To be totally honest, it is hard to even choose one or two examples of those actions. And even though there are so many of them, there are still many people who are not aware of this situation. One of the best examples to portrait how blinded people can be, we can look at NCT Taeil case.

As a foreigner, the first thing I've learned was how fun k-pop and kdramas are, and how beautifully they portrait Korean men. The second thing I've learned after getting more into Korea was how this sociaty is full of sexual harassment, spy cameras and other disgusting actions.
#BlindedbyHallyu

So movies like "Your Name Engraved Herein" or "Operation Hiacynt" are very important, and by placing the stories of queer people in those specific countries and periods of time, people from those parts of the world can understand LGBTQ+ community better, and maybe with that the acceptance can grow.

Moreover, reletating to something can corelate with tolerance. Art is the best way to convey emotions. That is why I strongly believe that presenting your own experiences and representing certain communities through different art forms is crucial for the society to understand and accept others.

Also the whole aspect of growing up and discovering yourself is quite easy to relate to for everyone, not only queer people. I belive that by showing stories like that, we can make others relate to the experiences of queer people, and by that increase the awarness of their struggles.

Not only that, both of them take place in the 80s, in countries which are only soon about to enter the democratic times. I think that for me (someone who is Polish, queer and studies about Asia), it is very interesting to see so many similarities in those two realities - so far away yet so similar.

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During the wataching of this Taiwanese movie, I could not help but think about another movie - Polish film called "Operation Hiacynt". Both of the movies tell the story of two young men who struggle in a reality, which does not accept them for who they are.
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Watching movies such as "Your Name Engraved Herein" has always given me a feeling of exploring life from a completly different perspective, yet at the same time I also look for similarites in my life struggles and for something that I relate to.
#YourNameEngravedHerein #TaiwaneseFilm

That is why I believe we can threat gaming as a good hobby or a job, but we cannot escape the harmful aspects of it. It is as issues, as many others, which is not just black and white, and it has many layers to it.

On the other hand, we cannot avoid the fact that gaming can be addictive and harmful. There are cases of people who loss their health or, in extreme cases, their lives, simply because of the addiction and neglect of their physical needs.

I think both sides have good intentions, yet the topic of the debate is not easy. For many people gaming is a hobby, and a way to relax or escape a difficult reality. There are also professional players for whom gaming is a carrer and a way of making and living. Their treat it as a regular job.

Many gaming associations responded by criticizing this categorisation, but the addiction center claimed it only "followed the 2025 mental health business guidelines from the Ministry of Health and Welfare". This class started once again a debate about the good and bad sides of gaming.

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Not that long ago, a controversy has sparked surrounding one of the addiction centers in South Korea, which named four biggest addictions, internet gaming being one of them, amongst alcohol, drugs and gambling. Unsurprisingly, the gaming community responded quickly.

South Korea's gaming market is one of the biggest ones in the world, with some of the best professional players. However, there is still a lot of social stigma present, regarding whether games are addictive and harmful, especially for younger people. It is quite a complicated issue to understand.

Acrush is made up of five women whose cross-dressing is so convincing it has challenged gender norms for both men and women. It breaks not only gender norms, but also presents masculinity and femininity in a different, interesting way, which makes you think more deeply about those concepts.

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This type of masculinity presented in boy groups brings controversy and is seen as more 'feminine'. There is a Chinese group called Acruch which presents exactly this type of masculinity. However, what might be the most surprising aboit that is the group members are in fact women.

In East Asia popculture there are many boy groups made out of "pretty" men. It is often a case that brings a lot of contoversy, as men are not as 'masculine' as they 'used to be'. There are also groups like that im China, which might be quite an opposition to the masculinity presented in martial art

In Chinese martial arts films masculinity is often presented in the form of men's body and mind power. Their bravery and physical strenght are their main characteristics. It also has its root in honorable actions. However, nowdays chinese masculinity might be very differently presented.

But in also means that there is Korean influance in Chinese and Japanese dishes. So "culinary authenticity" is not possible for all countries, since the culinary influance goes both ways. It is also often difficult to identity where exactly the dishes come from and what was their original form.

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Looking at the example of Korean food, we can see (especially after Japanese ocupation) the influance of Chinese and Japanese food culture. Just as mentioned in the articule, there are Jjajangmyun, Jjampong or Ka-re Rice.

Besides the obvious changes in the recipes happening due to the passage of time, the most important factor in this case is the influance of other countries/cultures' food. It happens in Europe with Slavic countries having similar dishes, it happens in Latin countries, and it happens in East Asia.

I think "culinary authenticity" is very unlikely to be possible in any country, even though some of them put a huge emphasize on that. Just as traditions and rituals change, the food in certain countries changes too, and there are many reasons for that phenomenon.
#CulinaryAuthenticity

Assuming that it comes from the want of looking more "white" is simply offensive. There are many white communities who perceived tanned, darker skin as a beauty standard, yet noone tells them that they try to be more like black communities.

Clearly it does not come from trying to look like a different ethnicity. And although in some communities those historical aspects of beauty standards are no longer present or that important, it should not makes us believe that the origin of a certain beauty standard is totally different.

As mentioned previously, this beauty standard did not only appear in Asia. In my country, even though people here are white, the fair skin has been concidered more beautiful, as people working in the fields were the ones with darker tanned skin.

In the historical times, white, fair skin used to simply be associated with higher statues. Noble people were not out as much as "peasants", and because of that they did not get as taned. This is also the best example that beauty standards often came from the higher state.

It is often mistakenly believed that Asian people's beauty standard of white skin comes from the want of looking like a white person, which is not true at all. Asian communities are not the only ones which "value" this beauty trait and its origin is totally different.

Somehow, does two "sides" of things "made in China" seem to exist seperatly. It is as if there are two different markets coming from two different countries. There is still the stereotypical way of looking at Chinese products, while brand new better ones are starting to appear as well.

At the same time we can see more and more Chinese electric cars riding on our streets. They become more popular with each month, being seen as extremly high quality, often better than the European ones, for smaller price. Nevertheless it does not necessarily change the perception of Chinese products

Those two images seem to coexist, even if they exclude each other. In Poland we have very cheap stores called "Chińczyk" which literally translates to "Chinese man". They are perceived as places where you can buy anything for a small price, but the quality is often terrible.