#ireallythinkso

[sageadoodledo]

Sudden Death (突然死)- c.2021 by Sage Turk 🔴 (new style who dis? While I work on some more series pieces here’s something fresh for ya.) #inkdrawing #simplesketch #ithinkimlearningjapanese #ireallythinkso #artaday https://www.instagram.com/p/CShN6A_rdsT/?utm_medium=tumblr

[reloveoxley]

Domo Arigato Mr Roboto #ifyoudontknowitspotifyit #ithinkimturningjapanese #ireallythinkso #mrroboto #flagflying #vintage #caligraphy #fude #grindyoink #retro #awesomeness #easylikesundaymorning #reloveoxley #brisbanesbiggestrange #oxleysbestbrew #open730till2 #comesayhi (at Relove Oxley) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQUWG6Ft5tZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[johinkomitzu-blog]

Talking to the #Dog in #Japanese #犬 #TurningJapanese #IReallyThinkSo #話す #日本語 #AnimatedGoose #MrDiazon #Shaggy #DaJokerNikka

[ohmaimama]

I saw this sold on the street and I got curious. Chatpati, I survived you! For some reason, I miss you. Yes, you confused me greatly with your flavor... and tricked me into thinking you weren't spicy because that auntie didn't put the spicy sauce upon my request... you were addicting to eat as you were wrapped in that paper cone with printed English text, which I tried to read as I was scooping you up in that makeshift cardboard "spoon" that was part of your unpretentious and save-mother-earth kind of packaging... but I do really miss you right now. Haha! Tomorrow, bibilhin kita uli, my first street food conquest you! 😍😍😍 #outandaboutinNepal #turningNepali #Ireallythinkso (at Bhaisepati)

[thuggedoutsincekubscouts]

🐶 "are you retti dad" 🐶 #sundayfunday #reallyturning #japanese #rosegarden #ireallythinkso #portlandpitbulls #stayhetti #pdx #picklesoup #lexibadger

[howdymoose-blog]

Soy ginger marinated cod over rice with furikake and edamame #japanesefood #ithinkimturningjapanese #ireallythinkso

[jaxallope]

Brain switch with Red & Raccon #ithinkimturningjapanese #ireallythinkso

[freaks309]

Not that there’s anything wrong with turning Japanese

With all this talk about hiding sexual interests and the significance of “coming out of the closet” addressed by Dustin Kidd in chapter 5 , I can’t help but be reminded of another group of people that has been socially rejected to the point where people of this group often keep their interests a secret. I am referring to those who enjoy anime and Japanese culture, so called “weaboos”. Although this group may not be as pronounced as the LGBT community, this group of people faces plenty of ridicule, particularly in grade school.

I myself enjoy anime and manga, and I have since before I was in school. Notable examples include Dragonball Z, YuYuHakusho, and Pokemon. However, I never openly expressed my enjoyment of these types of Japanese shows and books when I was in middle school and high school. This was due to the stigma placed on those who did. There are many instances I can recall where students who knew nothing of Japanese culture or anime ridiculed those who wore accessories or merchandise depicting anime characters or objects. Ironically, many of these students would admit to enjoying shows like Dragonball Z and Pokemon, and even Studio Ghibli movies, such as Spirited Away, without realizing that these all fall under the category of anime and Japanese culture. This is a prime example of ignorance of one group of people negatively impacting another group of people.

I’m not saying that this issue is nearly as important as freedom to express sexual preferences, but there are definite parallels which originate from ignorant discriminators.

-      manuel-irl-iirc

Kidd, Dustin. “Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That: Sexuality Perspectives.” Pop Culture Freaks: Identity, Mass Media, and Society. Boulder: Westview, 2014. Kindle Ed.