The fact that the point of view changes following the genre is a form of sexism.

characters are two men. If they were another genre, it would be cringe. They enjoy what they would find cringe if the protagonists were a man and a woman. All the dominative tropes can be very problematic and honestly in some cases it is really disturbing.

and their need to discover the large panel of sexuality that was unknown until now. However, how those stories are made can be seen as a problematic frame. They are appreciated by women because there is a considerable distance between them and the characters. They enjoy it only because the

Through watching BL's consumers, who are mostly young hetero women, we can understand that this audience for this kind of gay romance is nearly only feminine. We have understood that the main reasons are : their need to escape their familial and cultural frame

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This is a mindful way to spread culture and at the same time, spread messages. Moreover, I have been very surprised to discover how hard and dedicated mangaka’s life is. I think their professional activity deserves respect and consideration instead of minimization.

brain performs proves its reading quality. (After that they bought us, me and my sisters, a lot of manga without questioning.) However, manga are also considered as the Japanese culture ambassadors. A lot of people were first interested in manga to continue with anime, video games, Japan and so on.

And in some people’s mind it doesn’t go into the cultural capital prestige. My father, who is a teacher, had a conference on how manga is a real reading. It is devalued because the texts are smaller and fewer than in romans for example. But the mental gymnastics that the (European)

Manga and comics are more generally not given much respect. They are not considered as ‘real’ readings. I think this phenomenon is really a generational contempt. This can also be due to cultural contempt. Manga and all Japanese culture are considered as minor, and as pop culture.

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This layer of misogyny is very well hidden under a layer of Hallyu. We can compare this with Hello Kitty in Japan, which perfectly dissimulates the bloody history of the country in the collective imagination. #BlindedByHallyu #MisogynyInKorea

In my opinion everyone is free to speak and warn about it. I think people who are not Korean and who come to Korea should consider the country and its society as a whole and not just a fancy country with fancy idols, food and landscapes.

not helpful at all. I also think that Korean women, as well as Southeast Asian women, as well as every woman in the world should have the right to feel safe, listened and represented.Their reality is a reality that should be visible and known even abroad.

SouthKorea should know this and stop thinking that this is the best place in the world where everything is perfect and there is no problem at all here. I think keeping Korea as a fantasy space is not acceptable. Firstly because gender equality is a global issue and keeping this situation ‘secret’ is

South Korea is one of the most sexist countries I have ever visited. But no one told me so before I left. Nobody in my relatives knows that Korea is something so different from Hallyu . That includes, of course, Kpop, food, video games and so on. I think that people who are obsessed with

We still have to evolve alone in this world. The film also gave me a real idea of what is being LGBT, and particularly how complicated it is to be part of this community in Asia.

And that is why the film can be appreciated by people as far from his gaze as me. In addition to that, (I am persuaded the mother knew) I think that our link to family is pretty the same. Sometimes parents love us but they don’t know how to help us.

government and others point of view. #YouNameEngravedHerein gave me a new perception. Indeed, as an European heterosexual female student my gaze is different from a grown man’s who is also homosexual and Asian. But I still have the feeling that the pain of losing our first love is universal.

because it began well… On the other hand, Birdy’s (ex)wife also didn’t have true love. She said that she ruined her life trying to be loved by her husband. This is so sad in my opinion that things so beautiful as spending time with your beloved have been made impossible by society,

The main lesson I will remember from this film is that I should always choose real love. The characters in the film didn’t and it has made their life full of sadness and regrets. For the two protagonists obviously, who didn’ t have the love story they deserved. And this is very frustrating

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Because in every mind, this story, even if it takes place in Japan, is American, is Tarantino.
It feels like Hollywood learnt from SEAsia and then, they took everything they wanted and pretended this was American. Exactly like Star Wars which was VERY inspired by Japan as well.
#KillBill

Indeed the question of honor is very important, there is a ‘sensei’ who taught her everything she knows, the katana has also a central role in her revenge story. In addition to that she has discipline, selfcontrol and incredible skills.
This can be considered as a cultural appropriation.

I am a Kill Bill lover and hater. In this film the main character is blond and white. She wants revenge. A group of people tried to kill her and now she wants to kill them in a certain order. The second of them is a Japanese gang chief.
The film follows nearly perfectly the Asian film codes.

Au Japon, la crise de natalité bat tous les records Sous l’effet de la pandémie du Covid-19, le bilan démographique du pays pour l’année 2024 va se dégrader encore, avec un taux de fécondité s’établissant à 1,15 ...

Mainly because of the
demographic crisis marked by a historic drop in the birth rate and a decline in the population.

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They don’t want a baby since they are more focused on work, the current lifestyle pushes them to live alone and in addition to that it is very expensive to give birth to a baby and then to raise the child. They are blamed for the low birthrate.

Japanese fathers are traditionally distant but involved. However they are more and more engaged in raising their children. But there is a new wave of Japanese men who don’t date or marry.

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convenience store at any time of the night or day for less than 1 € (approximately 60 cents). I usually do not drink coffee, but here it is really a meeting point with your friend and I have to admit that the Iced Vanilla Latte tastes very good ! #Coffee #KoreanCoffeeCluture

In South Korea, the average annual per capita coffee consumption is 405 cups, about double the world average. We can taste so many different coffee flavours or types of coffee. You can even buy a coffee in a

Coffee here in Korea is everywhere. You can find a coffee shop in nearly every street. And also cups of coffee in every hand. Especially in the morning before going to school or to work, people wait precious minutes to get their coffee.

So in my opinion beauty takes up too much space in Korean society.
#cosmeticsurgery

particularities, especially members of your family, especially YOUR KIDS. But I think that in Korea, they encourage them to have a surgery for them to access a certain life, a certain chance. They want their children to have the beauty privilege and then their life can be easier.

The fact that the highest rank of cosmetic surgery is in Korea is very shocking for my European brain. I guess that the parents who encourage their kids to have a surgery would be considered very bad in France. Because the local point of view is that we have to accept everybody in their