#是。。。的

[cynosurus]

Spotted a 是。。。的 construction in the wild:

- 你到底是怎么认出我的？ - How did you recognise me?

New words / 生词 ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝

认出 rènchū recognition / to recognize

到底 dào​dǐ​ finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last

[xinyuehui]

⸺ You don't recognise me?

[yi3248]

captain mactavish: i'm pretty sure my lieutenant and sergeant are rawdogging each other, but that's not my business

riley and roach: we are going to make it your business

theyre just looking over each other to make sure the other isnt injured too badly, definitely, no doubt about it

[sushiisiu]

rivals

[dustykneed]

good luck, babes! 💙💛

maybe i should write a fic. hmm

(edit: if you wanted to know my personal interpretation... watch the can in bones' hand. and the colors mean things loll. i think i'll make an explanation tomorrow just for fun)

[weneverdated]

[cupcek]

꯳⃘꤫⃛͡ ♥︎ ᳝᳜᳝᳜ᰯུPULSOS FERIDOS ˃̶͈̀ॢ 💽🍇ᭅ✿

[bongtion]

💙🐱💙

🥺🖐🏻️🖐🏻️😭😭

[summeramkuv]

Let me try and see if I can send out my pictures after this update. If everyone successfully sees this, it is highly likely that I can finally send out my pictures 😭（This bug is a bit too tormenting for myself…(T⌓T)）

摸了摸反转（呃呃啊啊啊啊啊啊啊）(Ｔ▽Ｔ)

【Syzygy in Dedication, by @naffeclipse 】

[wolha]

YOU ARE MY GLORY 你是我的荣耀 2021, dir. Wang Zhi

[animepopheart]

★ 【寒可是超忙的】 「 四妹 」 ☆ ✔ republished w/permission ⊳ ⊳ follow me! insta • x • bsky

[chilibambooooo]

近期产出堆放。

[xinyuehui]

I couldn't put on a finger on why the whole tiktok migration to xhs left a sour taste in me until I got annoyed at recent subtle sinophobic comments towards Love and Deepspace left in the tags. (It's a Chinese game that has a global/English server)

Which had me thinking and seeking out if other people felt the same way. The Americans found a new platform, the Chinese on the platform are welcoming and attempts to speak to the Americans in English. Cool, what is left? The third group of people out here that aren't Americans or Chinese in China, it's us Chinese diaspora that live outside of China (in particular the west). We learnt English, forced to erase everything Chinese about ourselves to fit in here fit in there but never fully get accepted into any community. Online spaces are no better, we get all sorts of hate even though we are all communicating in English. One comment that I read on tumblr here a while back that really struck me was op posted something regrading Chinese culture and some white person dismissed op for having a Chinese url so they must not speak English to speak on a Chinese topic.

Americans barging themselves into other people's spaces seemingly with no effort is the most white privilege behaviour ever. Some of them don't bother learning the language, the culture, or social etiquettes. To call it 'refugees' in this current climate is lowkey insensitive even as a joke. Some are just outright racist saying they are there to colonise the app. The offhanded uninformed political jokes are also on thin ice. If this was reversed and a massive group of Chinese people suddenly joins instagram/twitter/tumblr, starts posting in Chinese, the comment sections will not be as 'haha funny' and 'wholesome' as the ones on xhs.

White people posting selfies on the app is harvesting thousands of likes and compliments is the prime example of white privilege, they don't have to work hard to get far, boosting their egos further more. How am I supposed to feel even when I share something on here of my culture either get no recognition or sinophobic comments?

There's a sense of helplessness when I see my people pandering to the white, similar to when Chinese diaspora/Chinese in China on the discussion of cultural appropriation. The experiences the two groups have are vastly different. I don't blame them for this. China, for the most part, is still a very closed society, a handful of them probably never left the country, interacted with a white person or had any prejudice against them for being Chinese. To them, it's just an amusing conversation or two without much thought. At the end of the day when the Americans leave the app, it'll be another fever dream. But for us, we still have to go to work with these privileged white people, come home from work to what I thought was a Chinese safe space to find that insufferable co-worker is on xhs going 'hello China [google translate some nonsense]'.

That said, I suppose for me who is able to post this on tumblr is a somewhat privilege move. For the people in China, it is an avenue to interact with Americans on a large scale without having to use a vpn. The welcoming atmosphere gives me peace knowing that to be respectful is still in our core. For the Americans, whether they are on the app out of spite without thinking of the consequences or to learn about China with an open mind, only time will tell if they will remain on xhs after the fad dies out.

[marilearnsmandarin]

This 5-year, one-question-a-day diary was one of the prizes from the beautiful notes contest and one of my resolutions is getting into the habit of writing on it every evening.

Would anyone be interested in my sharing the prompts here every day?

This is the first one:

今年的目标是什么？

What is this year's goal?

[marble-pop]

meeem time part I forgot skull emoji

Og

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