#Red Book

[nyabbycat]

[things-are-heating-up]

I think the funniest part about the migration from tiktok to rednote is how americans are like "oh my gosh, our government lied to us, you guys are the same as us!" and chinese are like "holy shit, our government didn't lie to us, you really do live like this, i'm so sorry"

[theywhoshantbenamed]

Red Book update: art community in china tends to call good artists “teacher” “mom/dad” and “boss” and wonder what Americans say to good artists. Americans have expressed that they mainly compliment the art rather than the person, comparing the art to a good meal and joking about eating the art.

Chinese people love this apparently

[justaboutsnapped]

If I see one more naive white queer speaking over actual Chinese queers people and proclaiming xiaohongshu/rednote or even China in general is somehow a fucking wonderland incapable of violent bigotry I’m gonna explode

1) a lot of the queer related tags have suddenly become usable again after the great migration

2) the #le tag for lesbians literally comes from the #lesbian and #les tags being banned so to act

3) the welcome you’re receiving by chinese people isn’t what actual Chinese queers have experienced (we experience a bombardment of loud angry homophobes/transphobes every single fucking day) and every single Chinese queer I know has been ranting about this for days. Unfortunately a lot of people are hypocrites who are only nice to the guests in the house

4) not only is this rhetoric of don’t ask don’t tell being the main consensus in China FALSE (I don’t even want to get into the media’s suppression of hate crimes and how many queer activism accounts are being banned left and right), passive queerphobia is still FUCKING QUEERPHOBIA…

The audacity to come into OUR HOUSE and speak over us after 3 days of being pampered on this app just for being western is vile and so fucking demoralising because we’ve been yelling about our condition for so long and you guys would rather not miss out on social media brainrot than to actually apply some nuance for once… you guys wanted to distance from the sinophobic propaganda take of China being unequivocally evil so bad that you’ve swung to the other end

[wizardpotions]

Red book is the most beautiful cultural exchange I’ve ever seen

[snailygoon]

Red book allowing people to comment photos has produced some of the funniest people on earth. Tell me why they immediately clocked my gay ass after posting one photo

[netscapenavigator-official]

RedNote making Americans realize just how much anti-China propaganda their government has fed them is great, but Chinese citizens realizing just how little anti-USA propaganda their government has fed them is actually so much funnier.

[velvet4510]

Here’s the thing.

Many Bagginshield shippers, especially in fics, focus on how Bilbo never got over Thorin, to the point where some describe Bilbo’s entire life as sad and empty and unfulfilled because of that loss.

Don’t get me wrong: I do agree that he suffered terrible loss and undeserved torment by the Ring. And the fact that he never married probably did have some connection to the memory of Thorin.

But, y’all, don’t forget or ignore the fact that, in Tolkien’s text, Bilbo does move on from grief and live the rest of his life well.

He does not become bitter from his pain. He retains his kind heart.

He is generous with his wealth, helping in every way he can the very community that ostracizes him.

He sees in Frodo a kindred spirit and takes it upon himself to be the parental figure that Frodo so badly needs as an orphan.

He and Frodo develop an uncle-nephew (really more like father-son) relationship built on trust, keeping no secrets from each other, to the level where he tells Frodo the truth about his encounter with Gollum. (And probably the truth about his feelings for Thorin, too.)

He and Frodo have so much fun, going for walks every day, studying the Elvish languages, and throwing big birthday parties to show the community a good time. It’s plain to see that caring for Frodo filled that massive void inside Bilbo, finally giving him someone to love and devote himself to looking after, after his first chance at that (albeit the first being a different kind of love) was taken from him.

He does not see himself as superior to the lower class despite his riches, and always treats the Gamgees with the utmost respect.

He teaches Sam to read and write.

He tells his story to the younger hobbits, inspiring more of them to want to learn more about the outside world and not be so sheltered and ignorant…an effort which ultimately saves Middle-earth because the Travelers learn from him to be curious and interested in the lands outside the Shire, and he inspires them daily, as they constantly say to themselves “if Bilbo could go there and back again despite great danger, so can we.”

He even learns to love having a tarnished reputation, ultimately taking advantage of being “mad” to play a fun prank.

When he is no longer at rest in the Shire, he gifts Frodo all his property which will ensure Frodo is set for life, and through all his passive aggressive gifts to his relatives, he gives the Gaffer genuinely useful items that he knows will help him, including ointment for creaky joints.

He gets a peaceful retirement among his Elven friends, which he spends writing his memoir so that future generations will know all about his lost friends.

And ultimately, he embraces the special gift of an exception from the Valar and rare permission to set foot in the Blessed Realm for one last adventure, where he will continue to look after his beloved nephew.

And the fact is, he never would’ve gotten any of these things if he’d stayed in Erebor. He would never have developed that special bond with Frodo - he may never have even met him - and consequently, Frodo may never have met Sam.

Yes, a lot of his life was lonely and somber. But much more of it, even after experiencing such a tragedy, was full of love and joy and fun and excitement. He became an invaluable caretaker and mentor to the next generation of hobbits, got a taste of fatherhood, passed on his expertise and his story, and spent his last years surrounded by friends and family.

Bilbo Baggins may have lost the love of his life, but he did not give up on life itself, and he lived a full one. Don’t forget that.

[moonbeam-darling]

Tiktok users moving to Rednote has got to be the funniest mfing move that could have possibly been taken.

The US is banning TikTok under the guise that they don't want China having access to our data, and Americans really said, yeah, fuck that, and moved to a Chinese based platform🤣🤣

I say "under the guise" because while it is likely one of the reasons, it's definitely not the main one. The US is trying to take away a place where our voices are heard and spread around.

Anyway, I love the fact that according to people's tiktok videos, Chinese users have been pretty welcoming and the app has already accommodated for the increase of English users. Since, it was mainly a Chinese platform.

[nyabbycat]

[master-ploseph-koon]

10:35 PM EST TikTok is officially down with a message thanking President Trump for his cooperation

we’re actually so fucked it’s not funny anymore we’ve been an oligarchy for decades but this is straight up facist shit

[irl]

Making my own post, but, can we also talk about these very weird and xenophobic ads that were rolling out in the last week(s) on TikTok when everyone was switching to The Little Red Book?

[embraceyourdestiny]

The only thing I care to say about the TikTok ban is for the love of god PLEASE save and upload all your media somewhere else. Please save your edits, your informational videos, literally everything, back them up, and upload them to another platform. So much stuff is gonna get lost forever if y’all don’t download and post that shit NOW

[ostara-frost]

Not gunna lie. Xiaohongshu goes hard. I have found an art community and I'm not being bombarded by ads or AI 😭❤️

[notebookpapers]

Seeing Americans join RedNote and realize that education, healthcare, food, and housing are cheaper in China rlly makes me lose faith in some people’s critical thinking skills.

Like, yeah. We’ve known. Anyone with friends or family in China has known this. Anyone with an ounce of curiosity and access to a search engine has known. And no, China is by no means a perfect country, but some things are WAY better than over here.

Have you never been curious?? To what living conditions in other countries are like??? Have you looked into it??? Really looked??? Because why are you just learning these things now?

Expand your horizons, guys. Learn about different cultures. I guarantee you, you have more in common than you think.

[marilyn-monroe-memorias-blog]

Marilyn Monroe en los Premios de Cine Redbook. Marilyn recibió el premio de la revista Red Book como 'Mejor personalidad joven de taquilla'.1953. 💋