Status Updates From Geisha of Gion: The Memoir ...

according to mineko, mizuage has nothing to do with virginity or sex at all and that’s horrifyingly disgusting if true because why would arthur golden manipulate the truth that way. disgusting man!!

Though their lives seem glamorous they are still working. They perform a job and live in a society that is highly based on etiquette and unbreakable rules. It can be physical and psychological torture the way they are expected to behave. It may seem like opulence and partying from the outside but these women are suffering in a way. They forgo hobbies, interests, and normal life experience to please others.

The pressure Mineko put on herself feels unbearable. She strived for perfection and being number one in her field. She worked every single day of the year, getting such little sleep it’s unfathomable a human is capable of such behavior. Geisha seem so fortunate in how much money they make, how expensive their clothing is, and how they are treated with such high regard. Continued…

Mineko was raised primarily by women in a very matriarchal society. Because of this she may not have felt the pressure to submit to and accept the behavior of men that the patriarchy often trains women to do. However the competition between women is evident and a patriarchal trait. One can’t help but wonder if her popularity with mainly men fueled this, as if women were jealous of the attention she got over them.

Mineko is a bad bitch! Threatening to stab a man for embarrassing her and dragging her around on the ground exposing her. Actually stabbing a man who groped her on the street. She is continuously explaining why it’s a misconception that geisha were sexual with their customer and it’s clear she didn’t take any shit from men. Continued….

Mineko had such a unique experience with her siblings. She grew up with some but didn’t find out others existed until existed until later. Yaeko is her villain and also an older sister she never really shared parents with.