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I have been very bad about posting about race and anti-racism lately, and even worse with following discussions online.
But basically, my response would be what Deepa says. Yes and yes and yes. And that is precisely why I've found so much comfort in immersing myself in Asian mainstream pop culture, even though that pop culture has a lot that could be changed. It is just so good to find something that's focused on POC, to have other narratives and other stories, to have an entirely different default to draw upon.
But basically, my response would be what Deepa says. Yes and yes and yes. And that is precisely why I've found so much comfort in immersing myself in Asian mainstream pop culture, even though that pop culture has a lot that could be changed. It is just so good to find something that's focused on POC, to have other narratives and other stories, to have an entirely different default to draw upon.
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I just realised how lucky I am to have grown up in Singapore, where I am the majority group, where my stories are MY stories, where I watch Chinese/Taiwanese/HK tv serials without worry about being seen as OTHER, where I can discuss with my friends what this show was about without worrying that they don't have the same cultural background as I do...
Lately the Avatar movie thing has drawn me thin, and I've realised that playing in Naruto RPs with other people brings sharply into relief the fact that I am a minority - the only one out of two actual Asians in the entire RP, and the only person who has NOT grown up in America. I also wonder if there is a lot of cultural appropriation going on in RPing, especially when the mods insist on it being Japanese and correct, and yet tell me they don't picture the characters are wholly asian, but as mixed blood, or whites, because of the eyeshape or hair colour. And two characters use WHITE actor Played-By icons.
But it seems like no one really thinks I have anything to be offended about.
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But yeah, it made a real different to me growing up in Taiwan, and I think that is a big reason why I wasn't politically racialized until fairly recently. Which is a minus, because social justice. On the other hand, if asked, I would still choose growing up in Taiwan, because even now I feel like I am faux Chinese or something, and ... yeah. It is complicated. But yes, I miss being in Taiwan and having a different pop culture and everything.
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Taiwan: Yeah... my roommate who is Taiwanese - she says that she would not give up her childhood for anything - if she has kids she'd bring them up in Taiwan, and MAYBE send them to Singapore (For the English but still having a mostly respectful Chinese education) before sending them to anywhere else for university.