#Asian Connection

[sophiebaek]

Sophie is Korean!

Things to keep in mind

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Yay! Sophie Baek is finally here and with all of excitement of this casting, I think it’s also important to bring attention to the new intersectionality that comes with the character of Sophie (specifically show Sophie).

Why should you take my words into account? Well, as an Asian woman in society today, I feel that I am qualified to speak on this topic since I’ve experienced all of this.

All of my words come from kind intentions, and I purely just want to communicate to the fandom how to approach Sophie being Asian in a respectful way.

Asia is a gigantic continent filled with various countries that have a multitude of cultures and ethnicities. While on the surface they all seem similar, they each have their own customs and traditions that have meaning within our culture. Do not combine them.

It’s important to remember that not every Asian person is Chinese, Japanese or Korean (East asian).

With Sophie being Korean, please do not generalize when writing about what you think you know about Korean culture.

You like Kpop and Kdrama? Great! BUT that does not define what Korean culture is and you shouldn't use that content as a reference.

When writing, be aware of explicit and unconscious biases you have about Asian people.

Asian stereotypes (Model Minority, Dragon Lady, Lotus blossom, etc) are very harmful and spread false narratives about us. Stereotypes eliminate the dimensions of who we are as Asians (South, South East, East, North, West).

Please, please, please do not fetishize. Especially since Bridgerton is a romance series it's extremely important to be mindful of the scenarios you put in your fics.

This also includes the White Savior Complex we see a lot in media!

If you’re writing about something specific, research it and fully understand the content you are putting into your work. Feel a little iffy about if you should put it in your fic? Probably don’t then. It’s that easy!

It's always great to ask someone who is a part of the community as well to see if what you're writing about is appropriate or potentially offensive in any way.

Describing Sophie is something new as well. Be mindful on how you describe her and other Asian characters.

Let me be clear: descriptions like 'slanted eyes' or 'yellow skin' are harmful

Here are some great resources that go into further detail about specific things! Rather than me paraphrasing their words it's best to link the direct source. Even as a part of this community, these articles were a reminder of how I must keep myself in check as well!

Describing Asian Eyes

Some important tips on making/writing Asian OCs

writing east asian characters

The Depiction of Asian Characters - Book Edition

The Dragon Lady, the Lotus Blossom, and the Robot: Archetypes of Asian Women in Western Media

To wrap this up, I want to be clear that I’m not a professional on this topic, but as someone who has been affected by harmful portrayals in media, I feel compelled to share my perspective. My hope is to spread awareness and encourage others to be mindful of how they approach these subjects, especially if they may not be fully informed. It’s about showing respect, doing the necessary research, and recognizing the impact our words and content can have on real people and cultures. By staying educated and considerate, we can be more aware and thoughtful in our actions.

[leedongwook]

"Wait. Hang on. Drink this."

Connection  커넥션(2024) // Episode 3

[heretherebedork]

There is a red thread of destiny the connects people, a red thread of fate that means no matter how far apart you are you are still connected and that red thread is woven of love.

(Light and dark and red threads bind through pain and confusion and distance.)

[whumperer-86]

Collapsed, carried out, couldn't breath

Connection Kdrama ep6

[wanderer-clarisse]

the Fëanorians (inspired by traditional Filipino culture)

[kissymeowmeow]

if i had a nickel for every time i got into a european indie anti-capitalist anti-police media that uses religion and religious figures as symbolism for the reinforcement of those structures and follows the psychology of a mentally ill addict navigating through them as well as his complex personal and work life and my favorite character ended up being the scrawny, sci-fi loving, extremely repressed, autistic coded orphan who has a good heart but is somewhat pretentious and cold and is so consumed and traumatized by his investigative job that he begins to see himself as nothing but a tool for said job especially after it leads to him physically harming other people and also has a symbolically important smoking habit and is also canonly queer and yearns for his depressed british coworker and who's life was changed by seeing a big ass bug id have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice

anyways would jonathan sims and kim kitsuragi be friends or would they end up massacring each other with sticks for trying to out-diva each other poll down below

[fat-rolls-frictions]

insane, wailing, feral. @blood-choke

[jesncin]

Something I have always wondered, especially now with him talking to Lois Liando, is how you think Kal thinks about his ability to pass himself off as a white American when so many people can't. I am very easily white passing, and in a lot of ways it makes me feel like there will always be a permanent gap between myself and my ancestors.

I already did a comic about that actually!

He does feel angst over not being able to openly connect to Lois because of how he passes as a white american man and having to keep his identity a secret. Superman wants to live a normal human life too, but when that "normal life" is a pretty privileged one that means denying your truth and connection to others? It sucks! And is something he works through internally- figuring out how to extend allyship and solidarity without over stepping.

[x-heesy]

Forgotten Tribal Culture by Adam Koziol 🤎

Adam Koziol is a photographer based in Poznan, Poland. In 2013, during a trip to Borneo, while talking with one of the representatives of the Iban people (the People of the Dayak group in East Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei), he realized that 3000 years of culture and traditions are doomed to disappear in the coming years. So he decides to start a documentary project to tell about these forgotten and doomed tribal cultures.

#travelingwithoutmoving#naturephotography #naturelovers #naturelover #natureshots #naturegeography #naturephotographer #nature_perfection #naturephoto #natureaddict #naturegram #nature_brilliance #natureonly #naturephotos #naturelove #naturepic @darksilenceinsuburbiareloaded @dakota-283 @wetwicksdry #naturehippys_ #naturepics #naturebeauty #natureperfection #natureshooters #naturelife #naturephotograpy #nature_of_our_world #natureporn #natureseekers #nature_lovers #natureinfocus

Soundtrack: What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

[demi-goshdamnit]

WAIT ✋️

Charlie Bushnell, the actor who plays Luke Castellan, has Costa Rican AND Japanese heritage????

Time to research cultures from those countries for luke castellan headcanons 🫡

[batwynn]

All the advertising I saw for Elemental:

Check out this wacky adventure between a fire person and a water person! A Tree Child Flirts with her! LOL! HEY LOOK CLOUD PEOPLE! *cartoon spring and honking noises*

Me: I don’t… want to watch that. Oh well, that’s fine.

Me actually watching it:

Oh wait, it’s a story of an immigrant family who come with nothing and build a community for themselves and their people and the weight of debt you feel to your parents who sacrificed for you to succeed but the way that that success sometimes isn’t what you want and how parental love can feel conditional when there’s a lack of clear communication and—

Me getting to the end: SHE BOWED AND HE BOWED BACK 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💦💧💦💧💦💧💦💧💦🌊🌊🌊🌊🚿🚿🚿

[eteroutsider]

meet Vivi, another character for patreon :)

[michaelectras]

i find the whole ‘lucifer represents femininity while michael represents masculinity’ thing so interesting because like from a non-white perspective it’s the exact opposite. michael’s the quintessential female/sister figure in any asian story— runs the proverbial house with an iron fist, filial piety to the power of a billion, raises the kids, overlooked by the dad figure, doesn’t rebel, doesn’t question anything, the likes. meanwhile lucifer’s the quintessential male figure— he’s allowed to argue and rebel (created for it, in fact), he’s the father’s (creator’s) favourite despite being the one to oppose and challenge him, and he has a level of free will and freedom that michael never has/gets. this isn’t even considering the whole ‘lucifer parallels chuck while michael parallels amara’ theory (which im unsurprisingly a fan of) and the whole ‘sam (lucifers vessel) is chuck’s favourite punching bag’ thing vs ‘chuck has a psychosexual obsession with dean (michael)’ thing which brings up plenty of opportunities for a jungian/freudian examination of all this

idk it’s so so so fascinating how individual cultural experiences revolving around race and gender can shape these kinds of things. also not discounting the conflicting imagery of all this (for example michael being associated with fire, classic yang symbolism, while lucifer’s associated with ice, which is yin. but at the same time lucifer’s a very active character and associated with light while michael’s incredibly passive, which are yang and yin traits respectively) and how multiple interpretations can be true at the same time i just think psychoanalysing angels through the lens of gender (and lack thereof) is neat :)

[whumperer-86]

Connection Kdrama ep1

[wanderer-clarisse]

characters from Rohan, from the chapter The King of the Golden Hall: Théoden King, Éomer, and Éowyn

[aq2003]

got around to reading that article about queerness in mulan (the one that james somerton plagiarized from, lmao) and i am once again reminded of how formative this movie was for me. yeah guys the protagonist doesn't fit into either traditional male or female gender roles. the protagonist looks at her reflection and wonders whether if it will ever reflect who she is on the inside, because if that true self is shown to the world it would disappoint her whole family. the protagonist fails at the being-a-wife test. that's SO CRAZY