Too many people want to live like heroes. Too few of them want to, or even expect to, die like them. How's that? See the deaths of Jesus, Leonidas, William Wallace, etc. The answer, then, is simple. Let those who wish to live like heroes also die like them.
@Mr Mistah You don't understand dude, You're only allowed to respect other cultural views if they line up with your own. If you ever agree to disagree, you're a misogynist racist homophobe facist Klansman.
been called ‘weaboo’ and ‘romanticizing the japanese alphabet’ for showing a screenshot from my switch ( it has the japanese language as its main language. ) i am japanese, what she basically said is”no way can a *real* japanese person understand and speak perfect english. meaning you must not be japanese!”
I’m sick of this. I actually visited Japan in January, and they couldn’t literally care less about this kind of stuff. A good example of this being that you can only wear a yukata/kimono if you’re Japanese. There were places that you can buy and rent kimonos in places like Tokyo, and the locals were actively trying to sell them to me. My cousin’s Japanese teacher, who speaks 90% english, also confirms many of this stuff. All they ask is common human courtesy (aka common simple respect), which western countries really seem to lack anymore. The biggest issue is all of these people who aren’t even of these races/ethnicities doing false justice.
I remember someone telling me and other people that the people in Japan enjoy seeing Westerners + other visitors wearing some of the Japanese clothing. Then 14 year old white girl Emilie on twitter has to say “YOU ARE APPROPRIATING CULTURES AND THATS WRONG!!!” Please for the love of god hear out what the ACTUAL people of that culture have to say 😞
@@matthewgordonpettipas6773 i was talking with my friends about asian food and when i talking about indian food they looked so confused until i remind them "india is also in asia, dude" i wonder why people only remember those 3 country as adian
I’ve seen so many people see a word and assume it’s only Japanese like yuri which is probably more common in Russia, so many words and names are used in different languages it’s irritating that people act oblivious to it
"You're white so you're obviously American and have an American name." France, Britain, Scotland, Like 99% of Europe, and a crapton of Rare breeds and applicable countries that the replies have notified me of: what?
@@booaks2980 No one wants to talk about it, but it's not whites that are attacking Asians. Usually it doesn't go beyond the local news unless the attacker IS white, because the media has an agenda to push. Look up the "knock out game" (and the LA Riots) if you'd like to see a broader picture of the B v A tensions that the media is trying to frame as W v everyone.
That’s actually kinda cool that Japanese people don’t mind westerners like myself enjoying their culture and what not, twitter puritans really need to go outside once and awhile
Those activist are absolutely stupid they are extrem leftist. What does the left want a United world. What does a United world look like? I don’t know but I would assume that all cultures mix together to form a global mashup culture. Wich means western people interacting and enjoying other cultures should be in their best interest. It’s literally a wet dream come true. And yet they don’t want western people to be interested in other cultures because that’s cultural appropriation. They are idiots absolute idiots who are equally as dumb as the extreme right. When ever someone proudly proclaims they are extreme left or extreme right you already know that they are extreme dumb. They are so limited in their thinking that they believe everything the opposite believes is evil. Having extreme stand points always leads to absolute stupidity.
the other day because I have a japanese username and pfp many people in the loby of an online game made fun of me and said i might be a white man behind the screen and I should stop pretending lol what are these gaijins thinking
Usually to me(my personal definition when I call someone a weeb), Weeb doesn't really have anything to do with race, it has to do with how obsessed you are with anime or the stereotypical cultural aspects of Japan. I usually picture these people to equate Japanese culture with anime, sushi and Kimonos.
srsly tho, imagine.. yet these are the same people who really want to name their kids "sock" in america or some other ""aesthetic"" name, like "moth", i've seen it all..
I'm from Spain and apparently Japanese people really enjoy our culture, like flamenco music and dance, Spanish food, the Barça FB... When I went over there I met a Japanese girl whose nickname was "Mañana" (morning/tomorrow in spanish) and I was like "that's a really weird nickname haha, no one's called like that in my country". She loved Spain and I loved Japan, and we both had our innocently distorted ideas of each other's culture, but we learned from each other and laughed about the cliches. She thought we ate paellas every day and slept five hours siestas and that we walked around in the traditional red outfits that we wear in fairs. She gave me my nickname, Tsuki, and I still call her Mañana, even though it sounds weird, even if she's not Spanish, even if I'm not Japanese, it was a beautiful exchange where we both respected each other. I'm kinda worried this kind of exchange is going to become impossible at this rate.
I'm more shocked that these people waste their time entertaining twitter idiots. "The fact I have to prove I'm Asian". The beauty of the thing is you don't. If you are a blued eyedd blonde and to call yourself Kyoko so be it.
I have another name, I use it in other places, and I use it because I like it more than my real name and I feel more comfortable using it. Even if her name was actually an American name, she could perfectly use Mei.
as a filipino this made me laugh because imagine if people got mad at us for having english names (which is really really common). its insane to try and separate cultures like this.
IMAGINE. People would be surprised how many filipinos have 'white' or 'american' names. And then when I proceed to tell someone that im filipino they instantly go "No? You don't look like a filipino because you have fair skin and you have a white name." Like stop 💀💀💀Everyone I know has an english name..
That would be hilarious. I'm Indonesian but have a name from a Roman general, it'd be really fun to see people accusing my dad of culture appropriation.
@@mariustan9275 your dad sounds based af. Why mine had to give me the most basic name in my country (when I say basic, literally 10% of the population)...
@fall1n1gr Yeah it's kinds funny. I have a brother with a common English name, and when my mom needed to find us in the school register when she had to find my name it was really easy, but when she had to find my brother the school secretary is like "which one?"
this reminds me of the event that happened with Anya Taylor-Joy (Thee one who plays Beth in Queens Gambit) who was given an award for POC Actress, but she was born in EE.UU. and she's white.
@@mynamo12 whiteness doesn't represent any culture in particular, so technically white people have no culture. countries with mainly white people can have a culture tho. idk if i explained this right.
I'm black-japanese, and literally everyone in the discord servers im in are always like "how do you feel about the other guys with nicknames like "eiji" and "rinko"? Honestly, do whatever you want ... it's really just stereotypes that I hate. Who am I to tell someone "lol you can't have a japanese name cause you aren't japanese"
Honestly like if literally any non English speaker had an English name on Twitter no one would say shit, this trying to be the hero for minorities shit is tiresome
@@nerfgunguy4575 I forgot which countries but some countries in Africa uses words like that as names. I had a girl in my class from Nigeria named Happiness
I just don' t understand why they think that every single white person in this planet is american and has and american name... Just please acknowledge that europe also exists...
Ikr 😭😭😭 and the fact that some of them really think every europeans is the same and we are like one big homogeneous country or smth kqnsaks makes me want to cry I swear, their lack of self awareness is scary especially when they call out peoples of a culture for disrespecting said culture. Stay in your lane idk man😭😭😭
In Europe, depending wich part of your country you're from you can get totally different names. If you're french for example you can have "basic white names lol" but if you're from Corsica, Britanny, Basque or other regions you have names based on the local culture and language. Yes you can literraly live years in France among french people without earing a single "typical" french name. But don't forget whites are americans.
@@HassanAhmed-rf9xr depends on the 14 yr old. They could just *act* like a 14 yr old forever. But some will be immortal 14 yr olds that never age and stay on twitter :P
Hot take: People complaining about cultural appropriation are promoting racism and segregation by shutting down attempts to bridge the gap between races.
Cultural appreciation was never a bad thing to begin with. It is the act of sharing culture between different groups of people. Its basically the same thing as trading. Am I commiting an "appropriation of goods" every time I buy a pen at a chinese supermarket? Of course not, I want to buy that pen, and the owner wants to sell me the pen. We share the things we are proud of, and adopt the things we admire.
@@pablopereyra7126 there's a difference between appropriation and appreciation. To appropriate is to steal something and claim it was yours all along. To appreciate is to use something respectfully because you like it. For example, a white guy wearing a Iroquois war bonnet is appropriation, because you have to earn the right to wear one in Iroquois culture. On the other hand, me wearing a huge sombrero is appreciation. I live in a place near Mexico where it's really hot and sunny. If a hispanic person saw me with the sombrero they'd probably think one of three things: I lost a bet, I'm going to a party and didn't want to forget my hat, or it's hot and sunny out and this was the best hat available.
@@metarcee2483 Oh. Well then I was using the incorrect term. I am sorry for the confusion. But the twitter people are still incorrectly calling out people who merely appreciate other cultures
someone said i was being racist cuz i had mochi as my yt name- they said, IF U ARE AMERICAN OR WHATEVER AND USING AN ASIAN NAME YOU ARE RACIST- i was so confused cuz mochi is a food. a f o o d
IDK why but Twitter and 4Chan has the same amount of toxicity but I enjoy seeing bullshit in 4Chan more than on Twitter. Maybe it's because the fact that 4Chan doesn't hide their bigotry which is as much or even less than Twitter's bigotry.
Yep, they have the same mindset as evangelicals, one of the groups they are against, and yet have gone so far down that they can't see it. Former evangelical here (grew up in it) so the connection is plain as day to me.
Reminds me when I brought a homemade bento to school and ate with chopsticks like how I normally do at home. I was asked "Why do you act so asian?" I'm Filipino, they could not get through their thick skull that I could be asian with brown skin and wide eyes.
Imagine your non-Asian parents were good friends with someone named Mei, and to honor them, name you Mei. Now some random on Twitter is going to try to cancel you
Is so weird seeing American white people trying so hard to be an perfect "ally" (that's usually just white saviour complex, tbh) that start speaking over minorities voices. Like, as a Mexican, I have seen a lot of people reacting violent when someone makes simple Día de los Muertos or Catrinas or Aztecs, and every time someone tells them that we actually don't mind it and that we are grateful with the representation, they act like we don't know what's best for us. Because you know, there's nothing more anti-racist that telling POC that they don't know anything and that we must listen only to white voices.
This reminded me of some article I read a while back about how books about minority groups (specifically novels where the narrator is a part of the minority groups) almost always did better if someone from the majority group (like a white person if it's about Mexicans, or a straight person if it's about a gay person) wrote it, because the masses, without actually knowing about the minority group, feel the books written by the majority group are "more accurate." I think this specific problem is worse for books about POC than books about queer people though.
Don't confuse a VERY vocal minority that resides on Twitter with average Americans. It's just that these nutjobs also control our schools and media (and, unfortunately but consequently, our current government). The average American would prefer to leave everyone alone and be left alone.
i always try to appreciate other people's cultures, seeing these people trying to desperately fit in makes me wonder if they are trying at all, in any case, i am accepting of any cultural differences and understand why they are there
here's a fun fact: Japanese people can have western or European names like John, Maria, Eliza, Robert, Samantha, Karen, etc. It's put in katakana because it has no kanji. Hell, my middle name is Sam.
I got kicked off a discord server bc they said i was "pretending to be Asian" because my name was Hiroko. My legal name is Hiroko. My last name is Japanese too. I am literally Japanese. My father is Japanese. This is getting embarrassing yikes LMAO edit: I saw assumptions that white people were the problem, or bringing in politics?? I'm just gonna say that I'm pretty sure the server owner was also Asian, just not Japanese. And in terms of politics, I really have no idea how politics in China relate to this ww (ˉ▽ˉ；)...
Just reading this makes me mad. These people really don't have anything to do in real life to the point of having to cause conflict over a name on the internet. Truly pathetic and miserable people.
Some guy on twitter : something something japanese 14 year old girls : how dare you offend japanese people Japanese people : actually we aren't offe... 14 year old girls : I SAID WE OFFENDED TODAY!
Hey homie, love your twitter videos. Just wanted to leave a little pronunciation tip in case you're curious. The name 'Mei' (in Japan) is pronounced the same as the English month 'May' just like the 'Hei' in your name is (I assume) pronounced 'hey' as opposed to 'hai.'
I have a friend that is Chinese and her family calls her "Mei" as a nickname because 'Mei mei' in Chinese translates to little sister. Honestly, I think you should have the rights to be called whatever you allow the people around you to call you. Can these stupid 5th graders just shut up, nobody cares.
These are the same people who demand that people can identify as whatever they want. A black woman has to be called a white man if they identify as that. But then they throw a tantrum if a white or Asian person does it. It's all a game. Only way to win is to not play.
This comment!! My Chinese name is Meili, and growing up, almost everyone around me called me by my Chinese name, even people who weren’t Chinese. It never bothered me, and if I really was I would’ve told people to stop. What DOES bother me is that people are accusing people of cultural appropriation by literally just setting a foreign name on their profile And now I feel that the people of Twitter are just at this point debating on what should be cultural appropriation what shouldn’t be, which is totally not a good way to look at cultural appropriation
Ikr, my parents also call me Mei mei because it means little sister, but some white Karen literally screamed at me for pretending to be Asian. Like, I'm literally Chinese I look Chinese person wtf do you mean??
Indonesian here! Mei is actually a COMMON name among Indonesian! Indonesian people is actually diverse but you'll see Muslim people and Chinese people is pretty common. so, Mei in Indonesia means the month of May, you know, the month came after April and before June! There's lots of girls who are born in may named as Mei ^^! and i do think mei has it's own meaning for my Chinese friends! sorry for bad English, i hope this explain! edit: it is really common for parents to name their child with whatever they desire, so we do have unique names inspired from around the world!
when will americans know that "cultural appropriation" isn't a thing outside of the country? I'm a south asian, and here, if people see a foreigner dressing up in our cultural clothes or enjoying the cuisine, we feel so happy that our culture is appreciated and acknowledged, weird they see it as an offense in the west. edit: yes, cultural appropriation is infact a thing outside as well, which i apologise for the mistake but something as using our names, wearing the clothes etc. as long as its given its standard respect and you're aware and knowledgeable in its origins, its completely fine.
I'm American,thank you for this..it's fucking embarrassing 🤦♀️ It's like they scream appropriation,because they don't want us to APPRECIATE other cultures..it's just some sugar coated racism bullshit made up by the woke culture
not even America, its literally just California all the other 49 states hate them. I myself am from North Carolina and they're coming in and ruining my state since they already turned theirs to shit.
i can see why its a problem if people are taking the culture and claimin it for their own but if ur clearly just appreciating or wearing a piece of clothing idk how it’s wrong lol, it’s not like u claimed it
These SJW's can't understand the simple fact that most cultures outside of America like to be shared and take it as endearing when a foreign person take a liking to it. As a Hungarian I can honestly say when I see non Hungarians talk about or try to replicate our foods, embroidery , national dresses or they try to learn the national dances i feel really proud. That my home is a nice memory for someone so much so that they took that memory home and want to share it the best they could. I will never understand the logic behind this....
It's because there ain't a logic, I'm Venezuelan, we don't have much of a culture but even at the slightest of the mentions I feel happy, it's just plain dumb Also, is because the USA barely has any culture of its own so they try to protect what they have at all costs
As a fellow Hungarian I agree with you. I once seen these social justice warriors getting mad at people who were dressed up in kimonos for halloween. Idk, I would be very happy if someone dressed up in traditional Hungarian clothes with Matyó hímzés or something like that even if that's only for halloween. Not that I wear traditional clothes every day.
Why do people care so much though? Like nobody cares about practically the whole world wearing western clothing (shirt/t-shirt and shorts/trousers/skirts/dresses/volcanoes) but western people can’t wear other culture’s clothing?...
I totally agree. I'm also Hungarian (from Transilvania) and it brings me special joy to see other nations use parts of our culture. For example, Romanians are the majority here and with my Romanian friends, we give each other nicknames in each other's language as an act of respect
I definitely agree. I'm from Turkey and it gives us so much joy when we see tourists or people who came here to stay trying to learn the language and speak it, enjoying the cuisine, engaging in learning the folk dances and other national activities! I can literally see this happiness in the faces of people I know when this happens, not just me. I'm also learning japanese and I love japanese culture. I don't get it why someone wouldn't like it when a good aspect of their culture goes viral and starts to receive love from people all around the world.
Imagine someone loves your culture so much that on one of their accounts they choose a name of your culture because they really like how it sounds. I think that would be awesome, and I would absolutely not be angry by any means! Did one of them asked at least *one* japanese person if they were bored about people having accounts with japanese names?
I believe the reason people are upset, primarily Asian Americans, is because they grew up having their Asian names mispronounced or made fun of and most of them had to change their name just to fit in, so now that people are changing their names to Asian ones it makes people who grew up teased for that exact thing feel mocked
@@plop283 meh i dont get those people having kuwahara as a last name it was fairly butchered and i just chalked it up to people dont really know other languages like that i mean hell i only speak english... poorly might i add
I was critized on a stream for "portraying a stereotyipcal mexican accent", they were trying to say I was being being racist by pretending I have a mexican accent with me not being mexican. They were right, I'm not mexican, I'm chilean and my accent is because english is my second language lol The response? "you cannot be latina, you are too white!" yeah... people with white skin still exist in latinamerica
I've seen some people say if you're white, you can only learn white, European languages. And they straight up said we can't learn SPANISH. Like some Americans don't even know that Spain is a European country. Like, what?
"You know there are white people in Mexico, right? There are white people there, there are black people there, and there are Asian people there. And if you really wanna sh*t your pants, those Asian people? They speak Spanish too." -Tom Segura
@@sandorenckell5259 I'm not even white white, I just have pale skin, but my last name is native, I have blood from the originary people of my own country and then they come and tell me "you're too white to be latina"
@@gabrielacarrasco8086 I hear ya. I'm a very culturally mixed European, but I speak English with a standard American accent. I haven't been accused of cultural appropriation, but a person on Omegle once didn't believe I was European due to my accent, and called me a liar to my face.
Meanwhile, my friend and his 5 siblings named after day: Senin🚺(monday), selasa🚺(tuesday), rabu🚺(wednesday), kamis🚹(thursday), jumat🚹(friday), sabtu🚺(saturday) Belike ノ( º _ ºノ) hold up
@@lalazahra3427 bulshit and not funny. if your friend do have name like that they'll be instantly viral, and already everywhere on the tv news. proof it now.
legit when i see a name i see it as just that, a name. only exception is with EXTREME cases but still, it's just a name, not some mark of your ethnicity/nationality
As a Japanese, we actually encourage it! Screw that cultural appropriation bs. We're honestly glad that people actually appreciate our culture. That's what any sane people would feel
What's kinda funny to me is that, if I understand properly, names in Japan have historically been highly flexible. I cannot possibly see why borrowing a name from a culture that kinda doesn't care is a bad thing.
If cultural appropriation is bad then I guess every other country can forget about access to Hollywood movies and tv, attempting to enjoy American things as a non American is incredibly racist 😂😂😂
Twitter seriously needs help. I'm Chinese and can confirm that Mei is actually a chinese name and i think it's a Indonesian name as well. Use the name if you like.
As a 14 year old asian girl She's right.About her species.But you did know that of course you must have.In that case,or In a case where this happened or did not happen,you understand me.Take that as you will.
as a japanese person i really do not mind people using japanese names even if it isn't their real name. i think it's cool that people enjoy names usually used for japanese people, and i think the ones they use are pretty ^-^
[ For context, I'm Eurasian ] Honestly- that's really nice to hear. I'm not fetishizing anything when I'm interested in the language or the culture. Even when I go under a username that's japanese- the name I choose even has history/specific reasons behind why I choose it. I'm mixed and one of my main cultures felt like it was being pushed on me too much/hard, that's why the eastern Asian culture that caught my attention from an early age makes me feel safer and more comfortable. For me, its a safe zone where I can relax even if im not japanese blooded. And then there are people like this, getting offended for somebody else without knowing how they feel. Hearing it from Japanese people themselves, that they don't mind stuff like this and welcome us, its a big relief and joyful. Thanks
@@chaticc im glad that you like japanese/eastern asian culture! by all means, the majority of us really do not mind non-japanese people being apart of japanese culture (as long as they are being respectful). we love seeing that people like our culture! whether it be dressing in traditional clothing, using a japanese name, using japanese language, the majority of us appreciate that people like our culture and bother to even participate in it. please do not let people like this to stop you from doing what you like :)
Im mixed so I often switched my language settings for the fun of it. I had my own diary in this server where I would often share my ios 14 layouts (I was obsessed with doing those a while back) and sometimes it was japanese (the lang setting) other times korean or sometimes turkish. Now op went batshit crazy in dms and called me a wannabe not knowing my ethnicity is of all three of those and she called me hella names with these huge paras and threatened to have me kicked out. She was crazy fr
ah yes, because you clearly can't enjoy those languages or culture if you even speak a tiny spec worth of english, despite you literally being from them. that is the most internet-only thing i've ever heard of. me personally, i'm american, but i get super interested when someone's devices, writing, or speech hints that they speak another language or have differing culture. but i guess multilingual people just do not exist in the eyes of some people, how sad.
Wow. And even if those weren't in your genes. If you know these languages, you can use them. Like, for what else would you have learned them except when you're actually from those countries like you
My late Sister's name is Bunga, her name means Flower. I literally clicked this video because she used to call herself Mei a lot. When she passed, our family decided to change her name in family register as Mei. I miss you, Mbak Mei. Edit: my point is, in this world, let everyone call themselves however they like. Name is identity, and no one could determine it for you.
What language? In my language Bunga means fruit but makes sense it would also be flower, I think maybe related cultures. Also, I am sorry for your loss and I think it's beautiful that your family decided to let her have her chosen name in the family register
As a 14 year white girl that's never stepped a foot in any Asian country I can with 100%!!!attest that Japanese will definitely be triggered if they saw the purely Japanese name Mei in any English speaking multi media website targeted at westerns. It's just pure appropriation!! It's because of people like you that racism still exists. Bah!
also, even ignoring the fact that a lot of Asian people don't really care, some people are just born with names from other cultures. My good friend Tatiana has a Russian name despite being Irish just because her parents liked the name. it honestly doesn't seem like too big of a deal
True, here in Indonesia i have friends with name Tiffany, Stephanie, Margareth, David, Tommy, Linda, etc.. In fact the names are so diverse we probably adapt a lot of names from around the world since we appreciate how beautiful they sound for us, i never know it's such an offense in the west, or maybe it's just internet thing and in real life is actually different hopefully.
@@naptime4foxy No they are saying that the people say that someone can't use the name mei because it is not meant for their race and says that saying that to someone is the purest form of racism.
This reminds me of one time when a white dude (more specifically, White American dude) was insulting me and Vietnamese people, said that America did nothing wrong in Vietnam war and that me and the people of my kind should be thankful that America gave us a choice to be their "ally". Later on one of his friends (seemed like his irl friend) hopped in and said "Shut up [dude's real life name]. You don't even know where the hell Vietnam is on the map". Dude immediately deleted his tweets and blocked me
as an asian with a plain ass name (Hillary) this makes me laugh cause I would love to have another name like Sora or other. Like it's basically assuming that everyone on the internet that writes/speaks in english is a white person-
They must think only white people are allowed to speak English, since apparently only white people are allowed to decide who takes part in which culture.
I was named after my mum's old friend, so I have an arabic name, even though I'm white. I have no idea how to speak at this moment. Ah. Something something, it's also kinda funny that they just assume people who they presume white would have to have a "white name" and stuff, like, people sometimes have names from different cultures for various possible reasons. My head hurts. I found your comment entertaining. Words are not my current friend.
This actually happened to me, while I was playing a game. Girl came up to me and asked me to stop using japanese names because it's cultural appropriation. And said my gender wasn't valid. Like, wtf-
Also, Isn’t changing Japanese dialogue to fit western PC culture a perfect example of cultural appropriation? They take another writers work and change it to suit their politics.
True, Indonesian here. Mei is indeed the Indonesian language of the month of May. Also probably influence by Chinese (a lot of us are Chinese descent here with still originals Chinese names) Not to forget we were colonized by Japan for 3,5 years. Of course there will be some influences in our cultures, it happened with Dutch to us too.
dont forgot that in old time indonesia are a trade center and that also take a big part of why indonesia have so many stuff that take its inspiration from other culture
Late post but funnily enough Mei is also how we write May in dutch, Sounds like Indonesians are like quadruple justified in using Mei as a name :P (Not that people need justifications for their names anyway....)
Well, Japanese don't care about politics, but they care about their identity. They don't take insults lightly, but they also value respect and admiration, as most people express
Even if she WASN'T asian, is there something wrong with a white woman being named Mei? Is it also wrong then for a Japanese woman to be named Amanda? If so, WHY; who cares?? I literally can not understand people like this.
I’m not Asian. But, my real name is Mekayla and it means “form of Michael - who is like god”, origin in Hebrew. No, I’m not a Hebrew either, I’m an Hispanic. People assume I’m a “white girl” for having a name from an origin. My middle name is Reyna (meaning Queen) and someone told me to not appropriate Spanish names when my family are Mexicans/Hispanics. 🤦♀️
It's funny too since for some reason people seem to forget that, in origin, Spanish is a 'White' language deriving from Spain. I don't know why, but some people seem to think Spanish developed in South America and Mexico haha. People are weird.
Cultural appropriation is a real deal, I need to abandon my parents, sister, wife and child to be allowed to use the picture of a penguin on my profile.
Sigh I'd be in trouble then 🤣 And Mark is actually Greek not Hebrew..... Even people 2000 years ago were guilty of cultural appropriation 🤣🤣🤣. Don't get me started on the Romans lol The problem with cultural appropriation is literally every culture has adopted things from other cultures. As long as you're not being disrespectful it really shouldn't matter. Are we really wanting to go back to a time where we have to stick to our own cultures? What happened to the time where we can share our cultures with each other.
I'm confused, I might not be Japanese but seeing my culture being used by a foreigner is such a honourable thing to me. I see no wrong doing unless they're just being plain offensive.
There’s a fine line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation I guess it has most to do with the intentions of the person borrowing the culture (if they’re doing it out of respect for the culture, or to be “popular”). Also, if the people who’s culture it is feels offense.
@@silversunset Cultural appropriation is generally when you are using something that carries lots of meaning behind it, without respecting what that thing means and what it is, like the classic example of a native american headdress, it's something that is earned, by elders, through gaining the respect of their people. some rando wearing one is completely disregarding and disrespecting the importance of that lifetime achievement
@@zoerycroft4300 this. it's ok to wear traditional clothing from other cultures as long as you're not using it to "sell" yourself - hence appropriating the culture without acknowledging the culture itself. basically, cultural appropriation is like wearing cultural clothing as a Halloween costume (native American head dress for example, which is disrespectful) instead of respecting it.
They're probably Japanese-American or something Honestly, the worst ones on Twitter are the ones that are descended from some foreign culture but themselves grew up in America. They think they have the right to call other people out on "appropriating" their culture when it's not even their culture in the first place.
@@DreamyAileen Yeah and that is where too much of there own pride comes in I guess pretty much I am one of those kind of people but yeah I was born in American(I am a Filipino)but I don't pride over my heritage hell I do not even know much about my own culture I admire Japanese culture but I know I do not have the right to do what there doing cause it has nothing to do with me cause that is not my culture or heritage. I think the thing is, is some are just too prideful of having a cultural background or proud of being a specific descent to the point of thinking they have the right to defend cultures that is not there own
"imagine naming your kid after a month" boy... you should come to Indonesia because we have a bunch of kid named April, Mei, Agus, Okto, Novi, Desi, Feby and a bunch more variations
I've experienced the opposite. My parents have been calling me "Jessica" since I was three, and they rarely call me by the actual Mandarin name they gave me. I've had non-Asian people accusing me of trying to "be white" and "disrespecting my own culture" for not using my "real Asian name." It's more fun now that I changed my last name to my husband's, because when people see my name, they don't expect to see an East Asian woman.
Actually we have a similar story with my aunt! She's a Moroccan Jew and her name is יסכה in Hebrew, pronounced "Yiska". Her English name is Jessica, and since she lives in the states she uses that more often.
"never heard of someone named their kid after month" literally Indonesia people name their kid: Febri (februari), April (yes), maimun(Mei), Yuni (June), Yuli (July), Agustin(August), Oktavia(october), Nova/Novi(november), Desi(desember). trust me there is a lot of Indonesian people name Their kid after month
Imagine using this logic with typical Western names against others like "oh you can't be called Charlotte because that's British!!!", it's stupid. A name is a name. An alias is an alias, there's nothing more to it.
@@ap-kl8lq Right lmao, I believe thats a French name. The British adopted all sorts of names from other nationalities to begin with. Its gone on for hundreds of years all over the world
I was in a discord call and someone "called me out" for being racist towards Asian people, and that I have no understanding of their culture and history. I am Korean, born to two Korean parents, raised rurally and held close to tradition. I am a practising international amateur sumo wrestler who is trained by a former professional and has spent time training in japan with professional wrestlers, and lived in their heyas (stables) And I have spent time in China and Taiwan studying beneath monastic orders as well as studying beneath taoist teachers and priests. Not to mention the fact since Asia is not just Korea, China and Japan I've seen plenty others such as Vietnam, The Philippines, India, Mongolia and Tibet, lived with their people and observed their traditions and cultures. Sorry, I clearly don't know about Asia.
@@voicelessuvularplosive does a place need to be a whole separate country to have it's own culture? not saying this in a mean way, i'm genuinely curious because every city and town has it's own teachings and traditions were i'm from and i thought this was normal
"Imagine naming your kid after a month." Fun fact: July and August were named after people. Originally they were called Quintilis and Sextilis, meaning "fifth month" and "sixth month" respectively. (i know the person was being sarcastic I just wanted to joke pff)
Yeah thats the problem because your literally using the names for aesthetics, Japan is not just an aesthetic, it has its own history and cultural meanings for names.
@@eggcatthefirst1010 not all names have cultural meanings, and also do you think that every single person with a japanese name that is japanese ethnically really cares that much about the cultural significance of their name? i have a name from russia and it has slavic roots, yet no russian person gives a shit that im polynesian and have a russian name!
If you look at this situation in reverse; if a Japanese person had a typically white name, no one would care; it just shows how dumb and unnecessary this is, some people should stop overreacting
It's common for people in East Asia to give themselves English names especially if the plan on visiting the west or learning English. When they start attending English class the very first assignment is to find an English name.
Exactly I mean I'm brown Asian and tbh here in Asia no one cares if you have your account name as a Asian name like literally so many Asian have American names like my cousin his name is Felix Like seriously I can't with Twitter 😭
I once had a similar experience. I'm asian, Chinese specifically and someone said "no you're not" just because I could speak English well like what, I was both flattered and offended.
My brother once got accused of appropriating a japanese name, because he is called Meiko (a japanese name for women). Funny enough, it is also a name for men derrived from old high german
I have a cousin named Yuri. It's an eastern European male name in his context, but I think people tend to think of it as a Japanese women's name. I always wonder if he's ever run into problems with these sorts.
@@BJGvideos I'm suprised that yuri is male name in Eastern European, does it has somekind of meaning there? Ps. Yuri briar actually is a character name in Japanese anime Spy x Family 😅
This reminds me of that tweet where someone got upset that a dark skinned anime character “didn’t sound black” in the English dub And the voice actress.. was black 💀 Can we burn Twitter yet
Lmao, reminds me of how they tried to cancel a VA once for having done voice acting in a bl anime A voice actor, doing voice acting Twitter is gonna push out all good ccs out of their platform istg
Yo I relate to that so much. I don’t sound black- I sound more like a suburban white girl tbh. So whenever I actually show my face or skin tone everyone’s so confused or surprised by it. I’m not that offended by it but I have had some people from school and stuff say I’m “a white person in a black body” like- what? ._.
@@happkirb9903 You need to tell those ignorant close minded racists that accents have no race. There are literally black people raised with Italians in New York and sound EXACTLY the same. Why can't people get this through their head smh.
As an Indonesian, born and raised in Indonesia and have only lived abroad for about a year, I hate how simplistic the cultural appropriation discourse. Just a reminder that Asians are humans and therefore, not a monolith. I am not referring to the differences between Asian countries, I am referring to the differences with Asians who grew up in Asia and those who grew up in the west. People who grew up in their ancestral, obviously, have spent their entire lives surrounded by their own heritage. People around them share their languages and tastebuds. Meanwhile, if they grew up outside their ancestral homelands, they might experience discriminations. They might have their cultures disrespected as well. With that mind, it is obvious neither group can speak for each other. As an Indonesian who grew up and live in Indonesia, it feels nice when foreigners - white westerners or not - genuinely appreciate our heritage. In fact, it is a reminder that my fellow countrymen and I should appreciate even more. But, at the same time, I also understand if an Asian-American who grew up bullied for being Asian…. Witnesses that their heritage is suddenly seen as “cool” once white people love it as well. I genuinely can see the perspective. My point is, while I do think we should be allowed to “embrace” any cultures as we wish, we should remember that humans are not a monolith. Your experiences represent yourself. While they are valid, they cannot represent others.
Twitter's motto should be "We pretend to be heroes of the internet, when nobody really cares."
that one kid who says their father owns Microsoft.
Im a proud Twitter Antifa Anarchist scout.
Too many people want to live like heroes. Too few of them want to, or even expect to, die like them. How's that? See the deaths of Jesus, Leonidas, William Wallace, etc. The answer, then, is simple. Let those who wish to live like heroes also die like them.
@@DarkAdonisVyers i honestly dint get it but have a like.
Social Justice Warriors
What an ironic name this has become
"You have to respect other cultures but you can't use or be interested in anything from those cultures." -Twitter, probably
Imagine advocating for segregation.
@@ElliotKeaton Sounds lonely tbh
"Twitter, literally", actually.
@Mr Mistah You don't understand dude, You're only allowed to respect other cultural views if they line up with your own. If you ever agree to disagree, you're a misogynist racist homophobe facist Klansman.
twitter, the art of virtue signaling. definitely not sun tzu.
been called ‘weaboo’ and ‘romanticizing the japanese alphabet’ for showing a screenshot from my switch ( it has the japanese language as its main language. ) i am japanese, what she basically said is”no way can a *real* japanese person understand and speak perfect english. meaning you must not be japanese!”
i do however like how she called me a white girl, maybe i can get some of that delicious privilege mmm
If I learn korean I'm gonna end up like that. Just let me chat with my korean family members in peace
I hate this world we live in
@@YAKlSOBA 😭😭😭😭😭 that cracked me up
gotta love how many white people assume asians (and south asians, like myself) cannot have perfect english
I’m sick of this. I actually visited Japan in January, and they couldn’t literally care less about this kind of stuff. A good example of this being that you can only wear a yukata/kimono if you’re Japanese. There were places that you can buy and rent kimonos in places like Tokyo, and the locals were actively trying to sell them to me. My cousin’s Japanese teacher, who speaks 90% english, also confirms many of this stuff. All they ask is common human courtesy (aka common simple respect), which western countries really seem to lack anymore.
The biggest issue is all of these people who aren’t even of these races/ethnicities doing false justice.
I remember someone telling me and other people that the people in Japan enjoy seeing Westerners + other visitors wearing some of the Japanese clothing. Then 14 year old white girl Emilie on twitter has to say “YOU ARE APPROPRIATING CULTURES AND THATS WRONG!!!” Please for the love of god hear out what the ACTUAL people of that culture have to say 😞
Soooo, you're telling me it's okay to take a Japanese alias for my channel name? And Vtuber 'character' and such? THANK GOD
@@Kinokoumori As long as you don’t use them to promote hate speech and flat out racism then it’s completely okay :D
@@raccooninthatoven Thank you! I promise to only spread joy and fun with my content!
@@Kinokoumori Good luck on your journey brother 🫡
I’m so annoyed when they also have this mindset that Asians are only Japan, Korea and China. 🙂
I guess they forgot about the Philippines, India, Taiwan, Tibet, Myanmar, Mongolia, and the list goes on.
@@matthewgordonpettipas6773 yes and please I hate when they give bullshit reason oh we didn’t learn geography. 🙂
@@matthewgordonpettipas6773 i was talking with my friends about asian food and when i talking about indian food they looked so confused until i remind them "india is also in asia, dude" i wonder why people only remember those 3 country as adian
I’ve seen so many people see a word and assume it’s only Japanese like yuri which is probably more common in Russia, so many words and names are used in different languages it’s irritating that people act oblivious to it
@@plop283 it’s even more annoying when people think that Asians only look like this = fair skin & slanted eyes
The phrase "we know your name is Amanda or some basic white name" is like pinnacle white saviour dialog
And they said "We" like-
Baby, the "We" in there is only you 😃
Amanda isn't Hispanic?
Anti racist being racist as usual.
It’s latin, so yes and no
like who tf is "we" ,_,
"You're white so you're obviously American and have an American name."
France, Britain, Scotland, Like 99% of Europe, and a crapton of Rare breeds and applicable countries that the replies have notified me of: what?
They are a rare breed but there are also white mexicans
@@MiguelAngel-go4ck Asian Russians, which is huge part: i guess we don't exist
@@raety3941 no you dont exist, stop lying you are just a concept
Me, a white latina: well imma head out
@@raety3941 I'm a mythological creature then /sad russian mongolian laugh/
my name have arabic, japanese, and a Superman inspired name. what should i do now
No idea lol
Mine is a mix of Arabic, German, and American
Hi, Asian guy here. My name is literally just a Greek name mispronounced by Hispanic people.
@DeadfishKingPerfect lmao
Mine is 3 names long and in order are, Hebrew, French, Norwegian.
Beatiful@@RogerRoger556
Sometimes twitter honestly depresses me
I guessed you've been under a lot of pressure. (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞
Same
Sometimes?
**Twitter honestly depresses me is what you meant to say.
Only sometimes?
“Stop disrespecting Asian and Japanese culture”
- a white girl who has never left America (I am not attacking Texas I swear)
But some people in your country are dumb enough to attack Asians?
You mean California/London?
@@booaks2980 I don't think asians need baby sitting. They've been around for a long time and will continue to be around until we all die.
@@booaks2980 No one wants to talk about it, but it's not whites that are attacking Asians. Usually it doesn't go beyond the local news unless the attacker IS white, because the media has an agenda to push. Look up the "knock out game" (and the LA Riots) if you'd like to see a broader picture of the B v A tensions that the media is trying to frame as W v everyone.
@@booaks2980 That's Americans in general. Luckily, I'm not American.
That’s actually kinda cool that Japanese people don’t mind westerners like myself enjoying their culture and what not, twitter puritans really need to go outside once and awhile
Manga way back was created originally for us in the west
@@wendyokoopa7048 real?
Those activist are absolutely stupid they are extrem leftist. What does the left want a United world.
What does a United world look like? I don’t know but I would assume that all cultures mix together to form a global mashup culture. Wich means western people interacting and enjoying other cultures should be in their best interest. It’s literally a wet dream come true.
And yet they don’t want western people to be interested in other cultures because that’s cultural appropriation.
They are idiots absolute idiots who are equally as dumb as the extreme right.
When ever someone proudly proclaims they are extreme left or extreme right you already know that they are extreme dumb. They are so limited in their thinking that they believe everything the opposite believes is evil.
Having extreme stand points always leads to absolute stupidity.
@@wendyokoopa7048 source on that?
If you understand how cultures interact you realize the concept of cultural appropriation doesn't make sense
Back in the day people used to call me a weeb despite me being a literal Japanese man.
the other day because I have a japanese username and pfp many people in the loby of an online game made fun of me and said i might be a white man behind the screen and I should stop pretending lol what are these gaijins thinking
Usually to me(my personal definition when I call someone a weeb), Weeb doesn't really have anything to do with race, it has to do with how obsessed you are with anime or the stereotypical cultural aspects of Japan. I usually picture these people to equate Japanese culture with anime, sushi and Kimonos.
“Stop appropriating Japanese names!”
-No Sane Japanese person ever
srsly tho, imagine.. yet these are the same people who really want to name their kids "sock" in america or some other ""aesthetic"" name, like "moth", i've seen it all..
Right? like my sister's second child has a Japanese name
@@derethethird3592 Ok I see what you're going for and i agree, but nobody is out here naming kids "sock".
Edit: I stand corrected.
@@glockroach5731 lmao fr
Edit: I also stand corrected
well maybe someone who is japanese in the same way that elizabeth warren is native american, but who cares XD
I'm from Spain and apparently Japanese people really enjoy our culture, like flamenco music and dance, Spanish food, the Barça FB... When I went over there I met a Japanese girl whose nickname was "Mañana" (morning/tomorrow in spanish) and I was like "that's a really weird nickname haha, no one's called like that in my country". She loved Spain and I loved Japan, and we both had our innocently distorted ideas of each other's culture, but we learned from each other and laughed about the cliches. She thought we ate paellas every day and slept five hours siestas and that we walked around in the traditional red outfits that we wear in fairs. She gave me my nickname, Tsuki, and I still call her Mañana, even though it sounds weird, even if she's not Spanish, even if I'm not Japanese, it was a beautiful exchange where we both respected each other. I'm kinda worried this kind of exchange is going to become impossible at this rate.
THAT'S SO CUTE STOP
THIS IS WHOLESOME 😭
This is extremely wholesome, I love this. 😭
Aww that's so cute😭😭
#WholesomeFriendships
"Please stfu" is the only response this person needs. Even if her name WAS 'Amanda', if she wants to call herself 'Mei', she can.
After all, there’s a reason nicknames exist.
Omg thank you for the permission. I will now call myself Mei
fr. its harmless and we need to focus on bigger issues which actually affect us, which they dont :/
I'm more shocked that these people waste their time entertaining twitter idiots. "The fact I have to prove I'm Asian". The beauty of the thing is you don't. If you are a blued eyedd blonde and to call yourself Kyoko so be it.
I have another name, I use it in other places, and I use it because I like it more than my real name and I feel more comfortable using it. Even if her name was actually an American name, she could perfectly use Mei.
as a filipino this made me laugh because imagine if people got mad at us for having english names (which is really really common). its insane to try and separate cultures like this.
IMAGINE. People would be surprised how many filipinos have 'white' or 'american' names. And then when I proceed to tell someone that im filipino they instantly go "No? You don't look like a filipino because you have fair skin and you have a white name." Like stop 💀💀💀Everyone I know has an english name..
That would be hilarious. I'm Indonesian but have a name from a Roman general, it'd be really fun to see people accusing my dad of culture appropriation.
@@mariustan9275 your dad sounds based af. Why mine had to give me the most basic name in my country (when I say basic, literally 10% of the population)...
@fall1n1gr Yeah it's kinds funny. I have a brother with a common English name, and when my mom needed to find us in the school register when she had to find my name it was really easy, but when she had to find my brother the school secretary is like "which one?"
Yeah they are not ready to hear the combinations of English x Spanish names for a Southeast Asian person lol these people are just weird
I just love how some twitter users just assume that every white person is American
B-but I'm Chinese....
Right?? They’re like “all white people have no culture,” and my Ukrainian ass is like... okay?
@@mynamo12 Wait till I tell them that Transylvania exists lmao
this reminds me of the event that happened with Anya Taylor-Joy (Thee one who plays Beth in Queens Gambit) who was given an award for POC Actress, but she was born in EE.UU. and she's white.
@@mynamo12 whiteness doesn't represent any culture in particular, so technically white people have no culture. countries with mainly white people can have a culture tho. idk if i explained this right.
I'm black-japanese, and literally everyone in the discord servers im in are always like "how do you feel about the other guys with nicknames like "eiji" and "rinko"? Honestly, do whatever you want ... it's really just stereotypes that I hate. Who am I to tell someone "lol you can't have a japanese name cause you aren't japanese"
Sad sad people
Same!! And I'm also black and japanese ! 僕ら、似てるね！
Honestly like if literally any non English speaker had an English name on Twitter no one would say shit, this trying to be the hero for minorities shit is tiresome
You're not black-japanese. You're Florida-japanese
God bless u
“As a 14 year old white girl, I say sorry on behalf of my *species”* 💀💀😂
that's exactly who does this lmfao
@@GabrielleTollerson 14 year old white girls and 13 year old boys are another species I speak from experience
Yes I have experienced both
It makes me happy knowing that they are the future, they'll be too fragile to get a job or even venture outside.
Honestly I find it dumb to me with kind of the stuff, I get the joke but its stupid Honestly.
@@gordonramsaysapprentice7857 I'm just tired of people talking about race so much. It's getting weird...
"Imagine naming your kid after a month lol" There's 2 kids in my class named 'August' and 'July.' 💀
Can't forget June. The entire season of Summer also gets into the mix
Also don't forget April, even emotions get thrown into the mix with Joy
My grandma is literally named May and a kid relative of mine is named August😭😭
@@nerfgunguy4575 I forgot which countries but some countries in Africa uses words like that as names. I had a girl in my class from Nigeria named Happiness
@@lol69970 cool!
"your name is Mei? You can't do that!"
"ah yeah, I should have thought about that when _I was born and my parents named me_ sorry"
Pops out of the womb:
That names gotta go, because someone on the internet said so.
Edit: Typo
Sjw be like: CHANGE NAME
That’s so cool my friends name was mei too I didn’t really think names went with race or stuff like that- idk I just think wether thier cool or not
My mother named me after her friend, so I have an arabic name, though I'm not a race fitting to that. Do I have to change my name? D:
@@hatsterical2475 idk whatever makes you happy I guess- tho if I don’t know I shouldn’t be replying right? Okay ima go now-
I just don' t understand why they think that every single white person in this planet is american and has and american name... Just please acknowledge that europe also exists...
Ikr 😭😭😭 and the fact that some of them really think every europeans is the same and we are like one big homogeneous country or smth kqnsaks makes me want to cry I swear, their lack of self awareness is scary especially when they call out peoples of a culture for disrespecting said culture. Stay in your lane idk man😭😭😭
Stop appropriating polish culture!!1!
In Europe, depending wich part of your country you're from you can get totally different names.
If you're french for example you can have "basic white names lol" but if you're from Corsica, Britanny, Basque or other regions you have names based on the local culture and language.
Yes you can literraly live years in France among french people without earing a single "typical" french name.
But don't forget whites are americans.
Literally just acknowledge every other countries in this world exist💀
Twitter peoples are this problematic for no reason lol
On the bright side, they're proving us by being good at exposing themselves for being this stupid and ignorant all by themselves.
“As a 14 year old white girl, I say sorry on behalf of my species” I CAN’T-
it's ok my friend, i feel your pain
At least she won’t grow up to be like these idiots-
@@Yesmypfpismeirl Yeah, she'll become a 15 year old white girl. But "those" 14 year old white girls will stay 14 years old.
@@disguisedbananas9532 immortal or just a mind set
@@HassanAhmed-rf9xr depends on the 14 yr old. They could just *act* like a 14 yr old forever. But some will be immortal 14 yr olds that never age and stay on twitter :P
0:15 MY NAME IS AMANDA HOW IS THAT A BASIC WHITE NAME😭😭😭
It literally is tho😭
It really is
Amanda the adventurer:
Because it is
It's one of the most popular names for the demographic. Making it basic, like how Karen was the most basic 60/50 years ago and it's a meme now
Hot take: People complaining about cultural appropriation are promoting racism and segregation by shutting down attempts to bridge the gap between races.
Cultural appreciation was never a bad thing to begin with. It is the act of sharing culture between different groups of people. Its basically the same thing as trading. Am I commiting an "appropriation of goods" every time I buy a pen at a chinese supermarket? Of course not, I want to buy that pen, and the owner wants to sell me the pen. We share the things we are proud of, and adopt the things we admire.
@@pablopereyra7126 there's a difference between appropriation and appreciation. To appropriate is to steal something and claim it was yours all along. To appreciate is to use something respectfully because you like it. For example, a white guy wearing a Iroquois war bonnet is appropriation, because you have to earn the right to wear one in Iroquois culture. On the other hand, me wearing a huge sombrero is appreciation. I live in a place near Mexico where it's really hot and sunny. If a hispanic person saw me with the sombrero they'd probably think one of three things: I lost a bet, I'm going to a party and didn't want to forget my hat, or it's hot and sunny out and this was the best hat available.
@@metarcee2483 Oh. Well then I was using the incorrect term. I am sorry for the confusion. But the twitter people are still incorrectly calling out people who merely appreciate other cultures
Your 100% correct.
nah that isn't a hot take, it's completely valid
*has a basic white name*
Kalm
*is Japanese*
Panik
*remembers that no sane person cares*
Kalm
*remembers that not every person is sane*
PANIK
*remembers that i have a basic white name and i use japanese names in social media*
p a k a l m
lol.
@muluxiqy *Y E S* and also the pfp from A Whisker Away is ✨
someone said i was being racist cuz i had mochi as my yt name- they said, IF U ARE AMERICAN OR WHATEVER AND USING AN ASIAN NAME YOU ARE RACIST- i was so confused cuz mochi is a food. a f o o d
I swear some people on twitter think they are the second coming of christ or something and try to "save" others from "unjust" actions and "bigots"
most of them say they hate bigots even though that’s what they actually are
World peace could be achieved if all twitter users looked in a mirror.
IDK why but Twitter and 4Chan has the same amount of toxicity but I enjoy seeing bullshit in 4Chan more than on Twitter.
Maybe it's because the fact that 4Chan doesn't hide their bigotry which is as much or even less than Twitter's bigotry.
Yep, they have the same mindset as evangelicals, one of the groups they are against, and yet have gone so far down that they can't see it. Former evangelical here (grew up in it) so the connection is plain as day to me.
Jesus Christ would be banned from Twitter because he tells the truth thus spewing "hate speech" xD
Reminds me when I brought a homemade bento to school and ate with chopsticks like how I normally do at home. I was asked "Why do you act so asian?" I'm Filipino, they could not get through their thick skull that I could be asian with brown skin and wide eyes.
"Stop appropriating culture!"
*proceeds to name self after a Scottish warrior*
I'm Scottish, and you can't do that! lol just kidding! I really don't care! ;)
You know. These people actually try so hard to be black and sometimes latino so what even is the meaning of "cultural appropriation"?
@@aikou2886 lol yeah "on behalv of POC" like tf? Mind your own goddamn business
well scottish warriors are "white people" and according to them white people dont have a culture to appropriate.
@@aikou2886 What ppl?
"Stop appropriating Asian culture!"
*Ho Lee Fak is typing*
Sum Ting Wong joins the chat
_Fak Yu Man left the chat_
@@nutmaster9541 we to lou joind
@@nutmaster9541 SovietWomble fan?
I see what you did there xD
I want to rip my ears off everytime he pronounces "Mei" as "My"
Same, ow.😖
Ma-e
Fr
same but its the opposite, everyone calls me mai as in "may" and its so annoying. i just dont correct them bc i wanna be polite, but still.
@@0-79kmj is that pronounced like my?
Imagine your non-Asian parents were good friends with someone named Mei, and to honor them, name you Mei. Now some random on Twitter is going to try to cancel you
Imagine thinking a name is specific to one Asian Ethnicity. We have so many crossovers between each other.
they think we dont know how to use a ships
Kinda like European names have crossover, especially if you're English. It's embarrassing.
Exactly my sister is Russian and has the name “Mei” like what
Exactly
exactly im southeast asian and i have the most french sounding name
I’m so glad I quit Twitter, and when I get an Akita I’m gonna name her Yuki
same im glad i quit Twitter
It's never too late to quit
That's a good name
I have a friend who had a dog named Aoi
@@gilang26060 indeed,twitter good use is just for searching breathtaking fanarts,otherwise nothing worth mentioning
Is so weird seeing American white people trying so hard to be an perfect "ally" (that's usually just white saviour complex, tbh) that start speaking over minorities voices.
Like, as a Mexican, I have seen a lot of people reacting violent when someone makes simple Día de los Muertos or Catrinas or Aztecs, and every time someone tells them that we actually don't mind it and that we are grateful with the representation, they act like we don't know what's best for us.
Because you know, there's nothing more anti-racist that telling POC that they don't know anything and that we must listen only to white voices.
Yo that's freaking crazy!
It would be nice if white people didn't do that, because then it would be easier to actually take in other cultures XD
This reminded me of some article I read a while back about how books about minority groups (specifically novels where the narrator is a part of the minority groups) almost always did better if someone from the majority group (like a white person if it's about Mexicans, or a straight person if it's about a gay person) wrote it, because the masses, without actually knowing about the minority group, feel the books written by the majority group are "more accurate." I think this specific problem is worse for books about POC than books about queer people though.
Don't confuse a VERY vocal minority that resides on Twitter with average Americans. It's just that these nutjobs also control our schools and media (and, unfortunately but consequently, our current government). The average American would prefer to leave everyone alone and be left alone.
i always try to appreciate other people's cultures, seeing these people trying to desperately fit in makes me wonder if they are trying at all, in any case, i am accepting of any cultural differences and understand why they are there
@@chad_bro_chill Honestly the average American would prefer to be a Canadian at this point.
this was 2 years ago but feels like it was yesterday.
Meow
Because this kind of people still exist rn
That's how dissspointing Twitter is
I Like Rolls Royces.
really? feels like it was way longer than 2 years
here's a fun fact: Japanese people can have western or European names like John, Maria, Eliza, Robert, Samantha, Karen, etc. It's put in katakana because it has no kanji. Hell, my middle name is Sam.
Truly don’t understand how a name bothers these people
akira sam
Samu? Or what?
How do you write Sam in Katakana? Is it サム or サン?
There are so many Nico’s in Japan
I got kicked off a discord server bc they said i was "pretending to be Asian" because my name was Hiroko. My legal name is Hiroko. My last name is Japanese too. I am literally Japanese. My father is Japanese. This is getting embarrassing yikes LMAO
edit: I saw assumptions that white people were the problem, or bringing in politics?? I'm just gonna say that I'm pretty sure the server owner was also Asian, just not Japanese. And in terms of politics, I really have no idea how politics in China relate to this ww (ˉ▽ˉ；)...
These people think Japanese are a myth
This, this makes me so angry.
slowly i am losing all faith in humanity
To these folks, Asia is basically just China and nothing else lul
Just reading this makes me mad. These people really don't have anything to do in real life to the point of having to cause conflict over a name on the internet. Truly pathetic and miserable people.
Some guy on twitter : something something japanese
14 year old girls : how dare you offend japanese people
Japanese people : actually we aren't offe...
14 year old girls : I SAID WE OFFENDED TODAY!
lmao
I will claim this is the truth 😂
so 14 year olds can't be Japanese?
@@flowerpastries9380 yes, there are no 14 year old Japanese people.
@@angryspaghetti7422 14 year old Deku: Baby, I'm not even here. I'm a hallucination
Hey homie, love your twitter videos. Just wanted to leave a little pronunciation tip in case you're curious. The name 'Mei' (in Japan) is pronounced the same as the English month 'May' just like the 'Hei' in your name is (I assume) pronounced 'hey' as opposed to 'hai.'
Asian: "i'm okay with thi-"
White girls/boys: "LET ME BE OFFENDED FOR YOU"
include the one asian that didn't even grow up into their ancestral culture, only western culture.
before you get offended, i'm asian myself lol.
I don't think white boys include in this、they're mostly girls。。。
It's mostly white girls, lets be honest. White boys don't give a shit.
please don't say white girls i feel ashamed by this..say american girls instead bc no european says such a stupid thing
I have a friend that is Chinese and her family calls her "Mei" as a nickname because 'Mei mei' in Chinese translates to little sister. Honestly, I think you should have the rights to be called whatever you allow the people around you to call you. Can these stupid 5th graders just shut up, nobody cares.
These are the same people who demand that people can identify as whatever they want. A black woman has to be called a white man if they identify as that. But then they throw a tantrum if a white or Asian person does it. It's all a game. Only way to win is to not play.
When did we fucked up THAT badly for it to escalate on top of Burj Khalifa?
This comment!! My Chinese name is Meili, and growing up, almost everyone around me called me by my Chinese name, even people who weren’t Chinese. It never bothered me, and if I really was I would’ve told people to stop. What DOES bother me is that people are accusing people of cultural appropriation by literally just setting a foreign name on their profile
And now I feel that the people of Twitter are just at this point debating on what should be cultural appropriation what shouldn’t be, which is totally not a good way to look at cultural appropriation
Ikr, my parents also call me Mei mei because it means little sister, but some white Karen literally screamed at me for pretending to be Asian. Like, I'm literally Chinese I look Chinese person wtf do you mean??
@@maxis2k I can’t make sense of a word you’re saying and I’m trying...
Indonesian here! Mei is actually a COMMON name among Indonesian! Indonesian people is actually diverse but you'll see Muslim people and Chinese people is pretty common. so, Mei in Indonesia means the month of May, you know, the month came after April and before June! There's lots of girls who are born in may named as Mei ^^! and i do think mei has it's own meaning for my Chinese friends! sorry for bad English, i hope this explain!
edit: it is really common for parents to name their child with whatever they desire, so we do have unique names inspired from around the world!
In chinese and japanese it is means beautiful and is usually one half of a female name.
You're English isn't bad at all, you got your point across very well.
I'm from the U.S. and your English is better than half of the people online. As long as you get it mostly correct it is great!
I am Indo Chinese and I have some "Mei"s as friends and even Family, but I do not understand what it means nor do I speak Chinese.
So i can name my kids "bekas tytytd pak joko"?
The thing about calling kids by months.
I know one, his name is "Julio" which is Spanish for July.
Is he..... SPANISH?
when will americans know that "cultural appropriation" isn't a thing outside of the country? I'm a south asian, and here, if people see a foreigner dressing up in our cultural clothes or enjoying the cuisine, we feel so happy that our culture is appreciated and acknowledged, weird they see it as an offense in the west.
edit: yes, cultural appropriation is infact a thing outside as well, which i apologise for the mistake but something as using our names, wearing the clothes etc. as long as its given its standard respect and you're aware and knowledgeable in its origins, its completely fine.
eh, the internet isn't quite the best representation of life. at least where i live, not many are like that
I'm American,thank you for this..it's fucking embarrassing 🤦♀️ It's like they scream appropriation,because they don't want us to APPRECIATE other cultures..it's just some sugar coated racism bullshit made up by the woke culture
@@GabrielleTollerson Yeah
not even America, its literally just California all the other 49 states hate them. I myself am from North Carolina and they're coming in and ruining my state since they already turned theirs to shit.
i can see why its a problem if people are taking the culture and claimin it for their own but if ur clearly just appreciating or wearing a piece of clothing idk how it’s wrong lol, it’s not like u claimed it
These SJW's can't understand the simple fact that most cultures outside of America like to be shared and take it as endearing when a foreign person take a liking to it. As a Hungarian I can honestly say when I see non Hungarians talk about or try to replicate our foods, embroidery , national dresses or they try to learn the national dances i feel really proud. That my home is a nice memory for someone so much so that they took that memory home and want to share it the best they could. I will never understand the logic behind this....
It's because there ain't a logic, I'm Venezuelan, we don't have much of a culture but even at the slightest of the mentions I feel happy, it's just plain dumb
Also, is because the USA barely has any culture of its own so they try to protect what they have at all costs
As a fellow Hungarian I agree with you. I once seen these social justice warriors getting mad at people who were dressed up in kimonos for halloween. Idk, I would be very happy if someone dressed up in traditional Hungarian clothes with Matyó hímzés or something like that even if that's only for halloween. Not that I wear traditional clothes every day.
Why do people care so much though? Like nobody cares about practically the whole world wearing western clothing (shirt/t-shirt and shorts/trousers/skirts/dresses/volcanoes) but western people can’t wear other culture’s clothing?...
I totally agree. I'm also Hungarian (from Transilvania) and it brings me special joy to see other nations use parts of our culture. For example, Romanians are the majority here and with my Romanian friends, we give each other nicknames in each other's language as an act of respect
I definitely agree. I'm from Turkey and it gives us so much joy when we see tourists or people who came here to stay trying to learn the language and speak it, enjoying the cuisine, engaging in learning the folk dances and other national activities! I can literally see this happiness in the faces of people I know when this happens, not just me. I'm also learning japanese and I love japanese culture. I don't get it why someone wouldn't like it when a good aspect of their culture goes viral and starts to receive love from people all around the world.
Twitter: "Stop appropriating Japanese names!"
Japan: "With every new Weeb, we grow more POWERFUL!"
Weeb, together, strong
Doesnt japan use the word weeb to make fun of people who wished they were born japanese and are so obsessed with them or something
@@bother.g I thought that was weaboo or sth
@@bother.g Weeb is not even a word in japanese
@@kiyohimeisbetterthanmorgan220 well then i thought wrong
1:10 one of my favourite rappers Ski aggu is named August (august in english)
Imagine someone loves your culture so much that on one of their accounts they choose a name of your culture because they really like how it sounds. I think that would be awesome, and I would absolutely not be angry by any means! Did one of them asked at least *one* japanese person if they were bored about people having accounts with japanese names?
I'd assume they didnt do their research and just wanted to virtue signal a supposedly easy target and get twitter social credits.
Honestly, i would be thrilled to know someone likes how our words sounds or looked like
Well people have free will.
I believe the reason people are upset, primarily Asian Americans, is because they grew up having their Asian names mispronounced or made fun of and most of them had to change their name just to fit in, so now that people are changing their names to Asian ones it makes people who grew up teased for that exact thing feel mocked
@@plop283 meh i dont get those people having kuwahara as a last name it was fairly butchered and i just chalked it up to people dont really know other languages like that i mean hell i only speak english... poorly might i add
I was critized on a stream for "portraying a stereotyipcal mexican accent", they were trying to say I was being being racist by pretending I have a mexican accent with me not being mexican. They were right, I'm not mexican, I'm chilean and my accent is because english is my second language lol
The response? "you cannot be latina, you are too white!" yeah... people with white skin still exist in latinamerica
I've seen some people say if you're white, you can only learn white, European languages. And they straight up said we can't learn SPANISH. Like some Americans don't even know that Spain is a European country. Like, what?
"You know there are white people in Mexico, right? There are white people there, there are black people there, and there are Asian people there. And if you really wanna sh*t your pants, those Asian people? They speak Spanish too."
-Tom Segura
@@sandorenckell5259 I'm not even white white, I just have pale skin, but my last name is native, I have blood from the originary people of my own country and then they come and tell me "you're too white to be latina"
@@gabrielacarrasco8086 I hear ya. I'm a very culturally mixed European, but I speak English with a standard American accent. I haven't been accused of cultural appropriation, but a person on Omegle once didn't believe I was European due to my accent, and called me a liar to my face.
Standard Mestizo here
"imagine naming your kid after a month"
me: being called april
????
(edited) i don't complain tho, April is a beautiful name😼 fight me
you're not real
my mom being named april, my cousin being named june, and auggie from wonder:
Meanwhile, my friend and his 5 siblings named after day:
Senin🚺(monday), selasa🚺(tuesday), rabu🚺(wednesday), kamis🚹(thursday), jumat🚹(friday), sabtu🚺(saturday)
Belike ノ( º _ ºノ) hold up
@@lalazahra3427 thats the name of days.
@@lalazahra3427 bulshit and not funny. if your friend do have name like that they'll be instantly viral, and already everywhere on the tv news. proof it now.
"Imagine naming your kid after a month"
March, April, May, June, July,
August:
“Stop appropriating Japanese names!”
-definitely not Japanese
And i personally think “Amanda” is not a white name either. I’m Indonesian, and Amanda is a common female name in here.
legit when i see a name i see it as just that, a name. only exception is with EXTREME cases but still, it's just a name, not some mark of your ethnicity/nationality
Amanda used to be semi-common in America, but now it's decently rare.
îf im not mistaken, isnt amanda a name originating in spain or was it italy?
I'm pretty sure Amanda is a universal name
@@natsukimasamune7766 as a latina I am not sure of the origin, but it is actually common in some places where spanish is the common language
As a Japanese, we actually encourage it! Screw that cultural appropriation bs. We're honestly glad that people actually appreciate our culture. That's what any sane people would feel
What's kinda funny to me is that, if I understand properly, names in Japan have historically been highly flexible.
I cannot possibly see why borrowing a name from a culture that kinda doesn't care is a bad thing.
Same here! We literally Do Not Care as long as you partake in our culture the correct way (like wearing a kimono the right way).
honestly though most people don't even know what cultural appropriation actually is.
on behalf of all white people, i am honestly sorry we are stupid
If cultural appropriation is bad then I guess every other country can forget about access to Hollywood movies and tv, attempting to enjoy American things as a non American is incredibly racist 😂😂😂
no we dont. im japanese btw
"We know your name is Amanda or some basic white name"
Me, a biracial person whose named that, knowing that it's a universal name: 👁👄👁
Twitter seriously needs help. I'm Chinese and can confirm that Mei is actually a chinese name and i think it's a Indonesian name as well. Use the name if you like.
I was just chuckling at an Asian name. I mean though come on Li ning li ning
Mei is May in Indonesian. And I think it's cute name for girls.
@@AlisDarc mei is also the malay version of may (if im not mistaken some or all malaysian and indonesian have the same word)
@@AlisDarc Do u like eye brows?
Meanwhile me sitting in India with a common Indian Name "ROHIT" 🥲
"I say sorry on behalf of my species,"
why is that cracking me up
Sounds something she will do as well... So sad
Discover new species!
@@rextar9961 just hope she will not fall on the toxic path
As a 14 year old asian girl
She's right.About her species.But you did know that of course you must have.In that case,or In a case where this happened or did not happen,you understand me.Take that as you will.
As a 14 years old I hate my species 👺
as a japanese person i really do not mind people using japanese names even if it isn't their real name. i think it's cool that people enjoy names usually used for japanese people, and i think the ones they use are pretty ^-^
[ For context, I'm Eurasian ] Honestly- that's really nice to hear. I'm not fetishizing anything when I'm interested in the language or the culture. Even when I go under a username that's japanese- the name I choose even has history/specific reasons behind why I choose it.
I'm mixed and one of my main cultures felt like it was being pushed on me too much/hard, that's why the eastern Asian culture that caught my attention from an early age makes me feel safer and more comfortable.
For me, its a safe zone where I can relax even if im not japanese blooded. And then there are people like this, getting offended for somebody else without knowing how they feel.
Hearing it from Japanese people themselves, that they don't mind stuff like this and welcome us, its a big relief and joyful. Thanks
@@chaticc im glad that you like japanese/eastern asian culture! by all means, the majority of us really do not mind non-japanese people being apart of japanese culture (as long as they are being respectful). we love seeing that people like our culture! whether it be dressing in traditional clothing, using a japanese name, using japanese language, the majority of us appreciate that people like our culture and bother to even participate in it. please do not let people like this to stop you from doing what you like :)
@@satlovesyou Thank you so much! Again, I really appreciate hearing this, it makes really happy!! ^ v ^
うんうん！😄✨
日本語は美味しい。
僕は日本語を学ぶ。
Im mixed so I often switched my language settings for the fun of it. I had my own diary in this server where I would often share my ios 14 layouts (I was obsessed with doing those a while back) and sometimes it was japanese (the lang setting) other times korean or sometimes turkish. Now op went batshit crazy in dms and called me a wannabe not knowing my ethnicity is of all three of those and she called me hella names with these huge paras and threatened to have me kicked out. She was crazy fr
ah yes, because you clearly can't enjoy those languages or culture if you even speak a tiny spec worth of english, despite you literally being from them. that is the most internet-only thing i've ever heard of.
me personally, i'm american, but i get super interested when someone's devices, writing, or speech hints that they speak another language or have differing culture. but i guess multilingual people just do not exist in the eyes of some people, how sad.
Wow. And even if those weren't in your genes. If you know these languages, you can use them. Like, for what else would you have learned them except when you're actually from those countries like you
My late Sister's name is Bunga, her name means Flower. I literally clicked this video because she used to call herself Mei a lot. When she passed, our family decided to change her name in family register as Mei. I miss you, Mbak Mei.
Edit: my point is, in this world, let everyone call themselves however they like. Name is identity, and no one could determine it for you.
I'm so sorry for your loss
What language? In my language Bunga means fruit but makes sense it would also be flower, I think maybe related cultures. Also, I am sorry for your loss and I think it's beautiful that your family decided to let her have her chosen name in the family register
@@ninjarox Indonesian
@@Ree-rr1js ok makes sense! Thanks
im sry for your loss man, i hope you're doing ok over there.
Woke Tweetard: "You're not Japanese, change your screen name!"
The Japanese: *Literally could not care less.*
As a 14 year white girl that's never stepped a foot in any Asian country I can with 100%!!!attest that Japanese will definitely be triggered if they saw the purely Japanese name Mei in any English speaking multi media website targeted at westerns. It's just pure appropriation!! It's because of people like you that racism still exists. Bah!
@@trash_bin_ishome4150 i’m sorry the “Bah!” sent me REELING from the screen that’s hilarious
@@trash_bin_ishome4150 Pffff...
@Rigel the star with its star system he/she/they were being sarcastic
@@trash_bin_ishome4150 Godzilla Had a Stroke Trying to Read This and Fucking Died
also, even ignoring the fact that a lot of Asian people don't really care, some people are just born with names from other cultures. My good friend Tatiana has a Russian name despite being Irish just because her parents liked the name. it honestly doesn't seem like too big of a deal
most of us westerners carry hebrew names bcs of the bible either way so
I have an Irish name despite only being part Irish but I'm not sure if that really counts haha
I have a traditional Roman name and I don’t have any Roman ancestors that my family can recall, my parents just thought it was a neat name
True, here in Indonesia i have friends with name Tiffany, Stephanie, Margareth, David, Tommy, Linda, etc..
In fact the names are so diverse we probably adapt a lot of names from around the world since we appreciate how beautiful they sound for us, i never know it's such an offense in the west, or maybe it's just internet thing and in real life is actually different hopefully.
My parents named me after a russian soldier even though im Filipino lol.
I mean,i knew a guy that had jumaat as a last name (*means friday) he's pretty chill too
"You cant do/have/use xyz because it's not meant for your race" is literally the purest form of racism out there
Well...guess I'm a racism now since my name starts with Z
@@naptime4foxy No they are saying that the people say that someone can't use the name mei because it is not meant for their race and says that saying that to someone is the purest form of racism.
Exactly it separates races mora than it unites them
The funiest thing is both Indonesian and Japan are the same RACE asian Mongoloid 😂😂😂😂
This reminds me of one time when a white dude (more specifically, White American dude) was insulting me and Vietnamese people, said that America did nothing wrong in Vietnam war and that me and the people of my kind should be thankful that America gave us a choice to be their "ally". Later on one of his friends (seemed like his irl friend) hopped in and said "Shut up [dude's real life name]. You don't even know where the hell Vietnam is on the map". Dude immediately deleted his tweets and blocked me
They did something wrong,using chemical weapon such as "agent orange" fyi
Thats a pretty good friend honestly lol
LMAO-
💀💀 vietnamese here(I was born there and I understand it but don’t speak or write it) this is hilarious
@Cyber Girl I grew up thinking it was just common knowledge :/
as an asian with a plain ass name (Hillary)
this makes me laugh cause I would love to have another name like Sora or other.
Like it's basically assuming that everyone on the internet that writes/speaks in english is a white person-
Being another Asian with a plain ass name, I feel you :,)
They must think only white people are allowed to speak English, since apparently only white people are allowed to decide who takes part in which culture.
Honestly same. I wish I had a cool cultural name or something instead of Helen-
I was named after my mum's old friend, so I have an arabic name, even though I'm white. I have no idea how to speak at this moment. Ah. Something something, it's also kinda funny that they just assume people who they presume white would have to have a "white name" and stuff, like, people sometimes have names from different cultures for various possible reasons.
My head hurts. I found your comment entertaining. Words are not my current friend.
Same. Though I like my name pretty well
As an indonesian, i have aLOT of month-name friends, such as febri (februari/ February ), maret (march), agus (august), okta (October)
Aprilia(April), Nova(November I guess)
This actually happened to me, while I was playing a game. Girl came up to me and asked me to stop using japanese names because it's cultural appropriation. And said my gender wasn't valid. Like, wtf-
oof a double whammy
Your gender is invalid. Please re-enter your password.
Ooh damn, double homicide
Yeah white people make sense
you can go to setting and re choose your gender
Also, Isn’t changing Japanese dialogue to fit western PC culture a perfect example of cultural appropriation?
They take another writers work and change it to suit their politics.
Yep. I remember some VN dialogue being changed to insult a character’s manhood when in the original dialogue he was being called a tsundere
"LatinX" is a perfect example of that. No latino I've ever talked to likes "latinx". They all find it insanely stupid.
@@titang6173 The translator was a Rainbow T type person that hates men.
@@thiagodias5530 and she mocked people who were upset with the change
Dragon ball kamehameha, in Spain onda vital, in South America onda glaciar which was changed to kamehameha.
True, Indonesian here. Mei is indeed the Indonesian language of the month of May. Also probably influence by Chinese (a lot of us are Chinese descent here with still originals Chinese names)
Not to forget we were colonized by Japan for 3,5 years. Of course there will be some influences in our cultures, it happened with Dutch to us too.
let's just stop talking about this and enjoy some mie goreng/instant noodles with rice
Yea and if they're talking bout mei in Chinese ( 美) means beauty idk bout Japanese tho
Yeah I'm Chinese. If I'm not wrong Mei means beautiful in Chinese. It's a truly amazing name :D
dont forgot that in old time indonesia are a trade center and that also take a big part of why indonesia have so many stuff that take its inspiration from other culture
Late post but funnily enough Mei is also how we write May in dutch, Sounds like Indonesians are like quadruple justified in using Mei as a name :P (Not that people need justifications for their names anyway....)
the one who started it all just wanted to start some drama
Japan: *Doesn't care about identity politics*
Twitter: "I'll never forgive the Japanese!"
Well, Japanese don't care about politics, but they care about their identity. They don't take insults lightly, but they also value respect and admiration, as most people express
Jojo reference?
Joseffu Jostar
IS THAT A DAMN JOJO REFERENCE
Part 2 Joseph 😳
Even if she WASN'T asian, is there something wrong with a white woman being named Mei? Is it also wrong then for a Japanese woman to be named Amanda? If so, WHY; who cares??
I literally can not understand people like this.
the name amanda would work perfectly in katakana too, so it's weird
LITERALLY
My name is Tamara
It's a russian name
...I'm french
@@skylomoon_gloonistar1546 hello im tamara from russia and im learning french ✋🏻😔
@@tamari4 We're sisters 😔🤝😔
This is a good thread
I’m not Asian. But, my real name is Mekayla and it means “form of Michael - who is like god”, origin in Hebrew. No, I’m not a Hebrew either, I’m an Hispanic. People assume I’m a “white girl” for having a name from an origin. My middle name is Reyna (meaning Queen) and someone told me to not appropriate Spanish names when my family are Mexicans/Hispanics. 🤦♀️
It's funny too since for some reason people seem to forget that, in origin, Spanish is a 'White' language deriving from Spain. I don't know why, but some people seem to think Spanish developed in South America and Mexico haha.
People are weird.
I think your name is beautuful. Just wanted to tell.
@@matthewgordonpettipas6773 mfw you think spanish doesnt originate from fucking SPAIN HAHAAHAHH
"not appropriate Spanish names ????" im born in latin america and i can tell you no one from my family gives a shit how you're called LMFAO
There is a white country literally called Spain. Where do they think Spanish comes from?
Cultural appropriation is a real deal, I need to abandon my parents, sister, wife and child to be allowed to use the picture of a penguin on my profile.
If that’s their way of thinking, then shouldn’t they stop using names like Mark, John ,Matthew etc. since those are middle eastern/Biblical names?
Nope cuz they are clear minded people with astonishing reasoning skills
highly likely not an Asian that said that, but some white-guilt loser who thinks everything is racist
Sigh I'd be in trouble then 🤣
And Mark is actually Greek not Hebrew..... Even people 2000 years ago were guilty of cultural appropriation 🤣🤣🤣. Don't get me started on the Romans lol
The problem with cultural appropriation is literally every culture has adopted things from other cultures. As long as you're not being disrespectful it really shouldn't matter. Are we really wanting to go back to a time where we have to stick to our own cultures? What happened to the time where we can share our cultures with each other.
Lmao I would be cancelled on sight bc my name’s Esther
@@bonecag3 Me too 😅 my names Elizabeth which is Hebrew and I’m Latinx lol
I'm confused, I might not be Japanese but seeing my culture being used by a foreigner is such a honourable thing to me. I see no wrong doing unless they're just being plain offensive.
There’s a fine line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation
I guess it has most to do with the intentions of the person borrowing the culture (if they’re doing it out of respect for the culture, or to be “popular”). Also, if the people who’s culture it is feels offense.
Totally agree. I am german and everytime I see something in Anime or even irl in Japan that references something from Germany it makes me very happy.
@@silversunset Cultural appropriation is generally when you are using something that carries lots of meaning behind it, without respecting what that thing means and what it is, like the classic example of a native american headdress, it's something that is earned, by elders, through gaining the respect of their people. some rando wearing one is completely disregarding and disrespecting the importance of that lifetime achievement
literally
@@zoerycroft4300 this. it's ok to wear traditional clothing from other cultures as long as you're not using it to "sell" yourself - hence appropriating the culture without acknowledging the culture itself. basically, cultural appropriation is like wearing cultural clothing as a Halloween costume (native American head dress for example, which is disrespectful) instead of respecting it.
they literally have an anime profile picture, so by their logic, they are also appropriating the Japanese.
ironic
The fact that they contradicted themselves.
The irony of these tweebs lmao
They're probably Japanese-American or something
Honestly, the worst ones on Twitter are the ones that are descended from some foreign culture but themselves grew up in America. They think they have the right to call other people out on "appropriating" their culture when it's not even their culture in the first place.
@@DreamyAileen Yeah and that is where too much of there own pride comes in I guess pretty much I am one of those kind of people but yeah I was born in American(I am a Filipino)but I don't pride over my heritage hell I do not even know much about my own culture I admire Japanese culture but I know I do not have the right to do what there doing cause it has nothing to do with me cause that is not my culture or heritage. I think the thing is, is some are just too prideful of having a cultural background or proud of being a specific descent to the point of thinking they have the right to defend cultures that is not there own
“Please stop appropriating names from other cultures.”
Me, a Mexican named Daisy by born: *[aggressively sweating]*
omg your name is so gorgerous
@@ceea3117 Ahhh thank youu ;w;
And the way you modified it to be your username was very creative too :3
me, a hispanic in america who's deadname is greek: *nervous sweating w/ u*
@@umpoucodetudoealgumacoisa finally somebody noticed that dumb pun x')
"imagine naming your kid after a month"
boy... you should come to Indonesia because we have a bunch of kid named April, Mei, Agus, Okto, Novi, Desi, Feby and a bunch more variations
Don't forget Januar, Febri, Aprilia/Aprilio, Yuni, Yuli Agus(tus), Septi, Okta/Okti, etc
Okto sound actually kinda cool
In the middle east we name people based on days sometimes, there are names like khamis(thursday), jum'aa(friday), eid
emg ada? blom pernah ketemu yg kayak gitu namanya
I guess the Ninja turtles weren't simping for a woman named after the 4th month of the year :/
I've experienced the opposite. My parents have been calling me "Jessica" since I was three, and they rarely call me by the actual Mandarin name they gave me. I've had non-Asian people accusing me of trying to "be white" and "disrespecting my own culture" for not using my "real Asian name."
It's more fun now that I changed my last name to my husband's, because when people see my name, they don't expect to see an East Asian woman.
Actually we have a similar story with my aunt! She's a Moroccan Jew and her name is יסכה in Hebrew, pronounced "Yiska". Her English name is Jessica, and since she lives in the states she uses that more often.
Just dead-stare them in the face when you meet them and see if they blink :3.
What IS your chinese name? I just wanna know.
美国华裔？
还是香港人
American stupid woke brain.exe is disgusting.
The fact that I am japanese and my name is amanda really got me thinking
"never heard of someone named their kid after month"
literally Indonesia people name their kid: Febri (februari), April (yes), maimun(Mei), Yuni (June), Yuli (July), Agustin(August), Oktavia(october), Nova/Novi(november), Desi(desember). trust me there is a lot of Indonesian people name Their kid after month
Yanwar/Anwar for January
Literally the people named April, May, and June in the U.S. 😐 Twitter is insane
don't forget about Septi/Septian (September)
@@10thletter40 And August, lots of boys named August.
@@theramentumbleweed2523 looks back at history lesson
Why do most people get offended more than the ones they're trying to defend lol
That's twitter for you
Why white nationalists use Japanese names? lol It's so weird!
@@filipportman5981 why not? Wkwkwkwk
They lack awareness
"SPEEDY GONZALEZ IS A RACIST MEXICAN ICON"
"Wey no nos ofende de que chingados hablas"
"SHUT UP I SAID YOUR OFFENDED"
Imagine using this logic with typical Western names against others like "oh you can't be called Charlotte because that's British!!!", it's stupid. A name is a name. An alias is an alias, there's nothing more to it.
yea Charlotte isn't English to begin with
Me,who give myself name Lola Charlotte But i'm asian: 👁️👄👁️
@@ap-kl8lq Right lmao, I believe thats a French name. The British adopted all sorts of names from other nationalities to begin with. Its gone on for hundreds of years all over the world
except when someone starts naming their yt kid killua or smthn
Some people have said I'm "too white" to learn Italian as a Canadian. I am literally half Italian and Italians are mostly white.
“Stop appropriating Japanese names!” -Says the one appropriating English, Irish, and Hispanic names.
I was in a discord call and someone "called me out" for being racist towards Asian people, and that I have no understanding of their culture and history.
I am Korean, born to two Korean parents, raised rurally and held close to tradition.
I am a practising international amateur sumo wrestler who is trained by a former professional and has spent time training in japan with professional wrestlers, and lived in their heyas (stables)
And I have spent time in China and Taiwan studying beneath monastic orders as well as studying beneath taoist teachers and priests.
Not to mention the fact since Asia is not just Korea, China and Japan I've seen plenty others such as Vietnam, The Philippines, India, Mongolia and Tibet, lived with their people and observed their traditions and cultures.
Sorry, I clearly don't know about Asia.
Tibet is in China now!
-1000 social credit for speaking about taiwan.
-1000 social credit tibet is not a country
Similar things for me too.
@@voicelessuvularplosive does a place need to be a whole separate country to have it's own culture?
not saying this in a mean way, i'm genuinely curious because every city and town has it's own teachings and traditions were i'm from and i thought this was normal
As an Indonesian I can confirm that a lot of us, especially the younger generation, are using foreign names. Heck I'm literally using an English name.
well hello Robbie
My name is basically a recycle of my real name
as an indonesian too i'm just like you
Same bro im just here using an english name. I often find SOME people use foreign names because for some aesthetics🤦♀️
i dont think the name Mei even came from japanese lol
"Imagine naming your kid after a month."
Fun fact: July and August were named after people. Originally they were called Quintilis and Sextilis, meaning "fifth month" and "sixth month" respectively.
(i know the person was being sarcastic I just wanted to joke pff)
Imagine naming your month after people
Imagine naming your kid after a month which was named after a person
July is named after Julius Caeser
like that other guy said, july is short for julius and august is short for augustus apparently
Hello fellow history nerds
You just seem genuinely happy to make these videos its kinds infectious
“Stop disrespecting Asian culture by appropriating Japanese names” like bruh I just think it’s a cool name like dayum
I can bet all my money that the person who said that is definitely not japanese
Damn, I didn't know "dayum" was a name 🤣
"Appropriating Japanese Names"
This guy probably never heard the concept of Nicknames and Online Tags.
It's apparently not even Japanese anyways, it's Chinese ✋😭
@@mostannoyingscaramain it's Indonesian too ☕🗿
Yeah thats the problem because your literally using the names for aesthetics, Japan is not just an aesthetic, it has its own history and cultural meanings for names.
@@eggcatthefirst1010 not all names have cultural meanings, and also do you think that every single person with a japanese name that is japanese ethnically really cares that much about the cultural significance of their name? i have a name from russia and it has slavic roots, yet no russian person gives a shit that im polynesian and have a russian name!
Mei exists in both Japan and China, but they have different meanings.
And in Indonesia too, as the video said.
If you look at this situation in reverse; if a Japanese person had a typically white name, no one would care; it just shows how dumb and unnecessary this is, some people should stop overreacting
Ur name is amanda? :/ please stop appropriating american names. we know ur name is mei or some basic asian name.
@@Iskou307 if your talking about Chinese names? Then there's a looooooooooooooooong list of what said name might be lol
They do I have a Italian name cos I'm quarter Italian but people where expecting me to have a second Japanese first name
It's common for people in East Asia to give themselves English names especially if the plan on visiting the west or learning English. When they start attending English class the very first assignment is to find an English name.
Exactly I mean I'm brown Asian and tbh here in Asia no one cares if you have your account name as a Asian name like literally so many Asian have American names like my cousin his name is Felix
Like seriously I can't with Twitter 😭
I once had a similar experience. I'm asian, Chinese specifically and someone said "no you're not" just because I could speak English well like what, I was both flattered and offended.
My brother once got accused of appropriating a japanese name, because he is called Meiko (a japanese name for women). Funny enough, it is also a name for men derrived from old high german
I have a cousin named Yuri. It's an eastern European male name in his context, but I think people tend to think of it as a Japanese women's name. I always wonder if he's ever run into problems with these sorts.
@@BJGvideos does makarov know him?
@@BJGvideos does your cousin named yuri briar?
@@shinzero7260 Ah, no.
@@BJGvideos I'm suprised that yuri is male name in Eastern European, does it has somekind of meaning there?
Ps. Yuri briar actually is a character name in Japanese anime Spy x Family 😅
I’ve met so many talented and amazing people on Twitter, but there’s also stuff like this.
Truly the duality of man
Twitter: Don't say man, your excluding women, it's human.
That's why I stay on Twitter but the toxic people just drown out stuff.
This reminds me of that tweet where someone got upset that a dark skinned anime character “didn’t sound black” in the English dub
And the voice actress.. was black 💀
Can we burn Twitter yet
Lmao, reminds me of how they tried to cancel a VA once for having done voice acting in a bl anime
A voice actor, doing voice acting
Twitter is gonna push out all good ccs out of their platform istg
And their excuse was “black should sound black” 💀
Yo I relate to that so much. I don’t sound black- I sound more like a suburban white girl tbh. So whenever I actually show my face or skin tone everyone’s so confused or surprised by it.
I’m not that offended by it but I have had some people from school and stuff say I’m “a white person in a black body” like- what? ._.
@@happkirb9903 You need to tell those ignorant close minded racists that accents have no race. There are literally black people raised with Italians in New York and sound EXACTLY the same. Why can't people get this through their head smh.
If we burn twitter,they're going to move to another platform
As an Indonesian, born and raised in Indonesia and have only lived abroad for about a year, I hate how simplistic the cultural appropriation discourse.
Just a reminder that Asians are humans and therefore, not a monolith.
I am not referring to the differences between Asian countries, I am referring to the differences with Asians who grew up in Asia and those who grew up in the west.
People who grew up in their ancestral, obviously, have spent their entire lives surrounded by their own heritage. People around them share their languages and tastebuds.
Meanwhile, if they grew up outside their ancestral homelands, they might experience discriminations. They might have their cultures disrespected as well.
With that mind, it is obvious neither group can speak for each other.
As an Indonesian who grew up and live in Indonesia, it feels nice when foreigners - white westerners or not - genuinely appreciate our heritage. In fact, it is a reminder that my fellow countrymen and I should appreciate even more.
But, at the same time, I also understand if an Asian-American who grew up bullied for being Asian…. Witnesses that their heritage is suddenly seen as “cool” once white people love it as well. I genuinely can see the perspective.
My point is, while I do think we should be allowed to “embrace” any cultures as we wish, we should remember that humans are not a monolith.
Your experiences represent yourself. While they are valid, they cannot represent others.
"PUT YOUR NAME, BIRTHDAY, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND CREDIT CARD INFO TO `PROVE` WHO YOU REALLY ARE" , says legitimate psychos.
Afterwards: Yeah, I just still can't believe you.
Send us photos of your credit card as well. Make sure the numbers at the back and the front can be seen clearly.
soo 👀🤲
I got called a fake chinese one time cause i dont put it on my ig bio like uhhh ok never knew that was a rule on the internet