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[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.

[ruanbaijie]

shen zhiheng and his “oh you little fucker” smiles reserved for li yingliang and li yingliang alone SNOWFALL 冰雪谣 (2024) 1.03

[raindear-a]

Idolish7 Meme

[marilearnsmandarin]

[dahliavxvii]

Keith Moon is the first member of The Who that I get to know. It is from Dio's autobiography, a long time ago where I first read about his story , or to say, legendary deed. Dio was telling some crazy little stories about Cozy Powell, and then suddenly he remembered and mentioned an amazing story of Moonie. At that time I was really shocked and thought: What a marvelous girl…(…sorry, i mean, guy) I must know more about him someday. And let's review the story!

I don't know when exactly this happened, I can only confirm that it was sometime between 1975 and 1978.

I'm still uncertain, but Keith has the potential to become my favorite member in this band.

[shijiujun]

JIE JIE STEP ON ME PLEASE | EP. 17 - Sang Jiu gets her revenge, she’s walking with confidence and her head held high and no turning back

[chentailai]

long time no see ，everyone。 I finally got my hands on 《This Land Is Our Land》

especially thanks to my deliveryman, who swam across the Pacific for whole two months😂

[trashdumper]

From Wolfgang’s autobiography before the pruned version

[murderedbyhomework]

Li Xiangyi is the sun, Li Lianhua is the moon, but have you ever considered:

There’s not much difference between the sun and the moon, really, not in the end. The sun might be brighter, it might be more magnetic and all consuming and eye catching, so that you can’t help but stare at it even as its light blinds you, the moon might be paler and more damaged, it might be dimmer and easier to stare at for ages, but they’re both the same, in the end. They’re both beautiful yet so so distant, hanging in the sky more precious than any jewel you could want, but they’re unreachable, you could leap into the sky, you could throw yourself into the sea just to catch its mirage, but you’ll never touch them. That’s okay though, because even as you plummet from the sky or sink into the depths of the ocean, you can derive comfort from the way their light caressed you for an instant. And that makes it all worth it, doesn't it?

[chryso-chryso]

Melody Journey ep2's 颠倒之间 performance is now on spotify!

ep 1, ep 3, ep 4, ep 6, ep 7, ep 8, ep 11!

[oobbbear]

下午好，刚刚发现海娜塌房了（泣

所有电子榨菜都塌了我拿啥下饭

[wangmiao]

Rare sighting of Zhang Luyi (for Zegna)!

[raindear-a]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYO SAN!🎉🎊🎁🎂

[marilearnsmandarin]

[extraordinarilyextreme]

“我们...... 认识吗？” "Do we... know each other?"

- 山水有重逢 / since even mountains and water will reunite, we will surely meet again

棋魂 / Hikaru no Go (2020) ep. 30 | 了不起的女孩 / Dear Missy (2020) ep. 35

bonus knives below:

This is a parallel universe, but Shi Guang still lost Chu Ying.

Yao Yuan doesn't know that Chu Ying left, but Zhang Chao knows, which is why the expression in his eyes harbor such guilt.

那场戏的设定其实是我不能去认出时光的一个设定。很奇怪大家都在现场，因为在另外一个组嘛，另外的导演也在。所以我们不能把之前组的气氛完全带过来。但是很难的是我们大家在拍之前的那种感觉都...... 时光走进来，大家都闪着泪花的那种感觉。导演也有点盯不住的。但大家还是去完成了一个不得已就是不认识的一场戏。 The set-up of that scene was one where I actually couldn't recognize and acknowledge Shi Guang. It was weird because everyone was on set, yet it was a different crew, and another director was also present. So we couldn't completely bring in the atmosphere of the previous crew. But what was really difficult was everyone's feeling before we started filming, which was... when Shi Guang walked in, everyone's eyes were glistening with tears. Even the director couldn't really keep a close watch. But everyone still went and completed such a scene where [we] had no choice but to not recognize [Shi Guang].

[nosecondivelived]

eason chan when i catch you. when i catch you eason chan.