I think people are so concerned about this because gender roles are a big part of social order in China. If men change, families and society might feel like they’re changing too. It seems like it is about #control.

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There’s this clash between the “traditional man” and the “new man”. Both exist, and people don’t agree on which one is better.

Modern life is different now. Men care more about fashion, emotions, and being good dads. Shows like Dad, Where Are We Going? also celebrate caring masculinity.

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Traditionally, they want men to be strong, responsible, and patriotic. This comes from the idea that #manhood was a warrior or scholar.

Ideas of masculinity in #China are changing, and there's this big concern that young men are becoming "too #soft" or "too #feminine".

It's #different! Even though both holidays celebrate harvest and family gatherings, their origins, histories, and cultural meanings are completely different. Calling Chuseok “Korean Thanksgiving” reduces it to an American frame and erases its unique #culturalidentity.

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#Thanksgiving is in the U.S. is tied to the history of Pilgrims and colonization, to express gratitude for the year's blessings, particularly for the harvest and for family. Also, enjoying a feast of turkey, stuffing or/and #pumpkinpie with family and friends.

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Chuseok is is a celebration of a successful #harvest, with a history tracing back to the Silla Kingdom, roughly two thousand years ago. It's a time when families come together to give thanks for the food, and honor their ancestors through memorial rituals and visits to their graves.

Chuseok is not about pilgrims or colonial history. It's about ancestors, harvest and family. The translation flattens Korea’s culture and confuses two very different identities. #Identity

I think translating #Chuseok as "Korean thanksgiving" is misleading and stupid. It's like calling Sabrina Carpenter the New Taylor Swift. Why compare it? #KoreanHoliday #HarvestHoliday

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Also, the conflict was sparked by Only-fans reacting negatively to the CP-fan's fiction about a romance between the characters in #TheUntamed. They saw it as a "feminization" of their male idol. This only shows how fans have internalized mainstream society's values (Wang & Ge 2023, 357).

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Their study shows the widespread idea that fan cultures, especially those dealing with #BL, are a form of resistance to mainstream culture. It shows how fans can reproduce and reinforce state values, such as heteronormativity and censorship (Wang & Ge 2023).

But also, it exists fans that uses "jubao" or reporting, to attack rivals, and they are called "fandom police" (Wang & Ge 2023, 355). Wang and Ge argue that the power gained by these fans are #illusory, becuase in reality they are vulnerable and exploited by the state (Wang & Ge 2023, 355).

Fans can enjoy BL content, like #TheUntamed, because it gives an oppurtunity to explore new feelings, relations and intimicy in a society like #China where norms around gender and sexuality are strictly regulated.

I don't know why they ended up here..

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I did it in class, with many hashtags and two pictures, but I don't know where it has gone </3 In the start I also struggled with BlueSky, becuase I managed to post single skeets instead of in the thread..

I also wrote about East Asian models and beauty standards. On how small eyes, for instance, can be either criticized or celebrated by different companies, for the exact same feature.

That’s so weird, I had skeets on gatekeeping in anime culture — like hiding the fact that you know a good local manga shop, or judging people who only watch the mainstream ones.

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Small eyes, for instance, can be judged or admired. Some models are told to enhance their eyes with eyeliner or surgery to fit the #Western standard. In this way, gate-keeping doesn’t protect identity. Yet at the same time, some agencies highlight these features as unique selling points.

It is also visible in East Asian beauty and fashion culture. Models are constantly judged on whether they fit the beauty ideals or not. If their features are seen as “too different,” they can be shamed or pressured to change.

Also, think of fans saying: “I know this great local manga shop, but I’m not telling anyone". This shows that knowledge is a way to gain #power or #status.

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In #anime fandoms, gate-keeping sometimes happens when fans shame newcomers for only watching mainstream animes (like Naruto or Death Note) instead of “real” classics.

#Gate-keeping shows up everywhere in fan culture. In East Asian pop culture, it can be about who gets access to communities and knowledge. This can protect subcultural capital, but also exclude potential fans.

She ended up on #secondplace.

Part of Yuna Kim’s framing by NRK is that she is a #mystery. After 2010 she had coaching changes, a missed season, and injuries, so no one knew what to expect. The drama was heightened by her announcement that Sochi would be her last Olympics.

#WinterOlympics2010

The article describes that she has been living under pressure since she became the worlds best figure skater in 2009 and that expectations for her rose further after the Olympic gold medal she won in 2010.

NRK emphasizes that she is extremely popular: "Hver gang NRK.no får et glimt av den 165 centimeter høye 23-åringen, henger det flere titalls reportere og kamerafolk i halen på henne".

The article frames her as “the phenomenon” and national heroine. The narrative explains she is the #queen carrying the weight of 50 million South Koreans’ expectations. She is described as elegant and flawless, but also fragile, spinkle, and under extreme #pressure.

Yuna Kim under press før finalen SOTSJI (NRK.no): OLs største stjerne skuffer en hel nasjon hvis hun ikke vinner gull. Men ingen vet helt hvor mysteriet Yuna Kim (23) står etter fire turbulente år.

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