• Redcuban1959 [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      29 days ago

      Not much, pretty sure most weaboos or otakus that are homophobic will continue to be homophobic. I think it’s important for younger people to get these kind of representation so they can understand from a young age why being homophobic, racist, etc… is both illegal and morally wrong.

      • Awoo [she/her]@hexbear.netMEnglish
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        29 days ago

        I think it’s important for younger people to get these kind of representation so they can understand from a young age why being homophobic, racist, etc… is both illegal and morally wrong.

        The most important thing in my opinion is for people to be exposed to and meet people of all marginalised groups, early in life, and have positive experiences with those groups.

        Visibility and exposure at early ages does more for people to accept than anything else.

  • Erika3sis [she/her, xe/xem]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    29 days ago

    Once again, I am left feeling like the frustration I felt towards Russians not putting the dots over the ё was merely a taste of the considerably greater inconvenience of Japanese people not putting the furigana over their got dang kanji

    Alright alright I can at least do the little thought bubbles can’t I

    Alright so green-shirt is thinking

    「自分じぶんの性別せいべつが分わからず、モヤッとする。これって自分じぶんだけ？」

    Which I think is like, “I don’t understand my gender, and these pent-up uncertain feelings are making me depressed. Am I the only one who feels this way?”

    Black-shirt is thinking

    「最近さいきん、この子こといるとドキドキする。でも、誰だれにも気付きづかれないようにしよう・・・」

    Which it seems is like, “Lately my heart has been fluttering whenever I’ve been around this girl. But I can’t let anyone notice…”

    Lastly there’s white-shirt who’s thinking

    「自分じぶんの体からだが男おとこらしく成長せいちょうしていくことがいやだなぁ。この気持きもちを分わかってくれる人ひとはいるのかな？」

    Which is like “I hate how my body is becoming more masculine. Is there anyone who understands how I feel?”, or maybe “Is there anyone who can help me understand how I feel?”

    • AernaLingus [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      29 days ago

      For that last one, I think it’d need to be 分からせて to get the second meaning, no? Although idk, a lot of times I see things eluded elided in Japanese that seem counterintuitive.

      I’ll tackle the main body in a bit if no one gets to it before me (it’s pretty much about LGBTQ visibility for anyone wondering)

      Also, here’s the link from the QR code

      https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/digitalbook/page/0000001480.html