YES!! To Some Girls - hell while it was vaguely problematic and I honestly can’t name a single TV show that I think was completely free of problems, I LOVED that Aviva was the “prefect” character and that they cast a dark-skinned actress to play her AND that the whole show did actively focus on the realities of that…

I am not a UK citizen, nor do I watch enough UK tv overall to really have any real opinion and in any case, I’m pretty sure Elba is much better versed in the realities of working in TV but when it comes to teen-oriented tv which I very much enjoy as a adult (think Skins, Some Girls, Misfits), I actually see more…

I know what you meant, just pointing out that even though the chow mein served in american-chinese restaurants might not be “authentic”, chow mein is a chinese dish that was not a fusion invention. Chow mein is probably a lot more like specific mexican salsas than a burrito.

To be fair, authentic chow mein is actually a Chinese restaurant / chinese family at a NYE-birthday-celebration staple. I mean it’s not the magical holy grail or anything but it’s a pretty solid staple in the tradition of needing to eat some noodles whenever you celebrate.

To be fair, while shopkins plays into the “shopping” idea, the shopping idea behind is basically a normalization of the cute, doe-eyed collectible food with face trend that has long been popular in asian. In Japan, no one blinks a eye at seeing a bread keychain with a face and it’s accompanying best friend muffin. In…

I think it’s a culture, wealth and religious thing, and for certain people it’s the godamn holy trinity of all three and 12 children is on the high scale but nothing out of the ordinary for them. If you happen to be from a community that strongly favors pro-creation and big families, of a lower-socio economic class…

I wish the whole social media thing could’ve worked itself in a bit better - one hand, god Bryan boy absolutely irritates me and I would love for him to continue his fantastic, sponsored existence outside of my tv screen. On the other hand, if we’re pretending that this show is still trying to create “supermodels” in…

I think this is basically the truth, as sad as it might be, athough being polite goes a long way, you’re basically asking out someone because you think they are physically attractive and for someone to say yes, you have to be attractive enough that they want to shag you and you are cute enough to overcome the annoying…

How old are you? I ask, because I am in my 20s - basically, the epitome of the internet generation, living in Los Angeles and although I met my partner in person while in college, most people I know use the internet for dating for two reasons.

I would say that all newborns basically have the same nose, but after a few months the features become more defined (and many people would still call it a baby versus a toddler) and I think noses are one of the most distinct features a child can have. Kids with big noses, or very distinctive noses tend to exhibit…

For real question: is your mom Asian? I have a chinese mother who largely grew up in chinese culture and immigrated when she got married in her early 30s and for her, pointing out these things (weight, if someone looks more like a certain race) are very matter-of-fact and not particularly racist and more to do of…

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Also huge, notable difference. AA is american made in LA, where you can actively tour the factory and while they are notoriously anti-union, they are atleast very adamant about keeping production here.

I don’t really know - this seems very Grey’s Anatomy meets global terrorism/homeland - and I have to say, I am excited about a diverse-ish casting, mysterious pasts, character development....and a whole lot of boning. I appreciated Grey’s Anatomy for much of the same reasons, and while I think the advertising could be…

I think it would also help if you were gifted in having very uh, solid boobs. I’m fairly average on a small frame and young, so mine are still naturally perky but they are very…jiggly? Like they have a lot of motion and I know that other ladies naturally have boobs that are, I guess a lot more solid from hearsay with…

When I had sex for the first time at 16 (legal where I was), I ended up getting a late period which I panic misdiagnosed as a pregnancy, told my Mom who was incredibly supportive despite being a fairly conservative asian woman. Since then, she is the mother of reminding me of contraception and sending messages…

Serious answer: because there is still a stigma of women actively looking for partners (desperate) so there is a distinct level of humiliation and shame that does not affect the male half as much. Here is the other thing, she’s also setting people up with their trophy significant other and how many women in the…

Yes to white people living in the western world familiar with her work, and yes, of course western media would quote her to get attention for readers. I am quite certain that Korean newsoutlets or any multitude of non western, American focused outlets would be focusing on their own leaders who would be most appealing…

The cost is nothing - the bigger issue here is that the child will be considered a American citizen and therefore have a much easier path regarding American schools and universities. In China (and I suspect many other parts of Asia), a prestigious Ivy league education is the epitome of success for upper middle class,…

I’m also going to point this out - from my limited experience as a East Asian woman with my relatives and so on, I’ve noticed a trend where women don’t tend to carry a lot of visible pregnancy weight although I am sure there are exceptions. I think unless you had to prove due dates or something, it would be very…