#men of rednote

[xiaohongshu-for-you]

stop cooking mushrooms like vegetables 😋

[chiroarta]

Neuvillette!

I just finished a sketchy digital painting of Neuvillette and… it turned out eerier than I expected maybe my emotions bled into it?

His story quest wrecked me in the best way. I don’t usually get this emotional over characters, but something about him just lingered. What did you all think of his quest? Did it hit you too, or am I just losing it over him looool?

[twistedappletree]

i see the “americans moving to rednote without being horrifically sinophobic” challenge already failed lmao

[frozencherrycola]

[agapestricken]

okay, but that one scene from better call saul (spoiler: the one in which kim leaves jimmy) where he's pleading with her to tell him what he needs to do to make things right and that he'll do it, BUT kim goes on to say his name and he just goes 'no, kim... you make me happy. we make each other happy. how can that be bad?' is my roman empire ATM because i both want and don't want a heartbreaking ship for ana that's like that 😭

like OFC i want him to be happy, but goddd — when i tell y'all that i am sadly a sucker for angst sometimes, this is the type of thing that i'm talking about (and thus, if anyone wants to establish a similar kind of dynamic with me and/or test the waters between ana + their OC... please don't hesitate to reach out because this would destroy me BUT also would make for such a tragic romance sort of thing, i think)

[hotmessgoldilocks]

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

Some emoji have different meaning in chinese internet slang (there are a lot of non-chinese speakers on xhs now so this is for better conversation in the comment section for them)

🙂🙃=🙄(fake smile, impatient, unfriendly, but middle aged and senior people probably use the first two as friendly emoji)

😀😃 (It can mean friendly or it can mean 'yes and?' or 'so what?' especially in fandom fights)

🤏（this one is rude in a funny way, it means small dicks, sometimes people use 👌 as the alternative）(It started when a Korean idol used this gesture with no ill intentions which turned out to be blocked by the Korean news because they took it as an insult to Korean men, and Chinese netizens thought it was hilarious, and then it became popular)

For non-chinese speaker on xhs, every chinese social platform has its own different official meme system, all of them are interesting, some of them seem friendly but not actually friendly, it's best not to confuse them, a lot of netizens hate certain specific memes and will think you're provoking them especially when your translation goes wrong lol (never use google translation) But don't worry, just use it as you please and be yourself someone will tell you anyway, and it really depends on the context.

xhs meme (rednote)

douyin meme

wechat meme

[sunnypopoki]

𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐃 ! ! !

𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐍 | 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐦 𝐱 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞��𝐝𝐞𝐫 ᴾᴼᴾᴼᴷᴵ

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❝𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐌𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲.❞

SYNOPSIS: — Y/N wanted her arranged husband dead. Who could blame her? After she was forced to marry the Grand Duke, she knew that she'd live a miserable life, especially if it meant being tethered to him til the end of her days. So she started to make a plan. A sinister plan to kill him, his close friends, and topple his empire of fame to the ground. If she wasn't allowed to have rights, why should they? But it was easier said than done... because unbeknownst to her, three men would do anything to appease her.

TAGS: — | ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ʜᴀʀᴇᴍ | ᴠɪʟʟᴀɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ | ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ | ᴇᴠɪʟ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ | ʏᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏɴʏᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ | ꜰᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ |

Will be released on Quotev one day! However right now it’s only available on Wattpad.

source for art: pinterest artist: No Charge (rednote illustrator)

[stressedbeetle]

kollade nyss på SVTs rapportering om vad som står i RedNotes användaravtal och...

asså de säger liksom saker som är sant för typ alla sociala medier, "du kommer censureras" japp det sker redan på tiktok, twitter och Instagram

"Du vet inte vad som händer med din data" jag vet redan inte vad som händer med min data, är det bra? Nej, men det är ju inte nå nytt

varför talar de som att det är jätteläskigt och att rednote är den enda plattformen som gör de här grejerna????

[xiaohongshu-for-you]

The sign says, "Stop touching the fish, touch this pig carp instead."

[letstalkaboutfandomsbaby]

Saw this on Rednote and thought that it would be so so cute to have a dating game where the main character is a chubby girl!! Where you get to customize your appearance and get to date handsome men!! Somebody get on it now!!

[metalheadsagainstfascism]

People were worried about CCP using RedNote to propogandize Americans, which is still a valid concern.

But racists are actively convincing Chinese people on RedNote that DEI programs were causing discrimination against white men.

"Well if a black person was more qualified, why wouldn't they be hired?"

THAT'S THE POINT? THAT'S THE ENTIRE POINT.

And I can't even explain it to them without being grilled by AMERICANS like "Oh is this discrimination you speak of in the room with us? Were you discriminated for your race? How do you know you were discriminated for your gender? Were you the only woman working there? If you were fired for being a woman, why didn't you sue them?"

THAT'S THE POINT. THAT'S MY ENTIRE POINT.

And what's worse is I'm trying to translate it into Chinese because I recognize whose house I'm in plus I'm fighting character limits which doesn't really give me space to explain.

This shift to RedNote was the worst thing that could have happened. Idk about the CCP radicalizing Americans, but right extremists are certainly using it to radicalize Chinese people there.

-fae

[shkretart]

can i use your art for nikprice edits with credits? (in xiaohongshu/rednote) i'll accept your answer either way. i just need to lure in more people to old men yaoi AHHAHAHAHAH

Hahaha Yes, of course. If the author of the art is indicated there, then everything is fine. I am ready to help in your difficult task 🤝

[snippydippy]

So, Tiktok's back. After only about ten hours.

When it went down (several hours ahead of schedule, as if plans had to be moved forward), we got a notice praising trump for trying to help the app, and a video from Tiktok's CEO expressing the same sentiment.

This was already a massive red flag to me. Trump was the one who started the TikTok ban idea in the first place. It was literally a part of his campaign after TikTok was used to prove he was lying about his rally attendance numbers.

Despite this, Tiktok has been given a 90-day extension by the Trump administration. This 90-day extension is contingent on a deal already being in motion to sell Tiktok (in full or in majority shares), to an American company.

The CEOs for both TikTok and Meta are expected to be at Trump's inauguration tomorrow. Facebook also started pushing a "link your meta to Tiktok" option the day before the ban took place, and they now have an official Tiktok page after keeping the two companies as strictly separate competitors for years. It is my belief that this all points to Mark Zuckerberg having bought/merged with TikTok. Something that had likely been planned for a while, with last night's brief and early shut-down being a stunt to upset all of us who've come to rely on TikTok for a variety of reasons.

Whether you're one of the 7 million content creators or small business owners who legitimately earned your living off the app, or simply a part of the 170 million Americans (half the fuckin' country) who became attached to it from healthy community interaction, news dependency, or even a toxic addiction to it's quick and easy dopamine (I am a mix of all of these, personally), the ban going into affect last night likely caused you an amount of stress. Anguish, even, depending on your situation.

But now, as of this morning, Trump is suddenly our savior. After about two years of him pushing his opinion that Tiktok should be banned, now one of the richest men in the country and his company stands to benefit from Tiktok sticking around. And so will Trump, with Zuckerberg's money in his pocket.

I'm glad it's back, truly. I love Tiktok and the people I've met there, the communities fostered and the hard-working Americans who've found success on the platform. However, selling to Meta is NOT good.

Zuckerberg is nothing but an elite POS. He does not care about you, his company and all of his apps have ALWAYS been more predatory with your data than Tiktok EVER was. Meta has collected more of it, sold it to more advertisers and private investors with an interest in the public's free-time habits, and has done nothing if not try to monopolize your presence online.

Tiktok's algorithm may end up changing. It may end up having to bend to Meta's whims. Less personalization, more of your data being sold to advertisment that we might see an increase in. Shadow-bans, community muffling, news censorship and political biases being promoted, etc.

I don't know what I suggest doing about this. Even though it would be the best move, I would be a hypocrite to say "remove all meta associated apps from your phone." I can't delete my Facebook/meta account. Not without dedicating a flashdrive or several to saving pictures, videos and posts as pieces of my life from the past 15 years I have been on this website. I know many others feel the same, there isn't really anywhere else we can go. That is by design.

I know RedNote is where a lot of folks went, and I genuinely think the cultural exchange on that app between American and Chinese citizens is a wonderful thing, but I do not feel right about signing up for an app that is explicitly owned by the Chinese government anymore than I would on an app explicitly owned by our own (which, Meta practically is. They just get to hide behind a thin veil of a "private company". One that can pay to control political decisions. Our government is its own private company, but I digress). Bluesky might be the best alternative, but its Twitter-like format is annoying to me, personally.

TL;DR

I guess all of this is just to say; Don't fall for this shit. It's all extremely fishy and smells like Trump raising his approval rating with young voters, and Zuckerberg extending his reach over the way we all connect with each other and raising his net worth. Please stay as aware as you can.

More than just a "haha funny app", TikTok grew to be the most important way that hundred of millions of Americans connected with each other.

It is how WE THE PEOPLE connect. Potentially losing it to yet another leading company in the oligarchy our country truly is, its a blow to all of us, regardless of what political party you identify with.

[thequeenofsastiel]

Something kind of interesting about the reactions Americans who downloaded Rednote are having to learning that Chinese people are actually, like, people, is that it reminds me of my reaction to Thai BLs when I started watching five years ago.

Before then, literally my only understanding about Thailand involved news stories about underage girls being human trafficked there and taken advantage of by shitty American men, and a single watching of The Hangover Part II, which, from my hazy memory, depicted Bangkok as half beautiful beach, half city steeped in poverty that bore hardly any resemblance to the cities I've been to in America.

Then I watched 2gether.

It absolutely blew my mind how similar our cultures are. Obviously there are some big differences, but our cultures are so much closer than I ever dreamed. Frankly I never really gave Asia much thought, past the fact that I thought it was super fucked up that we exploit Asian workers for our cheap goods. In my public high school we were taught virtually nothing about Asia past the atrocities of the Vietnam War. Watching Asian BL shows has educated me so much. I can now read in Thai, something I never would have dreamed of even wanting to do six years ago.

All this to say, it's very strange watching vast swaths of Americans discover things about China just as I, in a different way, discovered things about Thailand(as well as Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and also China, but to a lesser extent).

I question the motives of the US government in banning TikTok, but I've gotta say, I really appreciate the way it's opening the eyes of many Americans.

[hinmotion]

(sorry for bringing the negativity, it's just i'm feeling so terrible right now i need to vent)

the other day i saw tlefirstone's chinese nicknames so i got curious and tried to search the chinese websites using google translate and my old trustworthy chinese - vietnamese machine translator dichngay.com. after looking around on bilibili, douyin, xiaohongsu (rednote), and some of my fav cp weibo super talk, everything is fine. the fandoms are mostly small and are not making much noise but they are peaceful and lovely.

but then, i probably made a wrong decision to skim through this douban group for thai bl community called "泰腐小组" and now i'm eternally grateful for every reddit moderators out there.

it gave me some insights to how chinese fans consume thai bl, what they think about cp, the industry and companies. i learnt that two people in a cp in a couple job doing "too much" interactions with their fans and not with each other can be perceived as seducing rich solo fans and 雄竞 (male competitiveness). (meanwhile once a month i will read thai fans tweeting shutting down one entitled fan who were berating their idols for not interact with them in the event but whatever). reading all the gossips is fun of course. i enjoy their grudges towards 'only friends' serires.

but it is also twitter hellsite or badly moderated unpopular opinions subreddit in forums form. it's like they know these poor actors will never know what they are saying so they just say all kind of shit. talking shit about actors' faces. bodyshaming, fatshaming constantly (somehow earthmix catching strays under replies a lot). accussing them of ridiculous things. searching up dmd boys, got me 1 post with many namping's unflattering photos bashing his appearance with more than 150 replies mostly agreed, many posts cursing at james. fort got accused of not being professional towards his partner but instead obsess with boss and sailing a ghostship with him (???? wth).

even misogyny i think, because they seems to have this huge digust towards fangirls and more effeminate men. some of them even said dmd is "feminizing" the uke / shou in all their cps to sell and they're "too much" and "gross". they got topics to post proofs of actors dating or actors' controversy but lacking all sort of nuance and awareness. it's either true or you are a delusional fangirl. they act all high and mighty like only they know the truth.

this community got 35,814 members and is currently active. can anyone knows chinese or familiar with chinese internet culture tell me this is the norm online or just a minority? i thought vietnamese bl fans community is the worst but now i'm horrified ngl 🥲

here are some keywords if anyone is curious and want to search for themselves. or look through the hot topics on the main page.

gmmtv: 🐔 (no idea why but in vietnamese we also call them 'gà' - chicken), g团, 🐔家 gmm, gmmtv

dmd: dmd, D团, 倒霉蛋 (probably homonyms for domundi)

(while this was in the queue) wtf i accidentally stumbled upon another douban group that solely posting about proofs thai bl actors are dating (lovestagram and couple clothing and accesories) and i looked through 2 namping posts and i'm so fucking mad right now. they are cursing at him, calling him fake, telling him why doing bl but not hiding his supposed girlfriend. they afraid he will "spoil" kong. they said they felt bad for keng. it's like they know for sure it's his girlfriend and they made it a crime. look through other actors post and they're all the same. cursing and berating. and i'm so angry. these people are truly the worst. gosh. i want to punch someone. maybe this is the universe lesson for me when trying to open the pandora box...