bashing… it’s all the same thing, man.
33: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:08:37.78 ID:/9zIAIFK0
I was wondering what a “body bag” was, and it’s that thing you wear vertically, right lol. It’s just as awkward as the 80s clutch bags.
41: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:10:14.90 ID:bvIM/50b0
It’s just blue-check accounts on X trying to stir up gender conflict.
Anyone who buys into it is an accomplice.
Anyone who buys into it is an accomplice.
42: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:10:17.64 ID:sieiUrfu0
I thought it was some new type of pervert, but nope.
45: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:10:27.88 ID:ywKSZNfU0
Body bags are getting bashed, but there’s nothing wrong with them. Keep using them.
https://tshop.r10s.jp/nareselect/cabinet/10/11335680/11450386/imgrc0105388198.jpg
48: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:10:35.89 ID:PTcPszX60
By the way, are waist bags forgiven now?
65: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:12:44.87 ID:e07UCgld0
>>48
I wear a waist bag as a crossbody to use it like a sling bag.
I wear a waist bag as a crossbody to use it like a sling bag.
53: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:11:27.67 ID:w7PJjX600
If I told an older woman she smells, is bald, or shouldn’t show her legs, there’d be an uproar, wouldn’t there?
61: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:12:22.87 ID:P++hF5Of0
Where is the “correct” place to keep a smartphone anyway? My pockets feel insecure.
63: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:12:24.39 ID:uAsX7E1u0
Are they discriminating against men for carrying stuff now lol?
68: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:12:52.86 ID:Bxxm8HpL0
The era of being danced around by these kinds of stupid articles is over.
71: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:13:03.57 ID:oWcuvTGB0
I switched to a waist pouch. Call it lame if you want, I couldn’t care less.
77: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:13:41.36 ID:ixtO5ewh0
The men who react to this stuff are just idiots.
81: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:14:03.16 ID:OHjsM93t0
If an old guy tries to look stylish, he just gets mocked for being delusional or “who’s this for anyway?” lol
83: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:14:27.21 ID:GXbW9UXn0
Just use a backpack already.
90: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:15:22.06 ID:u16Sfasf0
>>83
Then they’ll just write an article about how old guys trying to look young with backpacks is cringey.
Then they’ll just write an article about how old guys trying to look young with backpacks is cringey.
104: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:16:46.65 ID:kblyDfG40
Can’t wear shorts, can’t wear hoodies… 😂
105: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:16:48.58 ID:GXbW9UXn0
Why don’t we just go full Kiyoshi Yamashita style?
The “Naked General” with an onigiri in one hand and a backpack on his back.
The “Naked General” with an onigiri in one hand and a backpack on his back.
108: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:17:23.13 ID:feeLtCmY0
They’re bashing it even if you’re not middle-aged, aren’t they?
113: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:17:51.23 ID:k4t/cTO00
They only pick on people who won’t fight back.
Water flows to the lowest point.
Water flows to the lowest point.
115: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:18:06.85 ID:T5RklivG0
After all the criticism, I’m intentionally going out with a body bag.
It’s actually kind of fun.
It’s actually kind of fun.
123: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:18:45.89 ID:7JcWGMBZ0
See? Japanese men are the most discriminated against in Japan, right?
139: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:20:28.60 ID:4JMQ6sx90
Just carry a school randoseru with swords attached to both sides, that’ll be fine.
157: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:21:56.79 ID:S3DlQqhU0
> The atmosphere that “Middle-aged men = fair game for bashing”
This is what “anti-discrimination” in Japan really looks like.
169: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:22:51.49 ID:P1Gtz+8g0
You only see old guys using body bags anyway, and now they’re trying to block that too?
181: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:24:03.54 ID:OBNjxVe20
Carrying a heavy tote bag on one shoulder kills my lower back.
213: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:26:33.59 ID:3LI2wPkz0
Are eco-bag old guys permitted?
324: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:35:39.51 ID:MXj4bNGF0
You’re all overreacting to one post on X.
At this rate, we should probably regulate social media for adults too lol.
At this rate, we should probably regulate social media for adults too lol.
408: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:40:32.52 ID:f3Kpfb/J0
Thank god I have a 2-way shoulder/body bag.
525: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:50:06.35 ID:Ma794vN/0
https://i.imgur.com/ejOvVLz.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/sze2vYv.jpeg
I looked it up to see what they actually recommend, and fashion experts are all just telling middle-aged men to use body bags anyway?
https://i.imgur.com/sze2vYv.jpeg
I looked it up to see what they actually recommend, and fashion experts are all just telling middle-aged men to use body bags anyway?
611: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 08:58:02.97 ID:htMPKoR20
Please, just tell me the answer.
I’m begging you.
I’m begging you.
719: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 09:08:17.87 ID:UaI2PpyA0
Back in the day, they were pushing the “cool older guy” look…
810: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 09:16:00.86 ID:RncQEc9h0
It looks lamer when your pockets are bulging.
Too many guys don’t understand this.
Too many guys don’t understand this.
922: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 09:25:39.57 ID:JF2MeMWh0
It’s not like they’re saying it to your face, so if you’re enjoying it with your family, who cares?
If you’re all alone, well… yeah.
If you’re all alone, well… yeah.
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