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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 2d

-the martial arts traditions. In conclusion, it is a commercial strategy which kind of worked. But in terms of cultural appropriation and white people as saviours, Ip Man utilises that in terms of cultural negotiation or critique in order to turn a globalised genre back to its true roots.

ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 2d

-anti-colonial. It is not a case of cultural appropriation or white saviourism. The Ip Man movies uses Western characters to highlight Chinese self-determination and moral superiority, shown by Ip Man’s embodiment of Confucian moral integrity and pride during times of foreign expressions, within-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 2d

-where #IpMan defeated one of them in a one-to-one combat illustrates resistance to Western domination, that the ones who have been underestimated and seen as inferior can also win, that they are as strong as their white counterparts. In general, I think Ip Man films are nationalist and-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 2d

-I see the white characters as representations of colonial forces. The racist remarks and prejudices coming out of the white characters, from them underestimating the Chinese’s skills in martial arts to spoken slurs shows that they are portrayed as antagonists instead of saviours. The final scene-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 2d

Putting white men in martial arts films could be seen as a commercial strategy so that the movie could attract foreign (Western) audiences and investors. By adding recogniseable, predominantly white, Western faces can help #Chinese #films reach the global market. As I watched Ip Man 4 before class-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 14d

-complicated with the changing beauty standards to “feminine men”, because they must also still be attractive to the society.

Cultivating "Masculinity": Where Does China's Anxiety about Masculinity Come From?

China's Education Minister recently called for educating teenagers to be "masculine" by highlighting the "crisis of masculinity." This paper intends to examine the causes and impact of this initiative...

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 14d

-desires of the patriarchal society. I would argue that this is harmful to both sexes. For women, it is all regarding how patriarchal thoughts and misogynistic behaviours are still present in the modern society. For men, it puts them under this pressure to “step their game up”. It becomes more-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 14d

-men are most probably not pleased of the fact that women have more power now. That members of society have been increasingly accepting of women having traits that are normally associated with manliness (bravery, being outspoken, etc). That women cannot be controlled and mobilised to serve the-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 14d

-generations from those who have internalised the ideas that a rugged, rough, manly, masculine presence is necessary. People are concerned because the loss of masculine men might equates to the loss of a “necessary” element of society. In a world where #patriarchy is still an existing social system-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 14d

I would say that anxieties and issues around #fatherhood and #masculinity in general are circulating in #China because of the fear of losing the macho, masculine man archetype that the traditional Chinese society really valued. In the modern Chinese society, the anxieties are passed down to-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 28d

-aesthetic. But still, sweeter coffee tastes better ^_____^. Dolce latte over Americano every day !! #KoreanCoffeeCulture

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 28d

-and they have iced Americanos on their table. So, I believe that this is a matter of (consumer) culture and the “I need to fit in” thing in Korean society. Generally, I’d say that it is a matter of personal taste and the desire to be seen as sophisticated and perhaps complying to a certain-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 28d

-no one will ever see me carrying iced filled cups. The article that I attached above mentioned the “ppali ppali” culture in Korea, hence their preference for choosing a drink that’s quick to make and simple for on the way to work or school. I get it, but I’ve seen people in cafes meeting friends-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 28d

Also, the way that Koreans would also drink iced Americanos even when it is freezing to the point that there is a term coined for this thing, “eoljukah”. I do prefer cold beverages more than hot ones (because I’m from a tropical country) but when it is cold outside-

[WHY] It's cold in Korea. Why is everyone drinking iced americanos?

On any given day in Korea, you will undoubtedly see numerous people drinking an iced americano. The reason for the popularity, though, isn't because it's delicious.

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 28d

-but I have never met anyone in my life who genuinely enjoy iced Americano. I myself do not enjoy it because it tastes like bitter cold mineral water. When I came to Korea the second time, I gave iced Americano a chance because I thought that the Korean version would taste better but it does not.

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · 28d

To me, the most surprising element of the #coffee consumption culture in Korea is how much they love iced Americano. I grew up in a family who really cherish coffee so I’ve been drinking it since I was quite young (which is not exactly healthy but I’m thankful that I’m not super addicted to it now)-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · Sep 30

-people on the internet. To think that this could happen to little girls due to how much their parents need the social media engagement is a scary thought to me.

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · Sep 30

-the girls in their adult years. Yes, girls are free to dress however they want but I do think that there is limitations when it comes to minors. They are not able to give consent and unfortunately this is a scary world where people could abuse technology to create fake, vulgar videos of random-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · Sep 30

-that this is what you should do to make people to like you and this is an extremely #toxic idea as it will most likely be internalised by the little girls as they grew up to be actual adults. In addition to that, those pictures are digital footprints and I would assume that it will affect-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · Sep 30

-social media where people including other adults with potentially bad intentions could see. The way that parents would also force their children to put on pretty, “adult” clothing might just enforce the idea to the little girls that this is how to get attention-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · Sep 30

To me, the #MilkySpicy trend is extremely problematic. I don’t think that there is any circumstances where it is acceptable for parents to dress their children who are still minors in ways that adults would, especially when combined with quite the suggestive poses and posting the pictures on-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · Sep 23

-provide a more entertaining and interesting way of learning a foreign language (and even the culture) that is not classroom-centred which might be rather boring to some. #NatsukiFukunaga #LearningKorean #LearningJapanese

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · Sep 23

-grammars and all, I started to understand the deeper context of each songs and it felt even more satisfying. Walking with my Airpods blasting out random #ATEEZ songs and me occasionally understanding what they are saying? I feel very proud of myself. Overall, I would say that consuming pop culture-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · Sep 23

I begin to learn how to read and write Hangul just with the sole purpose of being able to read the lyrics and put it into translating tool. It felt very satisfying to be able to sing along and pronounce words correctly. Then when I took actual Korean classes in university, with-

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ᯓ★ rivka ! @garlicheesebread.bsky.social · Sep 23

-self might not understand what were the characters saying completely, but I would confidently say that I was pretty accurate with the pronunciation. With Kpop and Korean, listening to Kpop and wanting to understand the meaning of the songs means I have to be able to read Hangul.

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