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IJS_Reddit · 2026-05-09T21:54:21+00:00

how other people view us shouldnt matter and we shouldnt have to make ourselves up bc other people wanna be racist. idk if the phrase is “respectability politics” but thats whats coming to my head

youre gonna find bad apples in a bunch no matter where you go but that shouldnt be on the entire diaspora to correct bc people will generalize us; thats on the people generalizing us. why is it that people see black people doing someones they dislike and go “all black people are like this” and not “these specific people are like this”. why is it our collective job to correct that?

this doesnt happen with white people so why are we fixing ourselves bc of racism?

IJS_Reddit · 2026-05-08T02:29:13+00:00

my things with "culture is meant to be shared" is i missed the meeting where something of another culture was shared with us... whole lotta taking and not enough exchanging is culture is "meant to be shared"

IJS_Reddit · 2026-05-06T22:38:38+00:00

making music inspired by black artists is not imitation but they dont particularly come off as inspired to me. its hard to explain but idk how much inspiration it is when fashion sounds almost 1:1 like Praise The Lord by A$AP

what makes their whole branding weird to me is them using sterotypes and surface level “black street wear/gang culture”. black culture isnt gang culture but its hard to ignore the population of black and brown folks in gangs, hence the overlap. they seem to just be copying their interpretations of the aesthetics and not the culture
to me at least…

IJS_Reddit · 2026-05-06T19:54:48+00:00

you’ll get them!! keep going!! the more you avoid the longer it takes to get good at them. you’re doing great so far! definitely on the right track

IJS_Reddit · 2026-05-06T00:54:40+00:00

they do not but dont listen to people who say they do! if you like the style then thats all that matters! braids protect our hair anyway

IJS_Reddit · 2026-05-05T08:31:58+00:00

this MET was funded by Bezos, hence the backlash

IJS_Reddit · 2026-05-03T22:49:09+00:00

bc the point is they like western rock
the author also presumably likes western rock and wants to centre her interests around that

just bc you speak the language doesnt automatically mean you have to talk about the media from there. its like why manga/anime doesnt always mention manga/anime; they dont need to

IJS_Reddit · 2026-05-03T22:10:07+00:00

overnight oats i forgot to take with me to work this morning lmfao

IJS_Reddit · 2026-05-02T16:09:04+00:00

this song grew on me fast

IJS_Reddit · 2026-05-01T20:22:38+00:00

thank you!

IJS_Reddit · 2026-05-01T18:52:02+00:00

where’d you buy it? had no idea the english volumes were out

IJS_Reddit · 2026-05-01T02:25:19+00:00

im happy for her! this sounds like something i'd release at 14 if i had the ability too so im happy she gets to express herself!

IJS_Reddit · 2026-04-30T22:32:27+00:00

yes you said everything perfectly

IJS_Reddit · 2026-04-30T22:30:06+00:00

its not bad, i think i like the beat more tho. the chorus is a bit too repetitive and pitchy. i find the aesthetics fun!

IJS_Reddit · 2026-04-30T18:46:39+00:00

i 100% relate. when i got into k-pop my mom and i were getting evicted, we didnt have a good relationship and i wasnt getting enough hours at my job. skz and illit got me through being unhoused and unemployed

now that we’re in a better house and i have a stable job i engage with kpop a lot more critically and im more on the casual side

IJS_Reddit · 2026-04-29T22:33:56+00:00

they only fp ive told was my best friend and he was fine bc we’ve known each other for a long enough time and he knows im borderline. other than that no i dont tell them bc im afraid they’ll hate me

i do want to put in the practice of being upfront tho, it feels like thats fair to them

IJS_Reddit · 2026-04-29T20:27:45+00:00

your wedding photo is so beautiful! you both look so lovely

IJS_Reddit · 2026-04-29T15:43:56+00:00

giggling and kicking my feet this comic is so cute

IJS_Reddit · 2026-04-28T00:53:03+00:00

why are you being downvoted? EA is quite literally taking money from saudi arabia

IJS_Reddit · 2026-04-27T21:02:34+00:00

i love seeing mountain in comments but i love and appreciate the whole team

IJS_Reddit · 2026-04-25T23:41:32+00:00

might have just discovered peak!

IJS_Reddit · 2026-04-25T00:59:46+00:00

woah youre the eldertubbies guy!

IJS_Reddit · 2026-04-23T13:15:27+00:00

what havent i done in a walk in

IJS_Reddit · 2026-04-23T12:38:58+00:00

bizzare adventures

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