Lina
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I have this account because Prof. Saeji makes me talk about things from class for my grade
Lastly, Korea has this habit of ignoring the fact that alcohol is a drug. The consumption of other drugs is heavily looked down on, yet the consumption of this drug is encouraged. There is this peer pressure to take this drug to be socially accepted. Doesn't that sound concerning to you? It should.
December 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Lastly, Korea has this habit of ignoring the fact that alcohol is a drug. The consumption of other drugs is heavily looked down on, yet the consumption of this drug is encouraged. There is this peer pressure to take this drug to be socially accepted. Doesn't that sound concerning to you? It should.
And here is a list of the effects of alcohol on the body (based on the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
And here is a list of the effects of alcohol on the body (based on the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
However, there are clear dangers to the drinking culture, including regular drinking, company drinking events, and clubbing. The #WHO lists the following as the main causes of death in Korea
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
However, there are clear dangers to the drinking culture, including regular drinking, company drinking events, and clubbing. The #WHO lists the following as the main causes of death in Korea
stores with this old 80s-90s manga style illustrations on them. On the one hand, I'm glad kids don't get bullied for such a wonderful thing anymore. But on the other hand I don't quite get why I had to suffer for several years until I left school, just because I had good taste...
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
stores with this old 80s-90s manga style illustrations on them. On the one hand, I'm glad kids don't get bullied for such a wonderful thing anymore. But on the other hand I don't quite get why I had to suffer for several years until I left school, just because I had good taste...
Western audiences with unfamiliar production styles.
In the 1990s they started broadcasting animes in the original style, such as #SailorMoon (#BishojoSenshiSeraMun), #DragonBall (#DoragonBoru), and later #Pokémon (#PokettoMonsuta), which were very successful and shaped my generation. +
In the 1990s they started broadcasting animes in the original style, such as #SailorMoon (#BishojoSenshiSeraMun), #DragonBall (#DoragonBoru), and later #Pokémon (#PokettoMonsuta), which were very successful and shaped my generation. +
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Western audiences with unfamiliar production styles.
In the 1990s they started broadcasting animes in the original style, such as #SailorMoon (#BishojoSenshiSeraMun), #DragonBall (#DoragonBoru), and later #Pokémon (#PokettoMonsuta), which were very successful and shaped my generation. +
In the 1990s they started broadcasting animes in the original style, such as #SailorMoon (#BishojoSenshiSeraMun), #DragonBall (#DoragonBoru), and later #Pokémon (#PokettoMonsuta), which were very successful and shaped my generation. +
is familiar with. These were made with the intention of saving money for #Germany by producing them in #Japan, and Japan making money by spreading anime. However, from my personal experience, not many Germans consider these anime - which can be explained with the goal to avoid alienating +
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
1960s with Der Zauberer und die Banditen (#SarutobiSasuke) in cinemas and Speed Racer (#MachGoGoGo) on TV. However, it wasn't very successful and parents apparently protested against the TV series. However, there have been VERY successful co-productions that almost every kid of my generation +
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
1960s with Der Zauberer und die Banditen (#SarutobiSasuke) in cinemas and Speed Racer (#MachGoGoGo) on TV. However, it wasn't very successful and parents apparently protested against the TV series. However, there have been VERY successful co-productions that almost every kid of my generation +
While I'm glad things have changed, I don't quite understand why people had to bully others (I am others) for reading #manga 15 years ago - and now they love it.
So, for some context: In Germany, where I grew up, anime wasn't that uncommon. There has been an attempt of spreading #anime since the +
So, for some context: In Germany, where I grew up, anime wasn't that uncommon. There has been an attempt of spreading #anime since the +
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
made by humans who can do horrible things, who are not perfect beings, it is possible to take at least some wind out of the seal Korean women are rowing against - and all that without an extensive study
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
made by humans who can do horrible things, who are not perfect beings, it is possible to take at least some wind out of the seal Korean women are rowing against - and all that without an extensive study
If the fame of a celebrity becomes more important to fans than the voices of victims of misogyny, violence, and worse, fans actively choose to stay ignorant.
That is why I think it should be addressed more as an issue in Korea. By exposing fans to the idea that this popculture content is also +
That is why I think it should be addressed more as an issue in Korea. By exposing fans to the idea that this popculture content is also +
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
If the fame of a celebrity becomes more important to fans than the voices of victims of misogyny, violence, and worse, fans actively choose to stay ignorant.
That is why I think it should be addressed more as an issue in Korea. By exposing fans to the idea that this popculture content is also +
That is why I think it should be addressed more as an issue in Korea. By exposing fans to the idea that this popculture content is also +
Be kind and mind your own business
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Be kind and mind your own business
being gay was socially not acceptable in Taiwan in the 1980s. Being gay was considered a "problem of the West", labeling it as nonexistent in Taiwan. So if A-han were to confide in the wrong person, it could lead to eMOtional DAmAge, or worse, societal exclusion. For both it is a great risk to +
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
being gay was socially not acceptable in Taiwan in the 1980s. Being gay was considered a "problem of the West", labeling it as nonexistent in Taiwan. So if A-han were to confide in the wrong person, it could lead to eMOtional DAmAge, or worse, societal exclusion. For both it is a great risk to +
homonormativity is still centered around being accepted by the mainstream, it fits Butler's explanation of what happens, when someone does not perform heterosexual interest. I will try to explain this with the movie we had prepared for the class, #YourNameEngravedHerein by #DirectorPatrickLiu. +
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
homonormativity is still centered around being accepted by the mainstream, it fits Butler's explanation of what happens, when someone does not perform heterosexual interest. I will try to explain this with the movie we had prepared for the class, #YourNameEngravedHerein by #DirectorPatrickLiu. +
Bluesky deleted my first thread draft, but maybe that is not too bad.
In a separate class, we coincidentally talked about #genderperformativity and #JudithButler's theory of performing #gender. And while gender and #sexuality are two separate things, I think it is very interesting to think about +
In a separate class, we coincidentally talked about #genderperformativity and #JudithButler's theory of performing #gender. And while gender and #sexuality are two separate things, I think it is very interesting to think about +
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Bluesky deleted my first thread draft, but maybe that is not too bad.
In a separate class, we coincidentally talked about #genderperformativity and #JudithButler's theory of performing #gender. And while gender and #sexuality are two separate things, I think it is very interesting to think about +
In a separate class, we coincidentally talked about #genderperformativity and #JudithButler's theory of performing #gender. And while gender and #sexuality are two separate things, I think it is very interesting to think about +
over how a less #hypermasculine masculinity had been influenced by #Buddhism. Also, with the concept of #wén #文 and #wǔ #武 being a concept of complementary masculinity in Chinese history throughout several dynasties, I don't quite get the call for hypermasculinity equally to only wǔ 武 and +
October 16, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I found were articles that did call it that - and it's even visible when you just do a search on thanksgiving. To me it was obvious why you would want to distance yourself from the term " #Thanksgiving" since it is rooted in the slaughter of #NativeAmericans - which is not a nice conntation +
October 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I found were articles that did call it that - and it's even visible when you just do a search on thanksgiving. To me it was obvious why you would want to distance yourself from the term " #Thanksgiving" since it is rooted in the slaughter of #NativeAmericans - which is not a nice conntation +
Actual footage of Prof. Saeji looking at me while waiting for me to figure out why I'm not getting any research results on this topic after literally explaining it to me
October 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Actual footage of Prof. Saeji looking at me while waiting for me to figure out why I'm not getting any research results on this topic after literally explaining it to me
gaze of others (compare #LauraMulvey's concept of the #MaleGaze). These children are not given the #agency to buy the clothes and post the pictures. Their parents chose to do so. This is not about empowerment, this is about exploiting your child like a cute dressed up doll or pet.
September 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
gaze of others (compare #LauraMulvey's concept of the #MaleGaze). These children are not given the #agency to buy the clothes and post the pictures. Their parents chose to do so. This is not about empowerment, this is about exploiting your child like a cute dressed up doll or pet.
they know and identify with, it creates a social group (young people dissatisfied with the government) that uses a symbol most can identify with (One Piece). And we see this being repeated by other protests as well, such as in Indonesia+
Images are from this source: edition.cnn.com/2025/09/19/a...
Images are from this source: edition.cnn.com/2025/09/19/a...
September 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
they know and identify with, it creates a social group (young people dissatisfied with the government) that uses a symbol most can identify with (One Piece). And we see this being repeated by other protests as well, such as in Indonesia+
Images are from this source: edition.cnn.com/2025/09/19/a...
Images are from this source: edition.cnn.com/2025/09/19/a...
famous #animes if all time, #OnePiece. It resembles the Straw Hat Pirates led by Monkey D. Luffy, commonly referred to as #Luffy. Luffy, the protagonist of the show, is a young guy who fights to fulfill his dream of becoming king of the pirates, while always supporting and being supported by his +
September 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
speech, and later excessive violence against protesters. There are many sources to read more about this movement, which I very much recommend.
However, what I want to highlight is the symbol many of the protesters: The Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger. It is a flag featured in one of the most +
However, what I want to highlight is the symbol many of the protesters: The Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger. It is a flag featured in one of the most +
September 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
speech, and later excessive violence against protesters. There are many sources to read more about this movement, which I very much recommend.
However, what I want to highlight is the symbol many of the protesters: The Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger. It is a flag featured in one of the most +
However, what I want to highlight is the symbol many of the protesters: The Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger. It is a flag featured in one of the most +
With the recent developments of the political situation in #Nepal, it is easy to explain how #fandom can empower and mobilize people on a political level.
For those unfamiliar with the situation, Nepal's citizens were protesting corruption in the government, restrictions of expressiond of free +
For those unfamiliar with the situation, Nepal's citizens were protesting corruption in the government, restrictions of expressiond of free +
September 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Yayaya it is a funny story. There are very distinct steps that lead to me #LearningKorean and it all has to do with #transnational cultural flows and my sister getting a smartphone with YouTube on it.
So, it was normal for us to watch some TV after school and on Saturday morning (6am). And what +
So, it was normal for us to watch some TV after school and on Saturday morning (6am). And what +
September 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Yayaya it is a funny story. There are very distinct steps that lead to me #LearningKorean and it all has to do with #transnational cultural flows and my sister getting a smartphone with YouTube on it.
So, it was normal for us to watch some TV after school and on Saturday morning (6am). And what +
So, it was normal for us to watch some TV after school and on Saturday morning (6am). And what +
achievements, or rather, he deserves the treatment he receives. But it is still interesting to analyze how he is celebrated in those articles. I wonder if and how Chinese websites report(ed) about him, for example
September 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
achievements, or rather, he deserves the treatment he receives. But it is still interesting to analyze how he is celebrated in those articles. I wonder if and how Chinese websites report(ed) about him, for example