omg Zachary Ying has debuted as a New York Times bestseller while Iron Widow has held on for a 29th (!!) week which means I'm on the list in 2 different age categories with 2 different books! 😱
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING MY UNHINGED SCI-FI/CHINESE HISTORY MASHUPS 😭
Someone died at a Taylor Swift concert in Rio because the arena got to 60 DEGREES (140F) due to the venue sealing the air vents so people outside couldn't watch?! And they banned people from bringing their own water to force them to buy the marked-up bottles on location???
The way there was a ritual in Chinese history so sacred only 6 emperors have done it, with the first 5 being the absolute most famous cream of the crop, but then a really mid emperor did it and it stopped being cool immediately and no one did it again for the 1000 years after 😭
Totally forgot cheese isn't really a thing in most of China and it's absolutely wild to read a thread full of people going "I thought cheese would be so delicious by the way Tom and Jerry ate it on TV but when I had it for real for the first time I was so disappointed : ("
Cannot believe I have to say this but characters should be judged for what they believe at the END of a story, not the start. Because, you know, writers often give characters intentional flaws and questionable opinions at the beginning for them to overcome through the story 💀
i am SO TIRED of the monkeypox misinformation - it is NOT limited to gay men. It is NOT an STD. ANYONE CAN GET IT AND THE VIRUS CAN LIVE ON A SURFACE FOR DAYS!!
#BREAKING
United States vetoes Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, and immediate and unconditional release of all hostages
VOTE
In Favour: 13
Against: 1 (US)
Abstain: 1 (UK)
No for real did the Netflix ATLA show's prop department not consult any Chinese speakers because this is SO weird it's like a mix between classical Chinese and Google translate 😭 it reads like "We hath yet to regard any proof of human civilization's existence"
ALL RIGHT BY POPULAR DEMAND HERE WE GO: Everything culturally right and wrong with Mulan 1998, the thread -
(Disclaimer: This movie never marketed itself on authenticity, so I'll only be nitpicking for educational purposes)
I just think if someone dies at your concert in such a tragic way, even if you weren't personally responsible, you should at least reach out to the family and offer to cover all funeral expenses instead of leaving them crowdfunding to bring their loved one's body home.
Someone died at a Taylor Swift concert in Rio because the arena got to 60 DEGREES (140F) due to the venue sealing the air vents so people outside couldn't watch?! And they banned people from bringing their own water to force them to buy the marked-up bottles on location???
DO NOT WATCH
#MULAN
. DO NOT GIVE A SINGLE CENT OF YOUR MONEY TO IT. DO NOT ENCOURAGE DISNEY TO MAKE MORE MOVIES LIKE IT.
THAT WAS ABSOLUTE TORTURE. SO MUCH WORSE THAN I EXPECTED. I AM TIRED AND UPSET AND DRAINED.
?? MY BOOK ??? IS GETTING DEVELOPED AS A MOVIE BY THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THE TWILIGHT, HUNGER GAMES, AND DIVERGENT MOVIES HAPPEN????
BRO AT THE START OF 2020 I WAS JUST SOME LOSER FRESH OUT OF UNIVERSITY GETTING YELLED AT BY THEIR PARENTS TO GO GET A "PROPER JOB" 😭
some people assume anime characters are white just because they have colorful hair and eyes but BELIEVE ME, if anime wants to let you know a character is white THEY LET YOU KNOW
I am following the developing political unrest in the UK, an island country off the coast of Europe under rule of an ailing monarch and a corruption-laden government, with deep concern. I urge the international community to keep the people of the UK in its thoughts and prayers.
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just voted to give Israel $14.3 billion in more weapons to deepen US complicity in Israel's genocidal attacks against Palestinians in Gaza. A shameful day in Congress.
You can't understand Japanese culture by watching anime.
You can't understand Korean culture by listening to K-pop.
You can't understand Chinese culture by watching c-dramas.
Obviously totally okay to love those things, but realize that they're just entertainment.
white people writing Asians: Dear Ancestors, today has been an auspicious day. I have mastered discipline over my martial art and greatly honored my sensei. I am praying in the temple that this good fortune continues, for I would need it to fight my forced arranged marriage. I
This is straight up justifying gen0c1de btw. Don't fall into the trap of "proving" the morality of Palestinians in response to takes like this because it does not matter. Nothing justifies the indiscriminate bombing of millions in a concentrated area, period.
y'all there's legit a god of male love in Chinese myth, Tu'er Shen (the Rabbit God). he got beat to death for thirsting after a handsome official but the underworld guards were like "u know what? ur crime was one of love, go back up and become a patron deity of men who love men."
I am so fucking tired of people saying it's antisemitic to not want 2 million people to be bombed, trapped, and deprived of water, electricity, and aid for the actions of a few thousand
Representation matters in both the cast AND the script writing team. If you just have POC actors but no POC writers, it's a bunch of white people using POC as puppets to play out their weird "xx culture through a fetishized Caucasian lens" fantasy. How do you not see the problem?
I wish the news would stop focusing so much on TikTok when the banning of WeChat is by far more damaging!! The headlines should read "US Bans Chief Communication App Between Chinese People, Severing Only Link Between Chinese Diaspora and Their Families in China"
i guarantee you that not a single woman has heard the phrase "you'll change your mind about marriage / having children 😊" and thought of thanking you for your boundless wisdom instead of wanting to murder you on the spot
Boris Johnson forced to resign
Shinzo Abe assassinated
Bongbong Marcos testing positive for COVID
Sri Lankan political dynasty overthrown by protestors
loving the energy this week
Went to the Vietnam Women's Museum and found out about this girl Võ Thị Thắng who was arrested for an assassination attempt during the Vietnam War and when they sentenced her to 20 years she was like "I don't think your government will last long enough to give that sentence" 😭
How about you directly admit you claimed a mother and a grandfather holding a dead baby were posing with a doll. His name was Muhammad Hani Al-Zahar and he was 5 months old.
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HIGHLIGHT OF MY MULAN THREAD COMMENTS IS TWO ACTUAL PRODUCTION STAFF OF MULAN SHOWING UP
Thank you
@BaldMelonTim
and
@jsanford
for being a part of creating such an important piece of my childhood 😭
But not sorry for roasting y'all lmaoo
Amina Ghanem, 13 years old, says. We were sleeping and we heard the sound of tanks when they came and walked over the caravan in which I, my father, and my brothers lived.
"Pretty insensitive of you to celebrate the death of an old woman who had nothing to do with politics 🥲"
Also pretty insensitive of Liz to profit from the inheritence of a colonial regime that destroyed like 2/3rds of the world for spices they didn't even use but go off
Chinese mythology is so weird what do you mean this man died from shock when he found out his wife was a sexy snake woman that achieved immortality and then came back to life because he realized he wanted to smash that snussy after all
#BREAKING
United States vetoes Security Council resolution recommending observer State of Palestine be granted full United Nations membership
Result of the vote:
IN FAVOR: 12
AGAINST: 1
ABSTAIN: 2
JUST IN: U.S. House votes 234-188 to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her remarks and actions in response to the Israel-Hamas war.
Several Democrats voted with Republicans in support of the measure.
So stoked to present the cover of HEAVENLY TYRANT, the sequel to IRON WIDOW, my sci-fi reimagining of China's only female emperor!
HT is a book about consequences, reactionary pushback, and the price of power - and oh BOY does the symbolism in this cover capture that 😳
THREAD: why the notion that MSG is bad for you is a racist hoax and needlessly deprived us of so much deliciousness
so MSG was first isolated in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda, who also coined the term "umami" for the flavor 1/?
Celebrities be like "I'm not taking sides in this conflict 🙏 I weep for ALL civilians, can't we just get along" and then delete their posts as soon as they realize they used a picture of Palestinian children being bombed instead of Israeli ones
Oh wow a really really popular ship in a manga that's been going for 30 years (Detective Conan) just got hit with the revelation that they're actually cousins 😅 Imagine being one of the longtime shippers....
It makes me laugh so hard when people threaten to not order Heavenly Tyrant due to my support for Palestine cause like...Do you think I give a sh*t? Do you think my books matter compared to real lives? Did you think I write about systemic oppression just for the ~ aesthetic ~?
2nd half made me so disappointed I wrote my own book exploring its basic concept of mechas being piloted in boy/girl pairs the way I wish it had done and it became a bestseller with a Hollywood movie deal and approval by actual Franxx production staff
Me: I can't believe the US has 331 million people and can't produce two presidential candidates better than Biden and Tr*mp
My dad: Why surprised? China has 1.4 billion people and can't find 11 people who play soccer properly
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MACRON calls for a ceasefire on BBC: “I think the only solution we have is a ceasefire because it's impossible to explain we want to fight against terrorism by killing innocent people."
In case any of you thought I was just kidding about taking my official author photo in a cow suit....I wasn't
It really is the photo that's making it into print.