So, I'm terrified of posting on Twitter, but here goes nothing!
First drawing of a series of fan art for Rin and Len Kagamine's on the 27th.
Song: The Tree Of Reincarnation
By: Hitoshizuku x Yama
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When I look at the names of the six Asian women who lost their lives, I see reflections of my own name, and my family’s.
These names are beautiful and deserve to be celebrated and mourned.
How is any of this relevant to the racist harrassement I discussed in my video?
If all lives mattered, I wouldn't have made my video in the first place but here we fucking are.
Pls shut up.
#BlackLivesMatter
So, Chloe Zhao was just nominated for a directing Oscar, the first ever non-white woman! But no one is getting her name right. Don’t just guess “zzzow” or “zhhhow”. Chinese “zh” is like English “j” and “Zhao” rhymes with “now”, but with a “j”. Like “jowl” without the “l”. (3/8)
As for the current (and possibly forever) President Xi of China. It’s not “jee” or “zhhhee”. Chinese “x” is like English “sh”. So “Xi” sounds like “Shee” (or the pronoun “she”). (4/8)
And with “q”, as in “qing” (e.g. the Qing Dynasty). Don’t panic and throw in a random “u” to turn it into the more familiar “qu”!! Chinese “q” is like English “ch”. So “qing” is like “ching”. (5/8)
It might take a little effort... But if you can learn that in Spanish “ll” (often) sounds like English “y”, “j” sounds like “h”, and “ñ” sounds like “ny”, then you can also learn that in Chinese “zh” is like “j”, “x” is like “sh”, and “q” is like “ch”. (2/8)
Are you sad and angry about the surge in anti-Asian violence? Wondering if there’s something anti-racist you can do? One idea: learn how pronounce Asian names! It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just try, and it will make a difference to your Asian friends and people you meet. (1/8)