“Look at me I’m Kenshi Yonezu, I made banger iconic music as a Vocaloid producer and make banger iconic music now that’s being nominated for a Grammy. Also my hair is so cool. Did I mention I draw and animate too”
Native English speakers need to realize that when English learners alter even the pronunciation of their own names to accommodate you, they are swallowing a small measure of self-deprecation, especially when you can’t even pronounce simple foreign words like “sushi” correctly.
this is a widely held perception in America and REALLY hurts my freshmen who are trying to learn Spanish. Just really really really embarrassed to pronounce things correctly.
i miss the internet before AI because you could just randomly come across this image and have zero doubt in your mind that it's a purely human creation