Maybe, and hear me out on this one: the problem of the “rise of feminine china” is not with K-pop but with the toxicity of masculinity china wants to force on its male population.
Because 👏🏼the patriarchy is bad for men too👏🏼. And the enforcement of toxic masculine traits is 👏🏼also bad for everyone👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I mean - even wearing a crop top-

Sure these pictures are obviously for the female gaze, but if chinas concept of masculinity is that fragile it can be “destroyed” by some singers of some bands of another country, maybe the problem is not the other countries fault.

Does it work? Probably not. Also, please look at this picture of a “random” K-pop idol (San, Ateez), and tell me this is not masculine. I fucking dare you.

Just like in middle school they seem to threaten Chinese men with the “if you listen to band xy then you are a girl”.

Maybe the reason for that unlogical fear is a response at the rising of #globalinfluence of Korea. Maybe China feels threatened by the success of K-pop and wants to use it as a scapegoat to get people to stop consuming that media.

So if we follow that logic and add china blaming the rise of femininity on Korea (or rather K-pop) does this mean they use this “problem” to just have a reason to block #Koreanculture?

If men would be more willing to talk rather than just pull out a gun at each other, would that not be better for everyone? #makelovenotwar

But let’s be real for a second: if china was right and there is a rise in “femininity” among men, what is their problem? Realistically, if more men would have “ #femalecharacteristics” like not picking up weapons at every minor inconvenience, would that not solve the threat of war entirely?

The chinese government argues that a “feminine china” (read: men that are not up to the government’s definition of masculinity) will not be able to defend China if an invasion would come. Because in their pov a man needs to be “muscular, reliable and career oriented”.

Whether the right-wing party in Germany or the government of China: everyone is afraid of femininity, feminism or the “disappearance” of “real” masculinity. The difference between those two? China blames it on Korea.

This would have been so good for the #adaptations class last Tuesday, but no #exitticket :(
Anyway- ✨ #fanfiction ✨

Maybe this whole thread was not as insightful or deep enough because I did not have a coffee yet… #coffeejunkie

Like @annbell05.bsky.social wrote in her post: Korea has approximately 100.000 cafés and germany has just about 30.000! That really shows the difference in how coffee is appreciated and consumed in the two countries.
#coffee #consumption #koreancoffeeculture

This and pictures like this take up the majority of my phone storage now. It is very interesting how fast the Korean way of drinking (and posting about drinking) coffee gets adapted by international students.

Connecting this information to my own personal experience I have to admit that my phone is full of pictures of beautifully presented and delicious coffee. Before I never took pictures of my coffee because it was not that memorable. But now?

The amount of cute café with cheap coffee (compared to Germany) really shows that the coffee culture in Korea gets taken very seriously. It is not only a #lifestyle-trend but rather a cultural trend to connect with others.

Whether you are sitting in your office or trying to study at 11pm for an important exam, drinking coffee is a normalized tradition. It is not only your ticket to sit down in a café for 4+hours but also a ticket into being accepted by society.

The cultural aspect of #socializing in a café with your friends might be the biggest reason for drinking coffee. Although consumers in their 40s and 50s make up 70% of the consumption, it is a valid assumption to say caffeine is a bigger reason.

#405cupsofcoffeeperyear is the average amount of coffee consumption per person in Korea. With an average of 152 cups globally, korea really stands out with a really high coffee consumption. @annbell05.bsky.social

#sharenting is a dangerous thing to do if the future and social life of your child should be protected. Everyone screams about protecting children from using social media. But who protects them from from the social media usage of their parents?

Sharenting is not for people who don’t know how the internet works. And just because your child is a minor and might not be able to sue you yet, parents should think about their relationship they will have with their children in the future.

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Parents need to understand that the short money they get from exploiting their children will only benefit their pockets but never their child. #protectthechildren

If a parent knowingly posts pictures of their children in certain poses or outfits, knowing that (especially when it comes to girls and women) sexualization is bad especially on the internet, they don’t care about the future or the wellbeing of their child.

There are predators on the internet and they will use these sort of pictures in ways… they are not intended. I can only guess that parents who do this to their children only think about money, because they definitely do not have the child’s interest as priority.

These adults do that mainly to stay relevant and give people something to talk about. But when it comes to literal children, we must think about what kind of attention they attract. Because it won’t just be grandma liking the post and telling her grandchild how cute she looks.