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Woman-Computer Interaction 🦋 Research Curation @PluralityInst follow me on github: https://t.co/vqGTZtMh8D
San Francisco, CA
Joined April 2011
What is it with Americans, insisting that cutesy feminine fashion is covertly hyper-sexual?. These look like the shoes I wore to Sunday school!. This style of fashion was popularized in Japan by young Japanese women with the purpose of dressing for themselves.
There's something disconcertingly childish about a lot of Gen Z fashion and it rubs me the wrong way. Simultaneously sexualized and wanting to remain "just a girl". Specifically the shoes
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"Kawaii culture" was created by Japanese girls as an act of rebellion to a boring beaurcratic system. I'm so tired of Western writers who may or may not have visited Japan, faux feminists writing articles on Japanese culture. Femininity is NOT setting women back.
TL;DR: Kawaii culture is sexism, Japan needs to grow up. Translation: Japan must conform to Western values.
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I was a SWer in Japan for years. Something Westerners fail to understand is:. 1. all cheating is less stigmatized than America. Don't ask don't tell. 2. most SW in Japan isn't "full service".3. Japan is socially conservative but SWers are humanized compared to America.
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@JackPosobiec ah yes, the 1970s. a time known for low crime, low unemployment and low recreational drug use. an absolute paragon of american conservatism.
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Something I've noticed about the dogpiling of sorb3t and other women femcels decide to target and harass is: they *always* use some social justice angle as an excuse. *always*. Internet femcels were just nerds who got bullied in highschool and in return bully other nerdy girls.
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@heyyitsjanea typical narcissist parenting. my step sister had this done as well as other friends of mine growing up. this is a really toxic thing to do. privacy is a right.
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@CatholicAwesome Ive never seen a video like this where people are mad about having another son. It's always daughters. Very telling. .
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@heyyitsjanea Also I almost always hear about this happening to teenaged girls. It's horrible how people treat their daughters.
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Yes they are childish! Who cares! Its shoes! . lots of men like Marvel films & American women like frilly selkie/bridgerton dresses. I would much rather prefer people dress with motifs that remind them of their childhood and act as proper adults.
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@NotTramBraxton Black people call everything they don't understand these days "AI" 😭 please help my people.
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Lolita fashion in Japan isn’t considered attractive to men in Japan. In fact most over-the-top “Kawaii” culture in Japan is by women for women. Even if it were “for men” who cares? Not all women seek “empowerment” via a pantsuit and CEO position.
"Let's rebel against boring bureaucracy by infantilizing ourselves and taking part in a culture in which men sexualize little girls.". I can understand kawaii stuff as leisure activity or lightening up a workplace but it's not like there aren't deep problems with it.
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@alessabocchi You can tell an American man made this. It's tasteless and it's not giving what he thinks it is. This woman did it 10x better. Captures divine femininity, sensuality and beauty.
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My friend got told off by a man for walking around Detroit in full gothic lolita garb. He told her "You shouldn't wear that in public. That's only in the bedroom for your boyfriend!". LOL WHAT.
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🚨Warning to women in SF 🚨. I love Waymo but this was scary 😣. 2 men stopped in front of my car and demanded that I give my number. It left me stuck as the car was stalled in the street. Thankfully, it only lasted a few minutes. Ladies please be aware of this
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I am not advocating for purchasing sex or lying to your partner. I am not "pro sex industry". I am pro SWer. I also think the conditions of SWers in Japan is far superior than any place in the West. Despite Japan being "sexist" in many ways.
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I had an ex boyfriend, in his late 20s, who was a boy toy for a 60 year old house wife. He was a normal Japanese guy. When her husband found out she had to stop giving him an allowance with her husband's salary. No divorce, no scandal etc. Just minor annoyance from her husband.
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in Japanese on twitter a popular gravure idol said she was homeless as a result of COVID. Idols are usually never so open. A “fan” responded she should keep her mouth shut and not be so negative. Many fans really don’t care about idols. “idols are just toys for adults” -pour Lui.
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@tilli3000 I mean this with love, but you will have a miserable existence if you define your life by arbitrary race rules. We(Black women) can do what we want. Stop confining yourself and others to ignorant small-mindedness. It's ok to enjoy life 🩷✨.
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@tilli3000 Her husband is Slavic and her daughter was born in Japan. Very reasonable to give her a name from either one of those cultures.
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@fetchthepawn Criminalizing it won't fix these issues. It needs to be decriminalized, safe and rare. It's not about "empowerment", criminalization just has not worked any where it's been implemented.
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When I was an idol 99% of the bullying I got online was from other nerdy girls. So I ask of you just one thing: just claim your hater status instead of pretending you care about some fake social justice thing.
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If you just say, "These shoes are ugly and dumb and I hate them.". I wouldnt care. I disagree but whatever. *but* hinting at the idea that "these childish and people are sexualizing it" is dishonest and subtly assigning moral valence to something without it. It's so weird.
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“Sexy cosplayers are messing up cons!!!” .look at fan cons from 1980s + you’re bound to see a bajillion slave leias, lum invaders, wonder woman. events like comiket were mostly girls!!! Some just like to wear sexy costumes. costhots aren’t the problem not wearing deodorant is😭
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@_RandomJ_ Avex absolutely fumbled FAKY. I heard from an original member that the group was meant to be like the Spice Girls with each member showing off an individual talent/personality. Japanese culture is too restrictive for that and thus the bag was fumbled 🚮.
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@LittleMammith Yes. Sexual objectification of women only began 15 years ago when pornography became accessible. 👀.
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@ShooterMcGavin_ yes, the poor molested woman who showed him love & kindness the entire film was the true villain. you cracked the case.
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Rad fems - For the love of god stop calling these women "pick mes". Being able to leave someone for messing around is a *privilege* that most women don't necessarily have.
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Kimura Hana wasn’t harassed because she was ハーフ / mixed, but a *certain* type of mixed. *all* ハーフ aren’t treated the same in Japan. Maggie, Pre-scandal Becki, never received the type of harassment she did. If you bare to look at the comments she received they were colorism.
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Being a fan of Jpop idols
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@boneysoups It's too much of a safe bet. Looks beautiful, I'm sure it's great but we all know West Side Story. I don't get why studios are allergic to creating new projects.
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How come it's pretty much always cute and/or hot women being harassed by other women? How come it's always neurodivergent women? I was in the online idol community since 2009 and I've watched it change so much. Girls who do idol stuff just want to make friends and be cute.
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I don’t get why Westerners insist maid cafes, idol shows, hostess bars(even traditional stuff like Geisha)& entertainment venues in Japan involving women must be sex for money. Prostitution is (mostly) legalised/regulated in Japan. Nobody is going to a maid cafe for sex 😂.
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i remember once in Japan i told my bf "im not very good at math" and he said 大丈夫^^！女の子あんまり頭が良くないからいいよ. LOL.
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@CartoonsHateHer I really think "cool girl culture" severely impacted Gen X and Millennial women.
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@possumblue22 @Trey_Explainer Big Bang Theory and formulaic sit coms like this are basically just written for old aged pensioners. It's the only media they have.
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@ElaCasati Because they're cute but the fake reason given is "fake japanese accent" even though they were saying a Japanese word. It's just because they're cute and nerdy. That's the real reason.
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「黒人なのにカワイイ」って言われてアカン❌！逆に「日本人なのに頭はいい」とか「日本人なのに優しい」言ったら変でしょう？国か色か関係ないもん。人間は人間だから！あたし達は地球人だから皆にリスペクトしよう！✨.
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In the past, Sorb3t may have been laughed at their and ostracized in their small communities for being "weird". In the age of social media and its unforgiving 'justice' culture, they are served as abuse fodder for cringe compilations on a world stage.
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It makes me tear up thinking about it because these girls don't deserve any bullying at all. They're just having fun and trying to make friends. I'm so tired of hurt, bitter geek girls lashing out on other geek girls. Let's be kind to each other. The world is already so mean🥹.
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My 7 yrold sister said she's going to Japan next summer. Not to visit me, her sister--but so her and her Japanese classmate can eat at 7/11.
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Why is everything that's supposed to help mental illness (keeping a schedule, exercise, socializing) so hard to do when you're mentally ill. Medication helps but I feel like I'm drowning sometimes 😰.
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💕The History of Kaigai Idols💕.Over a decade ago, a girl from Pennsylvania became one of Youtube's first viral sensations: for doing nothing. Margeret aka Magibon soon featured all over Japanese media. So began the nerdy Western girl to Jpop idol pipeline.
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@cowgirlemoji its kind of true - people in the pacific north west and bay area use dressing sloppy (and unfeminine) as a stealth way to exert their socioeconomic class. "I'm so rich I can look like a total bum" and "femininity is lame" is definitely the vibe.
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Last point - the Waymo team was great and called me with the in car support. They also called me to follow up and all around good at solving this problem. I may still take them but will be careful taking it alone.
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@ArmandDoma I was raised in the Black nationalist movement -- I've branched off from that as an adult, but I initially had the hesitations that Azealia had. A lot of people don't think beyond "Europeans were evil so they just killed & conquered". If they did, they'd see Guns, Germs & Steel.
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Not seen in this video: The first guy stood in front of the car about a minute before I started filming. Then he came around again and the second guy came with him. There was a random guy walking with a blow torch. I was afraid more men would crowd around which thankfully didn't.
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@takethemback_ I'm not anti-Kamala but this is ridiculous. She's not code switching. She didn't grow up in a Black American household and there's no reason that this dialect would come natural to her. Upper crest Black politicians do this all the time and it's patronizing.
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This isn't to anyone in particular but I'm really confused at posts I see by people saying they "moved to Japan to (politically) escape the US".Japan is politically far right and incredibly nationalist where foreigners don't have many basic human rights. Why Japan? lol.
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Gravure idols make most money from Photoshoot events which are banned due to the virus obviously. It took a lot of strength for her to even admit to being in such a dire situation and I’m not even surprised “fans” start attacking her for having a personality it’s sad.
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@HollieHarper5 @superrjoint @JamilahLemieux I told my parents that as a kid. That beating kids is the same what they did in slavery and they were astounded I would even say that.
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double lol at Americans in Japan saying that they want Japanese citizenship because America is too far right, I’m not denying America sucks *but*. Japan has been ran under a single party parliment. LDP, a far right imperialist pro-monarchy cult for over half a century😂.
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@ihatekatsukiii yes. unless you're a finger snapping tap dancing clown people act like there's something wrong with you.
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@BrndnStrssng I just watched the Netflix trailer and don't understand the outrage. For one, it's a coming of age film. Two, nobody has problems with Sandlot, Goonies, Big, Good Boys, any other film that realistically portrays boys coming of age. I really don't see any issue at all.
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There is gross insidiousness of excusing bullying with feigned moral righteousness. "Mobs of young women armed with nothing more than smartphones possess the power to ruin the lives of their peers." -
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I started talking to someone from an app. seemed really nice, friendly and assertive. I have a habit of being cautious and as a result I googled him. I found out he had been arrested for date rape of a girl he met on an app. 😳.Stay safe everyone ♥️.
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I'm happy to announce that I've finally graduated from university 🥰. It took me longer than intended but .on my path I've achieved my dream of being an idol in Japan, worked with people who inspire me, made amazing friends, travelled the world. (photo is of me when I started)
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@Ishikawa_Sachi men in Tokyo are so aggressive. usually ignoring them is enough, but sometimes they literally will follow you everywhere😭 it’s so bad.
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@strippedbysia @AshleyLatke I can't talk much about Asia but I can speak in depth about Japan which has the most robust system for this industry. DM me here :).
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I used to teach English to a Japanese psychologist. He said as a psychologist that the Harambe situation was uniquely Western because we rushed to blame the individual(parent) whereas in Japan more people would question structural issues "Why is the zoo not built safer?".
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this might sound creepy but going to onsens really helped me feel better about my body image. my entire life the only girl I saw naked was maybe my mom when I was a kid, obviously at an onsen you don't want to oogle people but seeing a variety of shapes and sizes helped me a lot.
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