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ー𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 ❦ 日米ミックス ✩ mixed Japanese American • modern gothic heroine songbird ♪ • 着付け師範✩ kimono stylist/teacher • 巫女さん✩ shrine maiden • always has her head in the clouds, I’m afraid https://ko-fi.com/christine_daae

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hello there, everyone! I’m Kristina Rin. 🤍

I’m a passionate (silly) dreamer whose soul is dedicated to art, who believes fiercely that a broken piano can still be played, and thinks even a haunted house makes a lovely home.

Oh, you want to know more about my strange little world? Read on!

The photo is a selfie I took in cosplay of Christine Daaé from Phantom of the Opera. I am wearing a blue, intricately designed costume from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lace and a large patterned bow at the collar. The cosplay features a wig with long, dark, curly hair with soft bangs framing my face.

A photo of myself taken from behind dressed in a light blue kimono with a pink lotus flowers and green leaves. In the photo, I am walking down a path with one arm raised as I look ahead. My hair is styled in a braid with a pink flower accessory, and I’m wearing a dark blue obi.

The photo was taken at a park near Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, with a wooden gate and greenery in the background.

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isaac @sevier.io · 3h

I'm starting to see multiple threads where bluesky folks are trying to raise money for their local food banks because of the shutdown of SNAP starting November 1... can we get a thread going for people to find each other? Drop your link and put your city in front, let's coordinate city by city!

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 1h

this is the first week many families are not getting a paycheck at all. times are hard.

i will mail you a drawing of a costco hot dog if you DM me with a receipt of $15.00 or more (10 $1.50 hot dogs)

Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 3h

This is a DC area food bank that has helped laid off and unpaid government workers. They need help. If you have a few bucks to spare consider this charity. www.capitalareafoodbank.org?utm_referrer...

Food Bank for the Washington, DC, Region | Capital Area Food Bank

The Capital Area Food serves the entire Washington, DC, metropolitan region, providing meals to thousands of people a day while also addressing the root causes of hunger.

www.capitalareafoodbank.org

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 1h

Hello I would like to sell you one hot dog drawing for $15.00 or more as a donation tor the capital area food bank

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 2h

Florian Wiltschko may be the first foreign priest to serve *in Japan*, but he’s not the first to be recognized by Jinja Honcho altogether

𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 2h

????? What about Reverend Barrish who was head priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America for decades? I think he came before Florian, did he not?

Jinja Honcho would have obviously recognized Barrish. Tsubaki Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture is one of the oldest shrines in Japan.

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 3h

“Omg how can your grandma be like that” Oh nooooooo she didn’t want her own child to die from a perfectly preventable disease! How tragic. She’s the worst. Lock her up in The Hague. 🙄

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 3h

Apparently my mother was complaining about vaccines to my grandmother, who replied snarkily, “It’s a good thing I got your shots when you were a baby then.” HAH.

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 3h

It would be extremely jarring for someone to have their local haunt suddenly become so full of people that they can barely walk through

I say save those spots for local guides who take customers there as a means of controlling traffic, rather than tagging a place and suddenly there’s thousands

𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 3h

I guess I should clarify a bit: while there are definitely some commercialization in some areas (good cafes and restaurants), my biggest worry is influencers who can’t filter the MILLIONS of views their Reels get from stopping a tidal wave effect.

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 4h

Osaka already has plenty of heavily touristed zones (like Dotonbori and Shinsekai). It doesn’t need influencers encouraging spillover into the quiet, lived-in areas.

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 4h

It pains my heart to see travel influencers persuading folks to go there instead of places like Shiga, which actively NEED tourism to boost local economies and businesses.

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 4h

They’re not “hidden gems” waiting to be trampled by Instagram traffic. They’re places of refuge for people who LIVE here

Osaka already has plenty of tourists (understatement). Having a place to go where we can relax and is quiet is a blessing

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 4h

I’m sorry if this makes me sound like a gatekeeping grump, but whenever I see travel influencers recommending parts of Osaka that currently aren’t flooded with tourists, my heart sinks

These local areas are lived-in, not commercialized.

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Vortmax @vortmax.bsky.social · 1d

Guillermo Del Toro: "Horror is made of such base material—so easily rejected or dismissed—that it may be hard to accept my postulate that within the genre lies one of the last refuges of spirituality in our materialistic world."

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

When Guillermo del Toro was a child, he fell in love with "Frankenstein." With his long-awaited adaptation in theaters, the filmmaker explains his lifelong fascination with horror, and why the genre "illuminates our souls":

Why Guillermo del Toro made Frankenstein

The director writes about feeling destined to adapt Mary Shelley's classic.

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unbeatable @ad.reki.gay · 19h

I am begging you to get an icon if you don't want to look suspicious as shit following folks

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 19h

Honestly? This was very mature, level-headed, raw yet rational, classy and informative. Well done.

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 19h

“If there’s one thing to take away from this video it’s to remember on the road ahead, whatever the algorithm throws at you, it’s never been more important to call out things that are fundamentally wrong. What you choose to click on has honestly never mattered more.”

YES. THIS THIS THIS.

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 19h

I’m very glad he’s talking about how discussing Japan’s homeless problem requires delicate attention, sensitivity, and real research, plus genuine engagement with the people living there. Because he’s right- these ARE people’s real lives. They’re not for clicks

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 19h

any criticism for it (there is literally no defense for that username in 2025, and she should have changed it yesterday) is enough of a reason to not give her your money/views, but hey. What do I know?

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 19h

I really think the fact that she (to my knowledge) still has such a gross username (Oriental Pearl for a white creator IS a name that would make Edward Said spin in his graveyard!) and is blatantly ignoring

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 19h

YESSSS AGREE. He said to please not watch her video and give her more money. Absolutely not. There are far better Japan based creators that deserve your views imo.

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 19h

Ooooh here we go. He’s talking about how much money she made. I’m STILL wondering if she donated any of that to the homeless. I really think if you’re gonna capitalize on their situation and make $1500 USD on it, come on, give at least $500 to them.

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 19h

I wrote about how influencers are getting ¥¥¥¥¥ for this stuff myself here, and analyzed the ethics of it. Because hey, I have an MA in philosophy, so I’m gonna use it

christinedaae.substack.com/p/sensationa...

https://christinedaae.substack.com/p/sensational-suffering-when-does-pain

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 19h

LMAO he is being very level-headed tbh. He’s calling it out for being the ragebait it is. And I’m glad he’s calling out how the editing affects people’s perspectives and how the ragebait machine affects money

“Sensationalist slop content” is a good name for it

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𝑪. 𝑫𝒂𝒂𝒆́ @christinedaae.bsky.social · 19h

I’ve never been to Kabukicho as I don’t live in Tokyo but yeah, filming there and claiming Japan is cooked is the same as me going to Triangle Park in Osaka at night or early morning after the partying has stopped and claiming the same thing

Rather unfair and skewed

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