Thread by @XiranJayZhao

I wish all my tweets would come with an automatic "I am only one person and not the authority for over a billion people so everything I say is inherently very very generalized because I'm only here to provide info for a beginner audience" disclaimer

https://twitter.com/asideoftrashpl1/status/1331295480748285953

I feel like some of you see me as this kind of authority on "Chinese culture" and that's simply not true. Please don't look to me as the only source. Practically everything I say has an exception somewhere but the nuances are very hard to get into on a platform like Twitter

The chief thing I aim to do is to be a starting place for demystifying Chinese culture and history, and I post things in a very casual and lighthearted way. What this means is that a bunch of caveats can pop up instantly if you apply serious scrutiny -

Sometimes I don't even realize these caveats need to be mentioned bc the nuances exist fully in my head and it doesn't occur to me that people may interpret things in a very rigid way (like the "Chinese ppl don't call each other by a single syllable" not applying to literature)

Ask any questions if you want further clarification on anything I say, though my mentions are in a constant state of being blown up and broken (there's literally not a single moment where I'm not getting a notification) so I'm very sorry if I miss your tweet

The caveat on this thread is that if criticism against what I say goes beyond criticism and into personal attacks or causes other people to personally attack me then I WILL block for my mental health 😔