Chauvinism time: you, the reader, if English is not your first language, are probably bad at it in some way. Whether it's using stressed forms incorrectly, struggling to differentiate /i/ and /ɪ/, the dental fricatives, v/w. Something. And it's fine
@vollereized It feels less like deadnaming and more like when someone adopts a dog and changes its name bc the twittersphere didn’t decide it, it was forced on us
@jonlpan It truly baffles me how people, in any language, can act like a foreign speaker not perfectly pronouncing every single syllable is a crime. Maybe bc I grew up in a multicultural area but I thought we all just dgaf as long as we could understand each other
Problem w American slander is that Americans have probably joked about these topics a million times over. You gotta get granular. You gotta get scarily specific. You gotta do research the average American is too lazy to do
@TheMightyZ2 I thought that way until I was out shopping and a dad started yelling at his toddler, Bruce, to stop running away. They’re certainly not popular names but I wouldn’t say they’re nonexistent yet (except Dick but that’s 100% a cultural reason lol)
JIHYO is leaving JYP Entertainment to form her own company 'EMITHAUS'.
"Hello, this is JIHYO.
I’m writing today because there’s something I’d like to share with you.
After 21 years, my journey with JYP Entertainment, which began when I was just a child, has come to an end.
Trying to put 21 years into just a few words is harder than I thought it would be.
From childhood through my teenage years and into adulthood, I’ve spent most of my life at JYP.
There were good days and difficult ones, but one thing I know for certain is that every one of those moments has shaped who I am today.
I want to express my sincere gratitude to everyone at JYP who has been by my side and helped me grow over the years.
I will always cherish the time we shared and the memories we made together.
To me, independence is not so much a conclusion about the time that has passed, but a choice about how I want to live going forward.
As the first step in this new chapter, I have established my own company, EMITHAUS.
Just as “EMIT” means to “express or release,” I hope this will be a place where I can freely explore and bring to life even the possibilities within me that I have yet to discover.
As I step away from a familiar environment and begin working in new ways, I will approach every decision and every endeavor with even greater thoughtfulness and responsibility.
I also want to make it clear that this decision does not mean saying goodbye to the team I’ve been part of for so long.
TWICE is an irreplaceable part of my life.
Just as I cherish all the years we’ve shared, I look forward to all the moments still ahead of us.
I will continue to stand on stage with my members and keep building more memories together for many years to come.
Above all, I want to thank ONCE for believing in me and standing by my side for the past 11 years.
I know that watching someone grow and change through so many stages of life and continuing to support them along the way is never something to be taken for granted.
Thank you for giving me the courage to keep moving forward through your unwavering trust, love, and support.
I will continue to fill the years ahead with choices and efforts that stay true to who I am and keep growing as an artist who lives up to all the love and support you’ve given me.
Thank you."
Brits in the taco discourse are conveniently forgetting that if they’re gonna make fun of the way Americans pronounce English words, we’re gonna make fun of them for mispronouncing easy as hell non-English words. You’re making yourselves fair game
@neopussywhipped Not just Spanish, literally try and listen to them pronounce anything in a language other than French and you want to die. Like why are they even saying pasta and lasagna like that
I think it's very important that we remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
Today’s Bear of the Day is the Libearian!
This black bear broke into the Mammoth Lakes Library on the morning of 10/14, eating staff refreshments, including a jar of honey! He caused no damage, but also didn’t seem to have a library card! #beartwt