Ooh I've been wondering where the American branch of CST would pop up. They're so popular in Taiwan that I assumed they must have branched out to the US by now.
I tried this 2 years ago, it was sad. Never again until I am at least 40-50.I grew out my facial hair for two weeks and I did not like the result. I look like I'm about to try and sell you artisanal hipster meth.
It kind of bothers me that people are calling Lebron James, Qing or Ching James.
Shit is too close to a racial slur and I don't trust "progressive" Era to know better.
I don't think there's a for sure origin for Chink, but my father told me it came from Qing / Ching dynasty.I saw that too and was irked as well..... I don't consider it racist but it just sounds so ignorant....
I thought it was a pun off Qing and Queen, which is both racist and sexist.
Qing was also a king of sorts once upon a time. So I guess they aren't wrong.@KingJames is Lebron's twitter handle. King James has been his nickname for a long while, so it's probably a riff of that. They probably think "Qing" is pronounced the same as "King."
Oh, this never occurred to me. They probably knew about Qing for the first time from Joe Tsai's open letter.@KingJames is Lebron's twitter handle. King James has been his nickname for a long while, so it's probably a riff of that. They probably think "Qing" is pronounced the same as "King."
@KingJames is Lebron's twitter handle. King James has been his nickname for a long while, so it's probably a riff of that. They probably think "Qing" is pronounced the same as "King."
Bay Area is the only place where there are regular, one-hour queues for boba (and freaking everything).
I doubt they know how Qing is supposed to be pronounced, so it's more of a Quing sound to themIt kind of bothers me that people are calling Lebron James, Qing or Ching James.
Shit is too close to a racial slur and I don't trust "progressive" Era to know better.
Which is why I didn't report them. I'm gonna assume they don't know, still rubs me the wrong way of course with how anti Chinese this place has become.I doubt they know how Qing is supposed to be pronounced, so it's more of a Quing sound to them
I appreciate your threads.I've become increasingly aware that Era is one of the more toxic environments I've come across on the Internet, and I realize it's the privilege for me to say that it's where I encounter most of my daily racism, but maybe I should...step away for a while. It's so emotionally draining to deal with people here.
You are absolutely right, and I've had to do that myself. It's astounding how this place has become a parody of itself--it tries to be so far left that it loops into the right with its dogpiling and regressive groupthink.I've become increasingly aware that Era is one of the more toxic environments I've come across on the Internet, and I realize it's the privilege for me to say that it's where I encounter most of my daily racism, but maybe I should...step away for a while. It's so emotionally draining to deal with people here.
Basically two things mods turn a blind eye to on this forum. Asian racism and religion.Good lord. I guess you can spew any nonsense you want if it's a criticism on China.
Basically two things mods turn a blind eye to on this forum. Asian racism and religion.
Loving the Asian not Asian podcast. Thanks for the rec! Any rec for Asian American women or duos podcasts for the other side of the coin?
These fuckers so woke they're sleepwalking.Just remember all this forum content is armchair activism at its finest.
Agreed. It's by design. It stings worse when it's one of your own.To Pet, and others who have replied to me:
This is what I am getting at when I bring up the fact that Cerium, an Asian American, owns this place.
He owns the place.
He sets the TOS.
He makes the rules.
He decides what is allowed and what is not allowed?
Notice how the mods here are uber on the ball when it comes to being aggressively against any perceived transphobia?
Notice how at least one mod here has a hair trigger for anything that can be perceived as anti-Israeli?
My point is that why can't Cerium inform the mod team that anti-Asian shit doesn't fly here just as much as transphobia doesn't fly here.
He doesn't need to get actively involved; he just needs to set the rules against Anti-Asian shit and make sure they're enforced.
I don't think this is a huge ask.
I want mods to do something with "Fuck China" but obviously mods think it's even OK to post "Fuck Bruce Lee".
I'll try to elaborate more when I have more time but here's a question. If it's truly about the government and not about the people.. why not at the bare minimum replace fuck China with fuck the CCP?
Yeah, you don't see people saying "Fuck the US". It's always Trump or the GOP.I'll try to elaborate more when I have more time but here's a question. If it's truly about the government and not about the people.. why not at the bare minimum replace fuck China with fuck the CCP?
The usual defense is 'I didn't vote for him!' Oh yeah, and the Chinese totally got to choose their leader.Yeah, you don't see people saying "Fuck the US". It's always Trump or the GOP.
Just goes to show that anti-Asian bias though.
I'll try to elaborate more when I have more time but here's a question. If it's truly about the government and not about the people.. why not at the bare minimum replace fuck China with fuck the CCP?
Just checked that thread, it was something...I think if Era posters even remotely cared about the people they'd actually take a pause to ask the question of just how many Hong Kongers actually want independence, and be able to communicate just how an independent Hong Kong could support itself.
Seriously, I could not roll my eyes more when somebody pointed the disparity out to me with regards to the Extinction Rebellion protest thread. Like, okay, when white people get inconvenienced by people protesting governments engendering a worldwide existential crisis that will unduely affect people of color and the poor, you whine about how it's so inconvenient for the "working class", but when Hong Kongers get inconvenienced by the conflict between the protestors and a genocidal totalitarian regime, you give zero shits. These fuckers could not get more transparent.
People have already made up their minds about this particular topic.Just checked that thread, it was something...
Also in the Barcelona thread, everyone's appreciating one poster for providing more context of the situation.
Meanwhile, we've seen what would happen if someone try to explain five core demands.
lmao yes I also figured that out during the whole EGS crap, and he's a verified video game press lol.Turns out this forum is much better when you put Hobbes on ignore
The quality of videogame press varies so wildly.lmao yes I also figured that out during the whole EGS crap, and he's a verified video game press lol.
I wouldn't mind if he weren't so blatantly trying to get clout out of the whole situation, going into HK threads not made by him and commenting "I thought this was my thread" and promoting the "fuck China" mob mentality in general. The lack of nuance here really bothers me.lmao yes I also figured that out during the whole EGS crap, and he's a verified video game press lol.
I've become increasingly aware that Era is one of the more toxic environments I've come across on the Internet, and I realize it's the privilege for me to say that it's where I encounter most of my daily racism, but maybe I should...step away for a while. It's so emotionally draining to deal with people here.