#and understood why she couldn't come out to fuji

[desperatepleasures]

🖍️♻️❤️ for the ask meme!

🖍Post Any sentence from your wip

here, have a sentence i added once i decided to lean into the Weirdness of the Weird Harukan Porn:

Sometimes he’s not sure whether he wants to fuck Kantarou or eat him.

♻️A scrapped idea for your current WIP

i'm starting the tfem haruka story *after* she comes out to kantarou and youko now, which means for now im leaving out an earlier conversation between her and sugino where sugino gets very Upset with her for saying she has feelings for kantarou when that stupid idiot jerk human doesn't even know that she's a woman!

[impossiblelibrary]

Today's rant brought to you by: Queer Eye Japan, can we all just try to be as kind as they try to be?

After watching the Queer Eye Japan super short season, I wanted to google to see the overall reaction to the show, make sure that my western eyes were correct in seeing the care that was given to the culture. Were cultural taboos, other than being outwardly gay, crossed? So I find this article in the top results and other than the perspective, why tho? Tokyoesque.com had an article with a higher reading level, with surface level appreciation but at least better written.

I can't get over this hate article though. Unfounded, dumb, wrong and incorrect. Do not go forward unless you like that blistering kind of anger from me.

But the reasons just get weaker as the article extends: "Hurts the country it set out to save?" Looking for white savior much? They did not go to save Japan, they gave some free shit to like 4-5 people, think smaller.

Their culture guide wasn't gay enough.

You want to suggest any lgbt insta models or celebrities, use your platform to raises some up?

"There is a growing sexless culture in Japan for married and unmarried people, and it is perilous watching Queer Eye present this without any context behind what is driving this behavior."

Sexiness is what the fab 5 embrace, unfortunately and it was probably discussed behind the scenes of how much talking about sex was allowed or polite and the conversation of not having sex is closer to the tip of the tongue rather than the feeling of sexiness. The West is not the ones blasting that information. It is across multiple Japanese printed newspapers and online stories by now and the "context" is still being discussed and debated amongst Japanese. So I don't think any outsiders should be weighing in or "explaining" this phenomenon. We can repeat what we have been told but guessing at the reasons is not our place. The reasons illustrated by the author of the article seem lacking, a take but not the only one, but who am I to speak on that being in a sexual relationship with someone who pulls from that culture?

Kiko begins to lecture Yoko-san on how she “threw away her womanhood” (referring to a Japanese idiom, onna wo suteru) by going makeup-free and wearing drab, shapeless clothes.

The mistranslation by the subtitles fixed by this author was necessary information. But Kiko didn't lecture her on it, it was brought up by Yoko before any of them arrived, that was her theme, that was what she had decided to focus on. Meanwhile, if you watched Jonathan, he understood there was no time to spend on makeup and skincare so provided her a one instrument, 3 points of color on the skin to feel prettier. That and the entire episode being the 5 treating her like a woman on a date, not trying to hook her up, which is what they did in American eps.

"In teaching a Japanese woman, who already struggles to find time for herself, how to make an English recipe, Antoni is making great TV and nothing more."

So Antoni shouldn't have taught her apple pie because it's too exotic for a Japanese woman. (Can you smell the sexism?)

He didn't make an apple pie, altho Yoko did mention her mother made that for her when she was a kid. He made an apple tartine after going to a Japanese bakery who makes that all the time. Then highlighted the apples came from Fuji in true Japanese media fashion. Honey, American television doesn't usually highlight where the ingredients come from. A Japanese producer told him to do that. So all worries handled within the same ep. She got Japanese ingredients, had the recipe shown to her and then made it for her friends in her own house. Did the author actually watch this show or nah?

"beaten over the head with his western self-help logic. “You have to live for yourself,” he says."

The style of build up the 5 went for was confrontational but in a "I'm fighting for you" way. It's hard to describe, but the best I can say is, a person has multiple voices in their head, from parents, siblings, society, and maybe themselves. By being loud and obnoxious, American staples right there, they are adding one more voice. You deserve this, you are amazing, you are worth it. I know this is against most Japanese cultural modesty, but maybe it shouldn't be.

Sarcasm lies ahead:

Apparently: mispronunciation is microaggressions, not just someone who had a sucky school system. Yea okay, They're laughing at the language not at how stumbling these monolinguals are with visiting another country. Mmhm. Japanese don't say I love you and don't touch and that should stay that way instead of maybe, once in awhile, feeling like they can hug. Yeah, let's just ignore Yoko's break down that she had never hugged her lifelong friend after hugging strangers multiple times. Maid cafes are never sexualized in Japan ever, just don't go down that one street in Akihabara where the men are led off by the hand sheepishly blushing. Gag me. And Japanese men love to cry in front of their wives and would never break down once the wife leaves. I have never seen a Japanese movie showcase that move. Grr.

"I identify as many cultures."

So you're a Japanese man when it's convenient for you to get an article published? Are you nationally Japanese or just ethnically or culturally?

Homeland is an inherently racist word?

"After the Bush administration created the Department of Homeland Security after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a Republican consultant and speechwriter Peggy Noonan urged, “the name Homeland Security grates on a lot of people, understandably. Homeland isn’t really an American word, it’s not something we used to say or say now.”

Yes, let's use a Washington Post article rather than a etymology professor. Yes, the google search results increased after 2001 Homeland Security was used but the word has been around since the 1660s and I've read multiple turn of the century lit on white people returning to their homeland, i.e. the town off the coast they were born in.

"But" is not disagreeing. I think the repeated offender for the author is the not acknowledging the makeover-ees feelings. But, that is how LGBT have decided to deal with the inner voices that invade from society. They are just that, not our own, they are the influence of society, and we can choose, we have to choose, to be influenced by someone, anyone else.

Karamo can't speak about being black when an Asian is speaking about being Asian, even though the Asian gay man was feeling alone. It's called relating bitches, and I'm done with people saying that is redirecting the conversation, it's extending the conversation. That's how we talk, the spotlight is shared, especially when someone's about to cry and doesn't want to be seen as crying, time to turn the spotlight.

The gay monk wasn't good enough, you should have invited the gay politician.

Yeah, causes I'm sure a politician has all the time in the world for a quick stint and cry. They picked a Japanese monk who travels to NY because they had a guest who travels to the West too. Did you want him to stop traveling back and forth? Did you want a pure, ethnic and cultural Japanese gay man who has no ties to the west to talk to this Western educated young man? Seriously?

This is just not how it works in Japan.

Being in a multi-cultural marriage between two rebels, discussions on facets of culture are plenty in my household. Culture should be respected enough to be considered but not held on a pedestal like we should never adjust or throw some things out. LGBT being quiet and private for instance. "Being seen" was Jonathan's advice, and a good one especially for a Japanese gay man that was called feminine since he was a kid. Some gay men can hide, but as Jonathan said, he couldn't hide what he was, he couldn't hide this. So fuck it. Don't hide. It's actually more dangerous for a feminine man to come off as anxious rather than gay and proud. It makes you more of a target if they think you won't fight back. Proud means, Imma throw hands too, bitch.

This is also from the civil rights playbook going back to Black America: never hold a protest or a fight without the cameras, without being seen. LGBT have found the more seen they are, in media, in the streets, the better off we are. When LGBT Americans were being "private" about our lifestyles, we died, a la 1980s. They won't care if you start dying off if they never saw you to begin with.

And hence why I think the author's real anger is from these 5 being seen dancing flamboyantly in Shibuya, in Harajuku, afforded the privilege of doing this safely because of their tourist status, cameras and very low violence rate in Tokyo, loud and obnoxiously. Honestly, they wouldn't have been invited or nominated if they didn't want that brash American-ness coming into their home, just for a taste, at least.

Here's my real anger, my own jealousy: Japan's queer community currently does not have marriage or adoption rights. US does, so we have progressed further. But we are also not that many years from being tied to cow fences with barbed wire, beaten with baseball bats and left for dead overnight. If things are so bad over there, maybe take a few pages from the civil right playbook we took so much time to perfect and produced by the Black Americans who fought first. But so far, I only hear loss of jobs and marriages, which we still have here too. Stop trying to divide us, we are one community, LGBT around the world and we are here to try to help. Take it or leave it, it's not like we're going to go organize your own Pride parade for you.

Rant over? I guess. Is this important enough to be put in the google results along with his. Hell no, anyone with half a mind can see he's reaching more than half the time. And any argument about: this wasn't covered! There are a shit ton of conversations that are not covered in the 45 min they have. They are not a civil rights show, it's a makeover show, doing their best in that direction anyway. Know what it is.

Next blog post, what research I would guess was happening behind the scenes for each of the 5? I'm pretty sure I saw Jonathan doing Japanese style makeup there...

[naturezoneunite]

Elemental Wars Book Of Wishes Chapter VII: New Student|The Sword Of Combustion

Friday Morning at school in 1st period class (Math Class), the new student introduced him to the rest of the class. "Greetings everyone, my name is Zak Sakagami, I'm new to this school, please to meet your acquaintance." Zak took his sear next to Anstice.

Few hours later at 5th period (Gym Class), All Boys and Girls, Freshmen To Seniors participated in the Boys vs Girls Relay Race. Riku vs Allison, Anstice vs Elena, Zak vs Sukina, and Lastly Junis vs Kimichi.

Riku tagged Anstice, Allison tagged Elena, Anstice tagged Zak, Elena tagged Sukina, Lastly Sukina tagged Kimichi, Zak tagged Junis. Junis and Kimichi was neck and neck in the Boys vs Girls Relay Race.

"Well we are halfway close to the finish line." "Indeed, we got this far but one of us will be victorious." "That will be me." "We will see about that." Junis and Kimichi ran at super speed, passing the finish line, they stopped at the entrance of the gym.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, We have a winner! 1st in place and winner of the Boys vs Girls Relay Race is Junis Yakamura!" "2nd in place in the Boys vs Girls Relay Race is Kimichi Ishikawa!" "3rd In the place in the Boys vs Girls Relay Race is Sukina Akamine!" "4th in place is Zak Sakagami." "5th in place is Anstice Galanos." "6th in place is Elena." "7th in place is Allison Dominique." "8th in place is Riku Griffin." The boys hoisted the Boys vs Girls Relay Race Trophy, congratulated the girls for the hard work and effort.

Later at 6th period (Lunchtime), Junis and Kimichi was eating Strawberry Cake, drinking Frost Flurry Cocktail together. "How was the meeting at the Nightclub with your mother?" "The meeting was successful, her boss from her second job decided to give my mother a raise." "How about you?" "Hmm?" "I heard the jerk tried to rape Akamine San, and he hurt you." Junis was silent. "Yeah, but I don't know what happened, when he tried to rape her, I snapped and killed him." "Yakamura Kun?" "What happened to you that night?" "I can't remember."

Both Yakamura and Ishikawa changed the subject and talked about something else. "What else happened?" "Mother and I trained at home in the basement." "What kind of training?" "Kendo Training." "What is Kendo?" "You're kidding right?" "Not at all, I'm serious." "Very well, I will teach you everything about Kendo." "Listen carefully to what i am about to tell you."

Junis listens as Kimichi tells him the history of Kendo, the meaning, and the rules of Kendo. He was surprised, gained a lot of information about Kendo. Later after school, Mrs. Ishikawa took Kimichi and Junis home, cooked Chicken Alfredo, White Rice, Black Eyed Peas with Iced Tea as both of them took their seats. They started eating their dinner, it was peaceful, enjoyable like it should be.

After eating dinner, Kimichi wanted to speak to Junis alone. "Yakamura Kun." "What is it Ishikawa San?" "Do you know or have you met Sakagami?" Junis looked at her and shook his head. "I'm afraid not, I never met him before." "I don't have any memories of Zak Sakagami."

She was sad that she don't remember Zak, especially never meeting him in the past. "I'm really sorry I couldn't help you, maybe next time okay?" Junis said as he went to bed. Kimichi started thinking of a way to help Both Yakamura and Sakagami regain their memories. She knew that she couldn't do it on her own, she went to bed.

Saturday Morning 11am at the bakery in Shenzhen, Principal Akamine and Mrs. Ishikawa began talking about the two students. "Ishikawa, explain why are we here?" "We are here because of Mr. Yakamura and Mr. Sakagami." 'What about them?" Mrs. Ishikawa needed a moment to think about it.

After thinking about it for 15 minutes, she began explaining to her about Junis and Zak. "Did Mr. Yakamura and Mr. Sakagami meet each other in the past." Principle Akamine glared at Mrs. Ishikawa really uncomfortable. "Answer the question, did they meet before." "Yes or No?" Principal Akamine got up, slammed her hands on the table very irritated.

You seriously have the guts to asked me a unusual question. "We are not going to be here all day, are you going to answer my question or not?" Principal Akamine sighed, sat back in her seat to continue the conversation. "Fine, but nobody should know about our conversation, especially Mr. Yakamura and Mr. Sakagami." Principal Akamine said. "My lips are sealed, i won't tell a single soul about this." Mrs. Ishikawa said.

Meanwhile in Tokyo, Japan, Anstice and Riku was talking about something new until Junis showed up 10 minutes early. "Good morning guys." Junis said waving at his friends. "Good morning dude." "How's it going?" "Good." "What's going on here?" "Well we was talking about the history of the blade called Nenshō burēdo (Combustion Blade)." "Legends say that the Combustion Blade is located inside the dangerous volcano here in Tokyo, Japan called Mount Fuji.

Riku told the entire story of the Combustion Blade, Mount Fuji, and the guardian that protects the blade waits for the hero to take the Combustion Blade and become the hero to slay evil. Junis understood everything Riku and Anstice told them.

"When should we go and obtain such a legendary blade?" "9pm is the time we will go, are you sure you can deal with it?" "I'm absolutely sure." "Let's chill out for a couple of hours."

10 hours passed, Junis and Anstice arrived at Mount Fuji. "There it is, Mount Fuji, where the Combustion Blade sleeps." "Woah..." "That is cool." "Wait where's Riku?" "He stayed home 2 hours before the time he was supposed to meet us here." "But don't worry I invited somebody that will join us." "Who?"

Zak showed up and waved at Junis and Anstice. "Hello guys, I'm here." "Oh shit, I sent the wrong person." "You didn't sent him here?" "No." "Well, Akamine San sent me here." "Should I go back?" Anstice was about to deny his request of help but Junis decided to chat with him. Excuse us for a second. They started whispering so Zak couldn't hear it. "I'm taking him back home." "Anstice you can't do that to him, he's our friend, he can be very supportive." "But, but." "No buts, either go along with this or I'm going home."

Anstice sighed irritated, agreed to go along with Zak helping him and Junis. "Fine." Few moments later, the guardian fought Junis, however the guardian was defeated when Junis and Zak worked together. "Thank you Zak." "Glad to help you out Junis." "You know what to do Zak."

Junis jumps and Zak threw him into Mount Fuji feeling intense energy coming from the blade. "Is Junis okay Anstice?" "I trust him, he will find a way." Junis walks close to the Legendary Blade, witnessing the glimpse of its power. The Temperature of Mount Fuji was rising from 80% to 98%, Anstice and Zak was freaking out. "Junis please hurry!" "Hurry!!!" Junis grabs the top of the blade and tries to pull it out of its pedestal. "It's stuck, I can't..."

"Don't give in Junis!" "Remember who you are, I believe in you!" "Zak believes in you!" "Kimichi believes in you!!!" Junis starts to pull harder, having memories about the monster who killed his mother, his father, and his brothers. Junis growls and his right eyes glowing bright red. "I won't give in to that monster..." The legendary blade almost released, he pulled it out with all his might, raised the Combustion blade up in the air, roared loud like a dragon, everyone in Japan and China heard it.

Anstice and Zak was shocked by his power. "Oh my God." "That was amazing!" All of the Heat,Smoke,Lava, and Ashes were absorbed by Junis. Junis put the Combustion Blade behind his back and got out of Mount Fuji by himself. his right eye turned back to normal once he got out.

1 hour and 45 minutes later, Junis arrived at home late, Kimichi was shocked and hugged him. "I'm really glad you came home safe and sound." "It's a long story." Junis explained everything that happened. "So that's where the roar came from, you had a vision of the monster who killed your family?" "Yeah..."

"Well is there anything I can do to help?" "Well since you asked, there i one thing." "I want to test my blade against you." "Wait, what!?" "I mean it, in our first battle, what do you say?" "Deal, but Mon-Tues after school, how does that sound?" "Sounds like a excellent idea, I'm in."

"However, I will be strict with you." "I will treat our first training montage like a war." "Do you understand, Yakamura Kun?" He was silent for a couple of minutes, but he took the risk because he was to be stronger and save everyone. "I understand, I won't let you down, I will give in my all." Junis and Kimichi went to bed.