hi, itโs me, your next door neighbor. you might think Iโm setting a lot of fireworks off tonight, but donโt worry, I have plenty saved for the next two to three weeks as well
Reading that article, the comparison between Ilya and Shane just doesn't make sense to me. Ilya is a Russian player who came to North America for hockey, while Shane is a 3rd gen mixed Asian-Canadian. You really can't compare their cultural connections on the same level.
Also, the comment about having spaghetti for dinner is honestly baffling. A 3rd gen mixed kid having spaghetti with his parents is incredibly normal. Expecting them to eat a "traditional Asian meal" just to prove Shaneโs heritage feels like pushing the exact stereotypes the article is trying to critique.
Forcing Shane to show "gestural or cultural signs" of his Asianness just feels like demanding performative representation. Letting his mixed Asian heritage be a natural part of his identity, rather than his entire personality, is actually a very realistic portrayal.
Is the representation perfect? Probably not, and Iโm sure it has its flaws. But as an Asian viewer, I honestly feel the show handles his background with a lot of nuance through quiet details.
Think about Yuna reminding Shane heโs a role model for Asian kids in the brutal hockey world, his underlying need to meet his parents' expectations, or his conversation with Rose, hinting at how having a Western name gave him a different experience than his childhood friend with an Asian name.
It might lack in some areas, but Iโd take these authentic moments any day over the forced, performative stereotypes people seem to be demanding.
new research on ai reveals about ~1/3rd of requests are for fiction (34%) with half of that being fanfiction rounding to about ~17% of all ai usage being for fanfiction.
imagine the impact that has on the climate. completely preventable.
https://t.co/orkZ29yyEc
I hate how big hr has gotten because itโs attracting the wrong kinds of fic writers and the fact that they wanted to file the serial numbers off and turn this into a published work in such a new fandom space is very telling to me. clout is a disease
its always really funny when the low reading comprehension crowd tries to be like โaccording to the book (thing that is not according to the book)โ