Sachiko Ishikawa
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(She/Her) Japanese. German. Grew up in Barcelona. Writer. Translator. Intersectional Feminist. Pro-abortion. BLM. Endometriosis. #MeToo . Free Palestine.
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I will stay around twitter till further notice but fyi here’s where you can find me:
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This woman is being harassed in the middle of the street in Japan. When she sees this man (the one speaking to the camera) she pretends like she knows him so that she’ll be left alone.
Thank you, kind sir, for helping her.
Fuck you, you fucking creep.
And lady, I’m so sorry.
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Japanese schools can hire teachers whose license was revoked due to SA on students after three years.
In Japan, kids can run errands and commute to school alone at a young age. Why? Because Japan has decided that children in Japan are the collective responsibility of society to keep safe. That’s the choice Japan has made. What choice has AMERICA made?
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"Women who grew up in Japan have been surrounded by perverts since childhood, so we are aware that Japan's 'safety' is just a myth.
Growing up, we've been told to be careful, that there are scary people.
Stop fucking blaming women. Do something about the perverts."
私ら日本で育った女性は、こどものころから変態にまとわりつかれてるから、実体験として、日本が安全だなんてのは「神話」だとよく知っているんだ。
小さい頃から「怖いひとがいるから」気を付けなさいと言われながら育つ。
なにが「女の落ち度」だ、女をばかにすんじゃねーよ。変態をなんとかしろ。
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“What we think a 1m tsunami is
Vs.
An actual 1m tsunami
(the water is full is of rocks, trash, wooden materials, metal, etc.)”
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I am begging howaito people to stop this orientalist bs trend of taking common human concepts and mystifying them.
Yes, we say しょうがない. You may also have heard of its counterpart “oh well.”
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My current TL is a commentary on privilege, classism, and inequity.
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Okay—we need to talk about white people’s idealization (fetishization) of Japan.
You know why white cishet men love Japan?
Because a) expat culture and white privilege b) orientalism c) classism d) sexism e) ignorance.
A thread.
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I was taught the language of Shakespeare’s descendants.
They have beautiful words and concepts such as “fuck off into the sun” which alude to the brilliance of the brightest star in our galaxy and bids the addressee to part and journey to the center of the solar system.
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I am disgusted. Every time, this country disappoints me.
Shōnen Jump is a weekly manga magazine that published the most famous series of all times: Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto. It’s aimed at young boys and teenagers.
Now they’re “showing” pornographic content.
A thread.
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Tsunami height:
20cm:
Hard to walk even for adults.
50cm:
Can’t stand unless holding on to something.
70cm:
Adults will be swept away.
1m:
Can’t stand. Deathly dangerous.
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Challenge:
Write about a not-Japan country with the same exoticism BS we see on twitter.
Me first,
Did you know that in Spain they have this centuries-long tradition called “siesta”? It brings peace and relaxation to the Spanish mind, allowing a constant state of mindfulness.
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If you’re genuinely using the
#ItsOkayToBeWhite
hashtag to explain why it’s okay to be a part of a privilege group to stroke your own fragile ego and not to advocate for racial injustice, then unfollow and block me. I’m done with racist bullshit.
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Seeing Japanese twitter accounts share their address begging for help… I can’t stop crying. Please make it on time. Please. Please be safe. Please. Please.
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“Japanese people are apolitical🤪”
Olympic protesters have shut down one of the busiest roads in Tokyo, in Harajuku. Police are clearing the road for them and yelling into megaphones asking passersby to make way for protesters
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Please be thoughtful and compassionate when RT about Seoul today. Some of the videos are *extremely* upsetting and we shouldn’t assume the victims would be okay with having their deaths displayed online.
This is a human tragedy, please don’t dehumanize them for clicks.
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“The age of consent in Japan is 13”🤪
Well fasten your seatbelts cause that’s about to change real soon.
More info below!
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@MPLSKerrBear
I beg the people who are replying to you to spend thirty seconds of googling before sending hearts and admiration our way.
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i need people to understand the difference between sushi and onigiri thank you
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“DANGER: Women, please don’t walk alone.”
Why the fuck can’t women walk alone??? Why the fuck doesn’t this sign say “FFS: DON’T ATTACK WOMEN”????
Le Japon est un pays sûr. C'est même lui qui le dit :
"Danger. Femmes, ne marchez pas seules". (危険 女性の一人歩きはやめましょう)
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Remember when somebody else tried changing a blue bird to a black letter?
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@julesforest
My intention is not really to say "Japan is worse than XXX," but rather "Japan is also bad." The problem is that there is this idealization here that's dangerous.
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White women claiming to “be Japanese” isn’t appreciating the culture. It’s appropriating it.
You can appreciate Japanese culture by learning the language, the history, the customs, and by actually listening to its people.
Stefani on first visiting Japan's Harajuku district: “I said, ‘My God, I’m Japanese and I didn’t know it.’ I am, you know.”
According to Allure magazine, Stefani "asserted twice she was Japanese" and "a little bit of a Japanese girl" during an interview.
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So many takes about this Gwen Stefani controversy are from white people who think it’s okay—and meanwhile diaspora and other mixed Japanese people are saying why this is harmful because we’ve literally been denied our own heritage for a white woman to come in and take it.
Bruh.
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Can people fucking stop it with the “Japan is cursed in 2024!” tweets?
These are real people we’re talking about. A heart wrenching tragedy.
Cheapening their memory and their loss with buzz words is… vile. Do better.
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Whoa… I found this photo of me on my wedding day and do you mind me saying I look so pretty?
Yes I am shameless but there are days I can’t stand looking at myself and photos like this are special.
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CW: racism
Let's make this clip go viral.
A Japanese policeman stopped a half-Black Japanese man to inspect him because "according to his experience" people "who look like him" will often "carry drugs."
What he calls "experience" I call BS racism.
友達の息子君（ブラックのハーフ）が昨日都内で職質受けた時の動画を提供してくれました。「こういう見た目の人は薬物を持ってることが多い」って堂々と言い放ってますけど、見た目で判断して職質してますって言ってるにと同義ですよね。
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At the same time, Japan is still stuck in this feudal era pseudo-philosophy train of though where patriotism (racism), manliness (sexism), hard work (slavery), uniformity (bigotry) is upheld with pride.
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White mediocre cishet men feel comfortable ignoring in Japan what they’ve ignored in their homecountries. They will say “Ah! Japan is excellent!” because they will be at the top of the privilege ladder. Let’s face it: out of all foreigners, white people are the welcome ones.
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I… what… ffs… this is not what I meant when I said we need more women in politics. Jfc.
Former actress Otsu Ayaka, who was recently appointed head of the "Female Politicians 48 Party" (NHK Party) was asked about her position on tax cuts. Her response: "That's a hard question. Can I pass? hehe"
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Yellow: “I wish that my dad will stop talking about YouTube fake news as if they’re a real thing.”
Blue: “I wish to become a human, ASAP.”
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Why are people so mad about wearing masks…?
If everyone wore them we would decrease the spread of colds and flus.
They don’t make it hard to breathe.
They come in all patters and colors and fabrics.
Like… why?? It’s just a mask??
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Ignorant, evil, unjustifiable people like you is why Japan continues to hold its head up in pride instead of down in humility. “Japan is humble?” HAH. Don’t make me laugh.
Japan needs to listen to women. To PoC. To LGBTQ. To disabled people. To sex workers. To everyone.
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And with the wokeness elsewhere, white mediocre cishet men flee to the comfort of a country that is so up its own ass with bigotry, they feel right at home.
This is why these white cishet men won’t talk about feminism in Japan: because they don’t care.
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@abrenty
Why are you telling me and not OP? I’m not the one who brought up this asinine comparison 🤷🏻♀️
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“But these are cartoons! These are not real women, you bitch!”
—definitely someone.
Yes. But they represent women. They carry the weight and expectation of real women like idols and singers and actresses. Don’t lie to me—to you they’re all the same.
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They don’t care about the horrific working conditions of the PoC community here.
They don’t care about the LGBTQ violence.
They don’t care about disabled people living in the street.
They don’t talk about homelessness.
“Just get a job,” they say.
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OP’s father is a retired JAL pilot who explains that they’re trained to evacuate all passengers in 90 seconds.
Amazing.
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If you show that drawing, with that lascivious expression, cheeks flushed and breasts heaving, this is porn. This is hentai.
THIS. IS. NOT. FUCKING. APPROPRIATE. FOR. MINORS.
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Do you know how exhausting this is? Every time I enter a convenience store there are adult magazines right *next* to the entrance with men unashamedly standing and reading.
Women watch themselves be objectified.
Children learn how to objectify.
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You claim that “Japan doesn’t need to follow the rules of wokeness like in western countries” because you’re forgetting that wokeness = human rights. You already have those, so why do you care, amirite?
It’s because of people like you that Japan is late changing.
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That’s because in Nippon we do not drink water, we drink the mystical spring of life, “omizu.”
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Japan sexualizes children and women to the point of sickness.
If this is appropriate for a *children’s magazine,* what do you think you’ll find in an adult one? No wonder men fantasize with rape and murder.
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Japan is at this juncture in time where technology is advanced (though companies still use fax), the streets are safe (if you’re a cis man), the police are diligent (if you’re a cis man), and service is excellent (if you’re a cis man).
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“We are the land of the samurai!” Sure. Whatevs. It’s 2019, there are more white and blue-collared workers and neets today. That shit doesn’t fly anymore.
So basically Japan is a land that enforces everything the white patriarchy has ever stood for.
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You could’ve just asked us.
Apple Study Affirms That Women Do in Fact Have Cramps During Their Periods
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Hot take:
Being a weeb does NOT make you an expert about Japan.
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@johnroderick
Congratulations. Your daughter will remember this day for the rest of her life—as the day her dad proved he cared more about his pride than her needs.
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Hello dudes,
Women are not your emotional punching bags so fuck you.
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@kyoruyeye
My toxic mother and I used to joke that their relationship was like ours until it hit me that it wasn’t really a joke 💀
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Overtime is rarely paid under the cover of “みなし残業” contracts up to 20 or even 40h a month. Where women cannot climb the corporate ladder because they might get married or pregnant. Where PoC aren’t welcome even if they have better qualifications than a Japanese person.
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????????????????
Can y’all just… stop?
1) Follow Japan's 80% Rule
"Eat until you're only 80% full."
Overeating makes the body divert blood & energy to digestion (causing drowsiness).
Nobody has time for a food coma.
So, at lunch:
-Prioritize nutritious foods
-Eat slowly to calibrate fullness
-Stop eating at 80%
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This isn’t a matter of colonialism, this is a matter of what’s right. And I’m telling you, you with your racism and misogyny and homophobia and transphobia and all and every kinds of bigotry, are not fucking welcome here.
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We all know “wokeness” is spreading. People who’ve always had privilege feel threatened by sharing their space with people “who aren’t like us.” Women. PoC. LGBTQ+. Disabled people. Anyone from all economic backgrounds. All religions. All jobs.
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Reminder:
They’re not called TERFs (Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists) anymore, now they’re FARTs (Feminism-Appropriating Reactionary Transphobes).
Spread the word.
#TransWomenareWomen
#TransMenareMen
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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So this went semi-viral so I wanted to address it and...
“In Japan, when someone is really in a hurry and asks to skip the line, the person who helps out has to go to the back of the line. This is called Karuna. Look at what happens.”
I can’t... can y’all please...
En Japon cuando alguien tiene una verdadera prisa y pide meterse a la fila, la persona q acepta ayudarla debe dejarle su lugar e irse a la cola. Esto se llama Karuna. Y vean que puede pasar...
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Why understanding the difference between “racism” and “xenophobia” is key in order to understand systemic discrimination.
A thread (which will make many white people angry).
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Fact:
Domestic violence kills more than the coronavirus.
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When you check the OP’s comments all you hear are cis men and teenagers laugh gleefully and comment on the genius of this design.
All I see is a society in which women mean so little we don’t even cross these men’s mind. No. They are not a minority. Yes, I know what I’m saying.
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It might not happen in my lifetime, but l’ll be damned if I allow you to delay this country’s impending and necessary reality check.
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You’re telling your readers: I’ll bend the rules so that you can fap to our magazine cover. I’ll bend the rules so that you’ll buy a copy. I’ll bend the rules by portraying a female character as an overly sexualized object because we don’t care about women.
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No. You’re supposed to pay decent, living wages to your workers.
If you can’t afford to hire workers with an appropriate salary, then you can’t afford to open a restaurant.
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(Sure, of course, of COURSE they want ‘them’ to have rights... just, you know, somewhere else. Just not here. Because I’m here. And I’m comfortable.)
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A country
-whose government officials have been caught in political scandals and not been punished.
-whose high-ranking officials say sexist statements openly.
-whose covid plan was “umm” and there are still no plans to vaccinate the elderly.
-who only has one vaccine approved.
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The cover of the magazine features the main character of a manga called “Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs” (ゆらぎ荘の幽奈さん) posing naked in an overtly sexual pose and with a sexualized expression.
Reminder: this magazine is for *children*
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White allies,
If you see those fucking yellow squares—call it out. Even if it’s your well-meaning dear friend who doesn’t know better. Even if it’s your parent who doesn’t have a racist bone in their body. Even if it’s your coworker and that would make things awkward.
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Hot take:
Terf isn’t a slur, the same way “racist” “sexist” “nazi” “pedophile” “rapist” isn’t a slur. It just annoys you cause it highlights something ugly, but the ugly was always there.
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I’m so tired.
Tired of seeing example after example of women meaning nothing.
Young girls meaning nothing.
Their worth is based on how much men will masturbate to their picture.
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What I hate the most about this is the implication that “if she hadn’t broken up with him, this wouldn’t have happened.”
Wtf, no.
It would mean this man would’ve kept terrorizing her.
(Also, a breakup isn’t a “reason” for a terrorist attack—his *actions* are)
And so it begins. Split up with his girlfriend, lost his job… aw, bless. Fuck’s sake.
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The whole “don’t criticize Japan” or “why do you stay here if you don’t like it” discourse is so… disingenuous.
Regardless of nationality—every person has the right to an opinion regarding the place they choose to live.
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⚠️TW: pedophilia⚠️
Gainax President, Tomohiro Maki (50), has been arrested for taking nude pictures of a minor.
He claims he was trying to help her break into the industry.
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Funny how weebs get so mad about Japan being globalized that they forget the only reason they have access to Japan is because of globalization.
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Disclaimer: hashtag not all men, not all whites, not all misogynists, not all racists, not all bigots.
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I’m going to say something that will hurt some feelings.
When I, a Japanese woman living in Japan, criticize Japan’s govt and its handling of the pandemic, I do not want white people in my replies defending them and saying that xxx is acceptable because of yyy and zzz.
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I cannot believe this needs to be said but you know what Japan needs?
A law that makes incest illegal.
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Anime and manga celebrate young, naive, defenseless girls in order to stroke the ego of mediocre men who then see themselves as wise, smart, and strong.
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Good morning.
This is your daily reminder that you get ZERO say about abortion unless it’s *your* uterus.
If you don’t like it, I don’t care. You are irrelevant to the conversation. Does this offend you? I don’t care. You are irrelevant to this conversation.
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You can’t say “this is fiction—this isn’t real” because where do you think fiction comes from? As a writer, this is so obvious to me (but what can I expect of someone who only reads comic books, amirite?).
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@annaPHd9pj
Sharing this here:
@RaraSensei
I get alerts on my phone on almost a daily basis about チカン (sexual harassment) or わいせつ (obcene behavior) in my area.
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Weebs would not survive a single day in corporate Japan.
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Yeah... no. That’s not a Japanese myth. It’s a tweet by a white man that went viral in 2018.
Seriously. Japanese myths are awesome—but do 5 minutes of research. Smh.
if you feel ugly, just know that there's a Japanese myth that says your face rn is the face of the person you loved most in your past life.
I just think it's beautiful bc in your eyes back then, the face you see in the mirror was the one you most adored ^^
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Ps. This has been intense!!! I’m going to have to mute the thread. Thank you all for the likes and the RTs.💜
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Twitter, where angry weebs are mad I, a Japanese woman, know more about Japanese women than angry weebs.
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Ps. I showed this to my husband, seething in anger, and he was like “This? They do this all the time,” and now I just wanna sleep.
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They’re talking about “chikan” (TV Asahi, Morning Show).
One of the commentators, a young man, was the one who said: “we tend to blame girls and women for wearing skirts which shames them into silence, when we should be shaming the perpetrators.”
Wednesday shows are the best.
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When I explain my mission here on twitter (“break stereotypes about Japan” and “giving voice to Japanese feminists”) I’m often asked:
“But why do you tweet in English? Japanese would be more effective.”
First: no. Second: rude.
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The magazine has been cleverly designed so that the blurred out nipples (with a cloud-like white-out) don’t show, except if you use a backlight you can *see* her nipples.
Which on the other side of the page are tapioca pearls.
“Genius,” according to the fans.
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A lot of young people are starting out in activism.
As an intersectional feminist, this is my advice:
- get used to making people uncomfortable.
- get used to being disappointed in people.
- learn quickly that “mediocre” isn’t good enough.
Good luck, and welcome.
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This won’t end here. Shōnen Jump might issue an apology and pathetic excuses while the board of executives snigger behind closed doors. This is an epidemic.
/end
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I have no idea who this dude is and all I can think about is that he’s unmasked and standing in the middle of the street like wtf move you’re in the way
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Flashbacks to when a client (M60s) invited me (back then 27F) to an enkai to celebrate a successful business event and it turned out to be a date and he told me all about his divorce, his gym routine, and forced me to hold hands with him after declining drinks.
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There's this misunderstanding that, if a rapist does something good in the world (build a school, cure a disease, etc), that automatically gives them a pass forever.
It doesn't.
It just means a rapist built a school, cured a disease, etc.
It doesn't mean they're not a rapist.
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