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was hololive invented by blind japanese women in the edo period?
>'goze' is a japanese historic term literally meaning 'blind woman' referring to women who would perform music for donations
>goze belonged to specific goze organisations and these allowed blind women a degree of independence in pursuing their careers as musicians
>the central rules governing goze behavior was to obey teachers, be humble towards donors, and not engage in activities that might contravene the morality of the feudal society in which goze operated
>the most important rule was celibacy. If such an offense was detected, it easily resulted in the expulsion of a goze from the group
>these stipulations were made and enforced for several reasons: if a goze did have a lover or if she married, she would have financial support from an outside source, and thus needed no further charity
>the stipulations were developed to protect the image of the goze group as a legitimate non-profit organization and protect it from the appearing to be, or devolving into, a prostitution ring
>'goze' is a japanese historic term literally meaning 'blind woman' referring to women who would perform music for donations
>goze belonged to specific goze organisations and these allowed blind women a degree of independence in pursuing their careers as musicians
>the central rules governing goze behavior was to obey teachers, be humble towards donors, and not engage in activities that might contravene the morality of the feudal society in which goze operated
>the most important rule was celibacy. If such an offense was detected, it easily resulted in the expulsion of a goze from the group
>these stipulations were made and enforced for several reasons: if a goze did have a lover or if she married, she would have financial support from an outside source, and thus needed no further charity
>the stipulations were developed to protect the image of the goze group as a legitimate non-profit organization and protect it from the appearing to be, or devolving into, a prostitution ring
