Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui

EdD focusing on literacy practices | Occasionally adjunct CUNY & HS Teacher | Anime/Gaming Creator | Formerly Dramafever | Contact: [email protected]

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

"Thank you for believing in kids who don't even believe in themselves yet."

One of my graduating students drew me a tribute (a Pakistani pepper...GET IT?!).

She also left me a letter...

I AM NOT CRYING! YOU'RE CRYING!

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

Kpop has consistently and so casually engaged in the use of anti-black slurs, that I really don't put it down to ignorance any more.

At this point, Kpop is global enough that they have all the resources in the world to learn.

This is intentional.

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

@rayliur It was a total pleasure my friend! Thank you for inviting me!

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

Mangaka Yusuke Murata (One Punch Man) recently made ableist comments mocking Pakistanis with physical deformities while responding to an anti-immigration post.

A reminder that bigotry often does not stand alone; ableism, racism and xenophobia frequently intersect.

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

I feel like many of the accounts that I see posting 2000's anime are just rage-baiting.

Because they'll see something like, ".hack//Sign is peak! They don't make them like this anymore! Could not be made in 2026!"

And you just know .hack//Sign wasn't even that good bro.

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

"For the best experience, choose whichever language you feel drawn to. Grief is a universal experience."

I think this is the first time I actually paused and reflected on the *language* choices in a game. Amazing.

TY @lunacy_studios for the review copy #TheHouseofHikmah

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

There's a term for this: "activity-based identities."

Stans are people who have made a specific activity their identity.

So if you point out anything wrong with the activity--be it a Kpop group, an anime, a video game, etc.?

Stans will see it as an attack on their identity.

[Zito @_Zeets]

I don’t get why people feel that if you’re a fan of someone or something, that you have to defend everything that they do. I think spectrum of fandom has shifted so much because stans are so insane now that regular fans behave like how stans in the past would.

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

@lunacy_studios You're very welcome! Looking forward to sharing more and covering as we get closer to release--best of luck with development and launch!

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

I previewed House of Hikmah, a puzzle platformer inspired by the Islamic Golden Age. We simply don't see this setting enough in games & I'm loving it. Sands of Time vibes?

Wishlist on Steam and best of luck to @lunacy_studios for dev & launch! 🔗In reply #indiegame

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

Link to Wishlist on Steam and my quick preview below--be sure to check out the demo and follow the dev for updates. :)

Steam page: https://t.co/LLd6AFdPuE

My preview: https://t.co/AvVpzFqXEz

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

NO Retrocrush! @retrocrush_tv Take that demon out of "cozy anime"! What are you going to do the poor people who will watch the anime and then want to "finish the story" by looking up the manga! You know which one I'm talking about!

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

@sowhat568 Lmaooo haha appreciate you! just doing a lot of academic work so trying to be more disciplined lol.

Hope all is well with you and your loved ones [including Diluc]! 😁

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

I see a new #Danganronpa has been announced. Loved the first two.

Might have to finally play Danganronpa 3.

Started it but got bored. Just hate how Kaede doesn't do anything. She just hangs around lol

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

@KontentChingu Kher Mubarak my friend; praying for wellness and health for you and your loved ones 🤲🏾

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

Eid Mubarak everyone.

On this day of celebration and contemplation, please keep in your prayers the less fortunate for whom these days will not bring good memories.

And work for a world where everyone's next Eid brings with it a better world than the one they had last year.

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

@sowhat568 Kher Mubarak my friend; appreciate you as always and praying for wellness and health for you and your loved ones🤲🏾

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

Always funny when a Kdrama does something problematic and fans go:

"NO--THE ACTORS/WRITERS/PRODUCERS DIDN'T KNOW; STOP JUDGING THEM!"

Bro, there is no need to infantilize Kdrama creatives like that.

Kdramas have the capability to have garbage politics like everyone else.

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

@itsjustibs Hang time on that flip is unreal. Yet...not a broken character lol

Eid Mubarak bro.

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

@mynameisria As a lifelong Dragon Quest fanboy, I always felt like I was "cheating" if I gave Final Fantasy any space in my life.

Maybe now is the time to welcome a new friend into my console life.😅

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

This is why I never, ever take Black Mirror seriously.

Consume that "socially conscientious" slop while its creators laugh all the way to the bank by doing that very thing.

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

Netflix is launching AI-generated ads by 2026

• Designed to match the show or movie being watched

• Some will appear as midroll ads or during pause breaks

• Will roll out to all countries with the ad-supported tier

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

@CarrieCnh12 Wow; did NOT hear that. I always think back to the Wizard of Oz movie where the lead was treated absolutely terribly, and this is a scary reminder of why this industry needs strict regulations/unions.

Overall, cannot understand the high praise this drama got at all.

[Dr. Abdul R. Siddiqui @PakistaniPepper]

Dropped #WhenLifeGivesYouTangerines after Ep4.

Could not connect with leads' feeling for each other. Their "love" was just posed as a given since the beginning--nothing I saw developed or earned it for me.

And that's not an emotion I can connect with in this stage of life.