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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah

@saffronapplepie.bsky.social

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JP➞EN translator/localizer ,日英翻訳者/ローカライズ, linguistic/cultural/media consultant, I don’t shut up about manga demographics and urban planning, politically correct afro, olive oil Asian, DM for work 日本語OK Website + Links: https://linktr.ee/saffronapplepie

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · Oct 10

For no reason in particular (I’m tired of orientalism), I’m reposting my Tenmaku no Jadoogar: A Witch’s Life In Mongol post again 🪬

Aside from story summary, I talk about misconceptions about religion and why the “Middle East” is a colonizer term we should phase out-links below

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 3h

"OHH THE PUZZLE SAYS SEXISM!!!" has been playing on repeat in my head @colleensmangarecs.bsky.social

ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 3h

I'm sorry for committing the sin of linking twitter, but the whole thread is too big for bsky and there are twitter-only tweets referenced. Forgive me 🙏

ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah... and there's this thing I keep seeing happening where it's like... people try to course correct so hard that they end up swinging to an extreme. If that makes sense?

ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 4h

The video is too big for bsky so it's on twitter, but more of me yapping about this on stream -

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah on X: "Media around the world have gendered demographics, manga is just more obvious about it. (btw our convo was more focused on shoujo manga but this applies to shonen/seinen too) https://t.co/TbufCCw2BA https://t.co/K5z5ghfD5J" / X

Media around the world have gendered demographics, manga is just more obvious about it. (btw our convo was more focused on shoujo manga but this applies to shonen/seinen too) https://t.co/TbufCCw2BA https://t.co/K5z5ghfD5J

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 4h

lollllll I forgot I wrote this on one of my blog posts

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 5h

I hate LinkedIn with every fiber of my being. The timeline is annoying af and it’s useless. I only go on once in a while to check messages and notifications. Get this shit out of my notifications.

ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 1d

Normally when foreign friends visit, they just ask us all where we're from and how I speak Japanese. But with her it was like, "What's wrong with her? Why doesn't that one speak?" we were crying laughing.

My friend said, "What is it about me that people keep asking???" girl idk

ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 1d

There was one day in particular, an old lady working at a small Hoto restaurant in Yamanashi, and then a gruff but sweet sushi chef when we got back to Tokyo both did this. They looked so confused by what our relationship was or something 🤣

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 1d

When my friend from the US was visiting and I was being her personal tour guide, people kept looking at me then looking at her.

Then they'd be like, "So what's wrong with that one?" (they asked nicely but that was the vibe of the question LMAO) because I speak Japanese and she doesn't

ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 1d

*be 💀

ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 1d

Me pretending to me normal about them

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 1d

(Looks like part 2 of my post is still up though)

saffronapplemanga.tumblr.com/post/7142713...

GANGSTA. - ギャングスタ - PART 2

CRIME, ACTION, DRAMA (8 volumes, hiatus) Mangaka Kohske-sensei is sick and works on updates when she can. There are chapters beyond volume 8 in JP that haven't been collected into a volume yet...

https://saffronapplemanga.tumblr.com/post/714271386606141440/gangsta-ギャングスタ-part-2

ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 1d

Throwback to when I hurt my neck and shoulders furiously typing my brain rot into a yappy blog post lol

Just saw that part 1 got flagged for potential content violation (it’s not though 😭) I filed an appeal so we’ll see ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking about them again… the Gangsta brain rot is back lads…

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 1d

Why is the packaging at Truffle kinda spooky. It startled me when I looked up from my wallet because my brain was confused at what I was looking at for a second lolll

ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 1d

That was literally my next thought, "Did she breathe this air?" LOL

Yeah, and now they're turning Shibuya into Shinjuku 2.0...

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 1d

(I was stuck in there yesterday and had to go to the information desk lady to free me from the labyrinth. I was just looking for a cafe 😭)

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 1d

No but actually, when I saw that, I was like omg am I standing where the goat herself stood???

I don't go that often and try to avoid tbh loll. You'd think after the better part of a decade I'd have it more figured out though.

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 2d

So while I was going through the exhibit, every time I saw Asagi art, I kept thinking, “Why is he like that 😭”

I couldn’t take pics of most of what I’m talking about but I don’t think I need to explain much if you’ve read Basara LOL

ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 2d

Betsucomi 55th anniversary exhibit let’s gooo ✌️😎

(By some miracle, I didn’t get lost in Shinjuku station at all this time when it’s been wronging me personally a lot lately. Please clap.)

ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 2d

Oh also this

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 2d

btw I got to see the originals of these (and others) but we weren’t allowed to take pics of them. It was cool.

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 2d

The haul✨

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 2d

Ash wait, I just wanna give you your plane ticket!!!

The staff taking the pic for me was like, “Do you want to change the pose? Stand over on the other side like you’re being protected by him?”

Protected BY him??? Sir, I want to do the protecting, he’s had ENOUGH 😭

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 2d

I just think Shuri is so funny

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ファティーマ🪬Fatimah @saffronapplepie.bsky.social · 2d

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