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28 May, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Yo i was thinking of going to Southeast Asia after the panini, which country has the best food? Pls include pics
Hold on lemme just make a poll

Which SEA country has the best food
Which SEA country has the best food Part 2
ONCE THESE BRACKETS CLOSE I WILL DO A TOP 4

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29 May
calm down I'm an environmental vegan, not a moral vegan. that means I refrain from animal products as much as possible bc of those industries' devastating effects on the ecosystem

holding veganism over people's heads as a moral necessity is classist - 1/?
- not everyone has access to the massive supply of fresh fruits and vegetables that's necessary for a vegan diet. Some people live in food deserts. Some people live in poverty. That's why I never push my personal life choices onto others.
"Try to refrain from animal products as much as possible" is a lot easier to promote and maintain than "YOU CAN'T EAT OR USE ANYTHING FROM AN ANIMAL, EVER." Veganism doesn't have to come with guilt. It just has to come with some level of consciousness about the animal industries.
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28 May
Ok im disqualifying Thailand and Vietnam from the SEA food tournament finals because they're too well known in the west and skewing the results so

WHICH OF THESE SEA COUNTRIES HAS THE BEST FOOD? Pls include pics to back up your claim
WHICH OF THESE SEA COUNTRIES HAS THE BEST DESSERTS SPECIFICALLY? Pls include photos to back up your claim
WHICH OF THESE SEA COUNTRIES HAS THE BEST DRINKS? Pls include photos to back up your claim
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9 May
totally late on this but i watched 3 minutes of Shadow and Bone and good god it's the most clumsy writing of racism that I've ever seen,, like seriously HITTING YOU OVER THE HEAD about it. it makes me SO uncomfortable that it's hard to continue
what really gets me is i could be experiencing this same exact story without having to see shit like this every other minute Image
ok didn't expect to be this upset but i am because it's SO HEAVY HANDED, all while I'm hyper aware that it won't lead to any in-depth exploration of racism and racial dynamics bc Alina was white in the original story. her race change is only there to cause her more pain.
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25 Apr
Hey Southeast Asian friends! I plan on hosting a roundtable discussion of Raya and the Last Dragon on my YouTube channel to feature your voices and perspectives on the movie. If you're interesting in joining, please leave a reply so I can DM you a Discord server link!
The roundtable will be happening AFTER the movie releases widely, so you can still join if you only plan on watching then!

(smh @ Disney not even making it available in Southeast Asia though)
it took like less an hour for this server to turn into a food server
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24 Apr
i just signed a mortgage for a house in a zoom meeting with my cow suit on and that pretty much sums my adult life up
my mom: WTF YOU CAN'T SIGN A MORTGAGE WHILE WEARING THAT, GO CHANGE
me: its too late it has happened
me taking one (1) photo for instagram: *THREE HOURS OF INTENSE MAKEUP AND HAIR PREP*
me buying a house: eh u know what i don't feel like changing out of this onesie
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16 Apr
I watched Raya while I was also rewatching ATLA with a careful eye at details and it never crossed my mind that Raya is anything like ATLA beyond young Raya's design kiiiiind of looking like Korra

ATLA didn't invent world-saving quest adventure stories.
I was watching to see if I could do a "Cultural inspirations in Raya" video and I COULDN'T because most of the stuff was SO unfamiliar to me, an East Asian. This is how different Raya is on an inspiration level to ATLA.
I have more thoughts about Raya that I'll eventually make a video about (on purely a review level), but even plot and theme wise it was nothing like ATLA? Comparing them feels like a stretch tbh
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