tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63703899949815827572024-03-05T12:38:21.198+01:00Chinko×ChinkoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.comBlogger978125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-30520369139145955252018-07-13T23:24:00.000+02:002018-10-03T23:24:48.600+02:00The Authority 「Summerdaze」<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/280122080" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br />
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Love can be confusing, but it's never wrong.<br>
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<a href="https://theauthority.co" target="_blank">The Authority</a> presents its first ever fashion film: a journey of discovery through Jeju Island in search of themselves, and ultimately love.<br>
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Join THE AUTHORITY on a journey through Jeju Island, in its first ever fashion film about love, loss and longing.<br>
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A film by <a href="https://theauthority.co" target="_blank">The Authority</a><br>
In association with Telescope Studios<br>
Director <b>Martin Hong</b><br>
Starring <b>Alfred Sng</b> & <b>David Eung</b></div>
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<b>Martin Hong</b><br>
Official Website: <a href="http://martinhong.com" target="_blank">http://martinhong.com</a><br>
Vimeo: <a href="https://vimeo.com/martinhongchoann" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/martinhongchoann</a></div>
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<b>Alfred Sng 孙英豪</b><br />
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sealfred/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sealfred/</a></div>
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<b>David Eung</b><br />
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mr.davidd__/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/mr.davidd__/</a></div>
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<br>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-52031803764918936242018-06-15T13:51:00.000+02:002018-06-24T13:51:52.493+02:00BLACKPINK 블랙핑크 「DDU-DU DDU-DU」<iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IHNzOHi8sJs?rel=0&showinfo=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<b>BLACKPINK 「DDU-DU DDU-DU」【뚜두뚜두】</b>- released on June 15, 2018.</div>
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<b>BLΛƆKPIИK 블랙핑크</b><br />
Official Website: <a href="http://www.ygfamily.com/artist/main.asp?LANGDIV=K&ATYPE=2&ARTIDX=70" target="_blank">http://www.ygfamily.com/artist/main.asp?LANGDIV=K&ATYPE=2&ARTIDX=70</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BLACKPINKOFFICIAL" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/BLACKPINKOFFICIAL</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ygent_official" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ygent_official</a><br />
Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmHUn--16B90oW2L6FRR3A" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmHUn--16B90oW2L6FRR3A</a><br />
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackpinkofficial/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/blackpinkofficial/</a></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-11440824324379801872018-02-19T02:58:00.000+01:002018-03-13T02:59:20.588+01:00Xavier Héraud 「Pangina Heals, Pablo Bravo et Yoshi Kawasaki au Gibus pour l’année du chien」<span class="lettrine">O</span>n aurait voulu trouver meilleur moyen de célébrer le nouvel an chinois et le passage à l’année du chien qu’on n’aurait pas pu. Pour clore sa quinzaine en beauté, la semaine LGBT Chinoise à Paris avait invité à faire la fête avec les soirées 「Suck my Beat」 et 「AZN Party」, qui avaient organisé une soirée 「Crazy Dog Year’s Party」, sponsorisée par Hornet.<br>
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Et les organisateurs avaient fait venir du beau monde. La drag-queen thailandaise/taiwanaise <b>Pangina Heals</b>, co-animatrice de 「Drag Race Thailand」 est venue assurer le show, secondée par les porn-stars <b>Yoshi Kawasaki</b> (qui avait son interprétation personnelle de l’année du chien...) et <b>Pablo Bravo</b>.<br>
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Voir notre interview vidéo de <b>Pangina Heals</b><br>
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<b>Hornet France 「Hornet rencontre... Pangina Heals」</b> - posted on February 19, 2018.</div>
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Ci-dessous, vous pouvez également visionner notre reportage à la soirée, avec des images du show de <b>Pangina Heals</b> ainsi que quelques mots des porn-stars <b>Pablo Bravo</b> et <b>Yoshi Kawasaki</b>.<br>
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<b>Hornet France 「Pangina Heals, Pablo Bravo et Yoshi Kawasaki à la soirée Crazy Dog's Year avec Hornet」</b> - posted on February 19, 2018.</div>
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Author: <b>Xavier Héraud</b>/Date: <b>February 19, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/fr/pangina-heals-gibus/" target="_blank">https://hornet.com/stories/fr/pangina-heals-gibus/</a></div>
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<b>AZN. Paris Gay-Asian-Night.</b><br>
Facebook Group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/aznparisfrance/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/aznparisfrance/</a></div>
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<b>Pangina Heals</b><br />
Official Website: <a href="http://panginaheals.com/" target="_blank">http://panginaheals.com</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PanginaHeals/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/PanginaHeals/</a><br />
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/panginaheals/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/panginaheals/</a>
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<b>Yoshi Kawasaki</b><br />
Tumblr: <a href="http://yoshixkawasaki.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">http://yoshixkawasaki.tumblr.com/</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/yoshixkawasaki" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/yoshixkawasaki</a><br />
XTube: <a href="http://www.xtube.com/profile/YoshiKawasakiXXX-32529001" target="_blank">http://www.xtube.com/profile/YoshiKawasakiXXX-32529001</a><br />
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yoshi_x_kawasaki/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/yoshi_x_kawasaki/</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-30742633622861872782018-02-16T20:16:00.000+01:002018-02-17T20:17:00.600+01:00Antoine Mbemba 「Le rappeur KHNG KHAN se travestit pour le nouvel an chinois」<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WEi6Atv1LNHvpb2cCni7TaWRZdKS0gWMEwgMjCHbcW-oNWnddC7nttT_q9eweBWdbhKSoj6IBGPlmbF3kyfYUI24E1nrOwtRnXZ7MzprXgb52sUYoX2C8cVUTqMgCNNXYzDXEgtbOeM/s1600/1518790255343-vlcsnap-2018-01-08-01h07m20s899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 0;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WEi6Atv1LNHvpb2cCni7TaWRZdKS0gWMEwgMjCHbcW-oNWnddC7nttT_q9eweBWdbhKSoj6IBGPlmbF3kyfYUI24E1nrOwtRnXZ7MzprXgb52sUYoX2C8cVUTqMgCNNXYzDXEgtbOeM/s1600/1518790255343-vlcsnap-2018-01-08-01h07m20s899.jpg" data-original-width="850" data-original-height="478" width="640px" /></a></div>
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Dans son nouveau clip 「Pekin Drama」 KHNG KHAN s’approprie les codes traditionnels du théâtre chinois et les projette dans son univers cinglé.</div>
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<span class="lettrine">C’</span>est l’année du Chien de Terre. Synonyme de fidélité, d’endurance, d’honnêteté mais aussi de pessimisme et d’anxiété, apparemment. Aujourd’hui, vendredi 16 février, marque le premier jour de ce nouvel an chinois. Et ça se fête : soit parce que vous avez raté votre mois de janvier et que cela semble une bonne occasion de vous reprendre, soit parce qu’il est tout bonnement impossible de résister aux animations d’une telle journée, ou soit parce que vous tombe au coin de l’œil un clip complètement perché au timing parfait. On bifurque immédiatement sur la troisième option, pour vous présenter Alex, aka <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/khngkhanmusic/" target="_blank">KHNG KHAN</a></b>, 26 ans, rappeur et producteur franco-américain. Débarrassons-nous de suite de l’évidence, le blaze est bien sûr « une référence à Ghengis. Quand j’étais au lycée, j’ai commencé par “Fusion Khan” ahah... et le nom a évolué. Maintenant je dis tout simplement KHKH (kachekache). » En 2014, il faisait d’ailleurs honneur à l’héritage du nom, en direct des steppes mongoles dans le clip de « <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKPGtx46pOQ" target="_blank">Chadakh</a> ».<br />
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Avec d’un côté de la famille des grands-parents vietnamiens et de l’autre des origines russes et américaines, <b><a href="https://soundcloud.com/khng-khan" target="_blank">KHNG KHAN</a></b> incarne jusque dans sa musique la recherche constante d’équilibre des mélanges. L’exigence d’ouverture sur le monde. Sa musique est folle, et pioche ses influences partout, « dans le Jazz, les musiques “free” improvisés, les rythmes africains et clave latino-américaines, l’électro expérimentale – l’IDM, le grime, le garage, le baile funk, le punk rap trap, la pop... J’aime pouvoir toucher à tout. On vit bien pour se trouver. » Côté rap, ce sont les pionniers comme <b>Kool Keith</b> et <b>KRS-One</b> ou des groupes comme <b>Antipop Consortium</b> et <b>Freestyle Fellowship</b> qui l’ont « propulsé dans le game ». Franco-américain, Alexander a dû faire un choix, celui de la langue rappée. Il a choisi l’anglais, plus naturel à l’époque, mais « commence à écrire en français. » L’idée pour KHKH n’est de toute manière pas de vivre dans toutes ses frontières, mais de les fondre et les dépasser. « Le son du clip de chadakh s’est enregistré en Russie, par exemple, et l’influence jazz, hiphop, le showmanship, ces aspects viennent certainement des states. Le métissage m’a permis d’être connecté à plusieurs pays et de me sentir à l’aise avec l’idée qu’on dépasse très vite les frontières et les origines. »<br />
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<b>KHNG KHAN 「Pekin Drama」</b> - posted on February 16, 2018.</div>
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Qui dit dépassement des frontières, dit assez logiquement voyage. L’une des clés pour comprendre 「Pekin Drama」 : « C’est un morceau qui date, je l’ai écrit après avoir passé du temps à Taipei en 2015. L’inspiration principale vient des archétypes du théâtre chinois, et de leur incarnation sociale. » Le clip – « shooté avec mon frère <b>Lazlo</b>, un gars qui arrive à bien capter ou je veux en venir avec un track et à le transcender » – est aussi intrigant qu’envoûtant. On y croise des personnages antiques, figures de l’opéra chinois, flippants, grimaçants, maquillés, aux costumes impressionnants. « Notre pote <b>Francis Jaillans</b>, un diggeur de sapes de fou, a confectionné à partir de pièces antiques les costumes des perso de l’opéra chinois. Il a aussi fait tout le maquillage qu’on voit dans le clip. Le chœur à trois têtes a été fait par l’Atelier Darwin de <b>Margot Dusé</b>, une couturière incroyable qui fait naître créatures, animaux et monstres magnifiques avec ses petites mains. Ils ont tous les deux fait un taff formidable. » Un taff qui risque en tout cas de rebondir dans nos rêves les plus louches et nos plus beaux cauchemars pendant quelques nuits.<br />
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La suite pour <b>KHNG KHAN</b>, c’est déjà continuer de bouger avec son collectif, <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/broworkk/" target="_blank">Big Brothers</a></b>, né il y a 7-8 ans (« On était 5 au début, maintenant on est 10 à vivre ensemble dans une ferme, où a d’ailleurs été tourné le clip de 「Pékin Drama」. Il y a de tout : des zikos, plasticiens, peintres, vidéastes et pas d’orga attitré haha »), puis de laisser échapper beaucoup de contenu et faire beaucoup de concerts entouré de sa grosse équipe cette année : <b>Amor Satyr</b> & <b>BLO</b>. Et justement, on souhaite quoi pour cette année du Chien de Terre ? « On peut se souhaiter l’équilibre et la liberté et on peut souhaiter au monde la vie et l’explosion harmonieuse. » Et un peu de drama, tant qu’il vient de KHAN.<br />
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Author: <b>Antoine Mbemba</b>/Date: <b>February 16, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://i-d.vice.com/fr/article/xw5gjk/le-rappeur-khng-khan-se-travestit-pour-le-nouvel-an-chinois" target="_blank">https://i-d.vice.com/fr/article/xw5gjk/le-rappeur-khng-khan-se-travestit-pour-le-nouvel-an-chinois</a></div>
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<b>KHNG KHAN</b><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/khngkhanmusic/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/khngkhanmusic/</a><br />
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SoundCloud: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/khng-khan" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/khng-khan</a></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-4414528773527025962018-02-16T09:55:00.000+01:002018-03-13T09:56:10.003+01:00Alexander Kacala 「Faites connaissance avec le ‘Pit Crew’ de ‘Drag Race Thailand’」<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Hhcg5ceL68yKzazxRobHlWI_-mQuUAc6QdPxNkIy4qgZl_1cEpYM1bCCld4qBToOyIZ6Tg7Ds3AzGbYf0TVfL3q1F6rNr4jo5cp0Mh8-YzFr9wymeDowxMAuNR4pMjJIJ6XNchHDxYU/s1600/drag-race-thailand-pit-crew-e1518706632772-1000x500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 0;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Hhcg5ceL68yKzazxRobHlWI_-mQuUAc6QdPxNkIy4qgZl_1cEpYM1bCCld4qBToOyIZ6Tg7Ds3AzGbYf0TVfL3q1F6rNr4jo5cp0Mh8-YzFr9wymeDowxMAuNR4pMjJIJ6XNchHDxYU/s1600/drag-race-thailand-pit-crew-e1518706632772-1000x500.jpg" data-original-width="1000" data-original-height="500" width="640px" /></a></div>
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<span class="lettrine">「D</span>rag Race Thailand」 commence le mois et dire qu’on a hâte de voir les premiers épisodes est un doux euphémisme. C’est le premier <i>spin off</i> international de 「RuPaul’s Drag Race」. Hornet vous tient régulièrement informé ces dernières infos, avec notamment des <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/fr/pangina-heals-michelle-visage/" target="_blank">interviews exclusives</a> et toutes les infos disponibles sur les participantes. Il était donc normal que nous nous intéressions au <i>Pit Crew</i> de 「Drag Race Thailand」.<br />
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Une <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/fr/bande-annonce-drag-race-thailand/" target="_blank">bande-annonce</a> a été postée il y a quelques jours. Elle ne contenait pas de sous-titres initialement, mais la magie du web aidant, quelqu’un l’a traduite et on peut d’ores et déjà voir que les <i>queens</i> thaïlandaises ne sont pas du genre à s’en laisser conter.<br />
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On peut y voir les tenues qui seront montrées sur le <i>runway</i> et on peut aussi y découvrir le <i>Pit Crew </i>de 「Drag Race Thailand」. Lorsque celui-ci fait son entrée pour première fois, on peut les voir servir un verre aux drag-queens. Commentaire de l’une d’elles: « Je ne veux pas boire à leur verre, mais plutôt à leur robinet. »<br />
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Fais la queue, chérie! Après avoir vu la bande-annonce, nous avons brusquement ressenti le besoin d’enquêter sur ces jeunes hommes.<br />
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Nous sommes donc allés faire un tour du côté d’Instagram pour en savoir plus.<br />
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1. Nut</div>
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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BeX57vtHcNE/" data-instgrm-version="8" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BeX57vtHcNE/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Une publication partagée par Nut-Nuttawut (@nvttawvt)</a> le <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2018-01-25T13:06:50+00:00">25 Janv. 2018 à 5 :06 PST</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
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Nut a l’air d’être un gros fan de cosplay. Mais dieu merci, il enlève sa combinaison dans l’émission pour nous montrer son corps de super-héros.<br />
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2. Pae</div>
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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXVJGzlg_fH/" data-instgrm-version="8" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXVJGzlg_fH/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Une publication partagée par PAE (@paesurasit)</a> le <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-08-03T11:41:56+00:00">3 Août 2017 à 4 :41 PDT</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
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Pae est sans doute le plus conservateur du lot. Avec son air pimpant, il a l’air plus à l’aise en costume-cravate. On ne s’en plaindra pas!<br />
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3. Nakkii</div>
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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BeUfx_plG97/" data-instgrm-version="8" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BeUfx_plG97/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Une publication partagée par Thammarat Nuinoy (@nakkii69)</a> le <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2018-01-24T05:20:35+00:00">23 Janv. 2018 à 9 :20 PST</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
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C’est peut-être le plus sexy des trois membres du <i>Pit Crew</i> thaïlandais. Nakkii a l’air d’avoir fait pas mal de mannequinat et de performances dans le milieu gay (<a href="https://hornet.com/stories?p=194800" target="_blank">peut-être pour 「Songkran」 ou 「gCircuit」</a>). Nikki se produit avec <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/fr/pangina-heals-michelle-visage/" target="_blank"><b>Pangina Heals</b>, co-animatrice de 「Drag Race Thailand」</a> au <a href="https://hornetapp.com/places/6709" target="_blank">Maggie Choo’s tous les dimanches</a>.<br />
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Author: <b>Alexander Kacala</b>/Date: <b>February 16, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/fr/pit-crew-drag-race-thailande/" target="_blank">https://hornet.com/stories/fr/pit-crew-drag-race-thailande/</a></div>
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<h3 class="post-title entry-title">Alexander Kacala 「A Deep Dive Into the ‘Grams of the Very Sexy ‘Drag Race Thailand’ Pit Crew」</h3>
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<span class="lettrine">I</span>t’s no secret that we’re super excited about the new 「Drag Race Thailand」 series that begins next month. It’s the first official international 「Drag Race」 spinoff to actually happen. We’ve been keeping you up to date with <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/pangina-heals-interview-drag-race/" target="_blank">exclusive interviews</a> and details about the new series, so of course we have to do our due diligence and make sure you know who the sexy members of the 「Drag Race Thailand」 Pit Crew are.<br />
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A <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/drag-race-thailand-trailer/" target="_blank">super trailer</a> for 「Drag Race Thailand」 was released earlier this month. Admittedly, it helps if you understand Thai because there are no English subtitles. There’s only a little bit of English in the trailer – most notably the phrase “Don’t fuck it up!” But even if you don’t know Thai, the video’s worth watching because of the looks and the very sexy eye candy.<br />
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We get a few glimpses of some of the outfits to come down the runway. We also got a glimpse of the 「Drag Race Thailand」 Pit Crew, who the queens gush over. After the Pit Crew makes its sexy entrance for the first time, they pour the queens mimosas. One responds, “I don’t wanna drink from their glass. I’d rather drink from their faucets.”<br />
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Get in line, honey! After seeing the trailer, we had to learn more about these Thai hunks.<br />
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So, we took a deep dive into the ‘Grams of three 「Drag Race Thailand」 Pit Crew members.</div>
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1. Nut</div>
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Nut seems to be a huge cosplay geek, but thankfully for us he gets out of the spandex to show off that superhero body.</div>
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2. Pae</div>
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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBXSWDxtTWa/" data-instgrm-version="8" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BBXSWDxtTWa/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">Une publication partagée par PAE (@paesurasit)</a> le <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-02-04T12:10:28+00:00">4 Févr. 2016 à 4 :10 PST</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
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Pae is probably the most conservative of this bunch. Looking dapper as hell, he seems to be more comfortable in a suit and tie. We’re not complaining!</div>
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3. Nakkii</div>
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Quite possibly the sexiest of these three very sexy 「Drag Race Thailand」 Pit Crew members, Nakkii seems to do quite a lot of modeling and performing in the LGBT community. If you happen to be in Bangkok anytime soon (<a href="https://hornet.com/stories/songkran-2018-gcircuit/" target="_blank">maybe for 「Songkran」 or 「gCircuit」</a>), you can catch Nakkii and <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/pangina-heals-interview-drag-race/" target="_blank">「Drag Race Thailand」 co-host <b>Pangina Heals</b></a> at <a href="https://hornetapp.com/places/6709" target="_blank">Maggie Choo’s on Sunday nights</a>.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-36076949470620797102018-02-01T22:39:00.000+01:002018-02-16T22:39:39.309+01:00Lee Doud 「The Gay Community's Fear and Loathing of Asian Men Must End」<div class="chapeau" style="clear: both;">
Being mixed-race, actor-producer Lee Doud has heard unbelievably ignorant comments from gay and bi men for much of his adult life.</div>
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Talking about race is tricky. I think we can all agree on that.<br />
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Nobody wants to be the boy who cried racist. But it’s also important to reflect and dissect some of the ways that we think about, feel for, and judge others. Society has grown more inclusive in so many ways, but we still have a long way to go. I share my experience not for myself, but for the furtherance of inclusion and understanding of minority experiences. I also understand that we all have our types. Maybe I’m not yours. Maybe I am. I’m not here to convince you that you should find men of Asian-descent to be sexy. What I do want to have is a conversation about why this marginalization of Asian men exists not only in our own culture but on a much larger scale. For my battle personally, it’s the perception of race and the stigmas behind it, true or not, that is the issue. I hope you continue reading, continue thinking, and continue growing. I hope we can do this together.<br />
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In the last few years, I have suddenly become very aware of my race. No, I wasn’t adopted, and to my knowledge, I’m only partially color-blind. It wasn’t until Hollywood started to have a conversation about whitewashing Asian characters when I fully realized that I was part of a minority group who wasn’t being seen or heard.<br />
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I am mixed race. My mom was born and raised in Hong Kong, and my father is from California. In case you need further clarification, I’m half Chinese and half Caucasian (mostly German, we think). I ride the line 50/50. I was also born in Hong Kong and then raised in a mostly white, affluent suburb in Northern California; less than 20 miles outside of San Francisco. I even went by my Chinese name for the first 20 years of my life before deciding to go by my legally given first name for “professional reasons.” I never thought twice about it until I moved to Los Angeles to act and began to learn that some people just want to put you into an identifiable box. Asian (check!). Nerd (check!). Asexual (wait). Where I was told my “ethnic ambiguity” would be an asset, I later realized that it simply made me harder to define.<br />
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Now let’s set Hollywood aside and deal with another problem at hand: the desexualization of Asian males, specifically within the LGBTQI community. It’s 2018 and people still feel that it’s OK to write “No blacks, no Asians. Not racist, just my preference” in their dating profiles. (OK, fine. Hookup app profiles.) Excluding an entire group of people by calling out a specific race is the absolute definition of racism. Plain and simple. By writing that, one implies that if someone were choosing between the last two men on earth (regardless of personality, skills, size, shape, etc.) that one option could feasibly be eliminated solely based on skin color.<br />
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Behind a veil of anonymity on these apps, people feel that they can say whatever, no holds barred, and that no one will be offended. I believe that sexual racism exists. Those who are writing “not into Asians” on their profiles aren’t necessarily mistreating Asians in their day-to-day lives, but there must be something else that lies beneath the surface, subconscious and dormant. Again, I’m not telling you that you can’t have a type, but I want to question where this “type” stems from.<br />
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The media controls much of what we see and experience as a culture. When I was growing up in the '90s, there were ever fewer Asian actors/models/storytellers in the public eye. Sure, we had <b>Jackie Chan</b> and <b>Jet Li</b>, but they were known for their martial arts and were never considered to be traditionally “sexy” leading men – and it’s definitely not to say that they couldn’t be. I always think back on the 2000 film 「Romeo Must Die」 with <b>Jet Li</b> and <b>Aaliyah</b>. In an R-rated film, the two of them had a pretty PG relationship. Even as a leading man, <b>Jet Li</b> wasn’t ever set up to “get the girl.”<br />
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How often did we see the token Asian character as just a tech nerd or sidekick? How often were Asian men included in『People』’s Sexiest Man Alive issue? How often were Asian men positioned to lead a film that wasn’t just based in martial arts? We are making progress and kicking down doors now in 2018, fighting for diversity and inclusion, but you can’t help but wonder if this period of time has shaped the way many people think and feel about who or what they are attracted to. My mind races back to what we did consider to be sexy (or even just slightly scandalous) back then and I can really only think of the Abercrombie & Fitch catalogues, filled with what they wanted us to view as the male ideal – young, straight, muscled, and white.<br />
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When I was approached to do our second season of 「I’m Fine」 (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxuBucNCqOs" target="_blank">now streaming on Dekkoo</a>), creator <b>Brandon Kirby</b> and I had dinner, and after a few tequilas, I told him that I wanted to talk about race. My character’s race. My race. Synonymously. I wanted to bring my own experiences to the table and put them out into the universe for others to see and hopefully relate to. Even for those who aren’t Asian, my hope is that there is still recognition of similar experiences in some of these stories. Being mixed-race, I find that I’m often not enough of one race or the other to appease someone’s compartmentalization of race. Whether it’s with casting or while dating, I find it difficult to navigate through everyone else’s preconceived notions. It’s either that, or I’m confused with being Latino or Native American. This is what I mean when I talk about the perception of race instead of the race itself.</div>
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<b>Dekkoo “I Don’t Usually Go For Asian Guys” Scene</b> | <b>「I'm Fine」</b> S2 Ep5 | Dekkoo.com - posted on February 02, 2018.</div>
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I had an instance once where a guy told me that I was cute and that he was into me, asking me if I was Latino. When I thanked him for the compliment, I also told him that I was actually mixed-race – half Chinese and half Caucasian. The conversation then took a turn and he became disinterested. I decided to confront the situation head on and asked him if he was suddenly turned off because he found out I was part Asian. He vehemently denied that and suddenly claimed that he had been questioning his interest from the beginning, even after telling me I was cute and sexy, and that he wanted to hang out. In his perception of my race, I was exotic and sexy as a Latino, but his idea of what an Asian male represents caused him to lose interest. This is not an isolated incident.<br />
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I’ve been asked repeatedly which half of me is Asian and which half of me is white, referring to the upper and lower halves of my body, indirectly asking about my penis size. I’ve been told that I’m quite “hairy” for an Asian and that my eyes are so much bigger. I had one situation where someone told me flat-out that they could “never get a boner for an Asian guy.” I’ve been the butt of bad Asian jokes, only to be followed with “but obviously, you’re half, so I don’t even think of you as Asian.” Even something as seemingly innocent as “you’re the first Asian guy I’ve ever been attracted to” stings in ways that most can’t comprehend. As if I’m supposed to feel honored and grateful that I’ve somehow become the exception to an unspoken rule.<br />
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On the flip side of all of that, I’ve also been told by other Asians that I shouldn’t complain because I have the privilege of being half white. My plight somehow doesn’t hold any validity because part of me is part of the majority. In many ways, I feel like a nomad, wandering through no-man’s-land in search of a like-minded party, a group of individuals who have shared experiences. In other ways, I feel that everyone’s battles and experiences are so differemt that by lumping them all together, we continue feed the stigmas and stereotypes. Each and every individual voice deserves to be heard, to be seen, and to be respected.<br />
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Again, I’m not here to convince you that I am enough. I’m here to encourage you to think about where this prejudice stems from. I’m here to encourage you to think before you speak (or type). I’m here to start an important conversation about sub-marginalization within our already marginalized community. I hope you’ll join me in this open dialogue.<br />
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<i><b>LEE DOUD</b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/LeeDoud" target="_blank">@LeeDoud</a>) is an actor-producer known for his work in projects such as Ktown Cowboys and Showtime’s Californication. He can currently be seen in Dekkoo’s original series 「<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxuBucNCqOs" target="_blank">I’m Fine</a>」 (<a href="https://twitter.com/imfineseries" target="_blank">@imfineseries</a>), available internationally via iTunes, Google Play, AppleTV and Roku, and in the U.S. and U.K. via the Amazon Dekkoo Channel. www.Dekkoo.com Doud resides in West Hollywood.</i></div>
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Author: <b>Lee Doud</b>/Date: <b>February 01, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2018/2/01/gay-communitys-fear-and-loathing-asian-men-must-end" target="_blank">https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2018/2/01/gay-communitys-fear-and-loathing-asian-men-must-end</a></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-92027310230362079352018-01-29T02:45:00.000+01:002018-02-06T15:22:56.868+01:00Red Velvet 레드벨벳 「Bad Boy」<iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J_CFBjAyPWE?rel=0&showinfo=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<b>Red Velvet 「Bad Boy」</b> - from<b>『The Perfect Red Velvet』</b>released on January 29, 2018.</div>
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Retour des <b>Red Velvet</b> toujours plus sexy et un petit peu plus lesbiennes !<br>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-18041385536282337572018-01-28T20:14:00.000+01:002018-02-11T02:13:52.070+01:00Sturb 「Cette publicité pour un baume à lèvres thaïlandais vous mettra l’eau à la bouche」<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 0; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="lettrine">K</span>A Lip Care vient de sortir une publicité pour son baume à lèvres en Thaïlande qui soulèverait les sourcils en Amérique.<br />
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La publicité joue sur les dramas « boy love » populaires dans les pays asiatiques. Ce type de séries comprend deux adolescents qui réalisent lentement leur amour l’un pour l’autre. Les histoires sont incroyablement populaires auprès des jeunes filles et dans certains mangas japonais en particulier, cela peut être sexuellement graphique.<br />
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Dans le spot, un étudiant va dire ses quatre vérités à un autre qu’il accuse d’avoir brisé le cœur de sa sœur. Mais quand ce dernier lui donne la raison pour laquelle il a refusé les avances de la sœur, la publicité prend une toute autre tournure. Les spectateurs auront le souffle coupé comme les filles à la fin de la vidéo qui murmurent « Fiiiiiiiiiine … » après avoir assisté à la scène.<br />
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Le baume KA Lip Care se décline en plusieurs parfums, fraise, orange, mix de fruits, menthol et saveurs « pures ». On le trouve partout dans le monde, mais il ne garantit pas qu’on puisse trouver l’amour juste avec des lèvres plus douces.<br />
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<b>Lazy Subber 「KA Lip Care | BL commercial」</b> - posted on December 20, 2017.</div>
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Author: <b>Sturb</b>/Date: <b>January 28, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://sturb.com/blog/cette-publicite-de-baume-a-levres-thailandais-mettra-leau-a-bouche/" target="_blank">https://sturb.com/blog/cette-publicite-de-baume-a-levres-thailandais-mettra-leau-a-bouche/</a></div>
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<b>Poompat ‘Up’ Iam-Samang อัพ ภูมิพัฒน์ เอี่ยมสำอาง</b><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-57377767407480637082018-01-28T11:02:00.000+01:002018-03-13T11:03:24.911+01:00Daniel Villarreal 「Pangina Heals, co-animatrice de ‘Drag Race Thailand’ : « Il y a une grosse différence entre moi et Michelle Visage »」<i>This post is also available in: <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/pangina-heals-interview-drag-race/" target="_blank">Anglais</a>, <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/es/pangina-heals/" target="_blank">Espagnol</a>, <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/pt-pt/pangina-heals/" target="_blank">Portugais</a>, <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/th/pangina-heals-interview/" target="_blank">Thaï</a>, <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/zh-hant/pangina-heals-interview-drag-race/" target="_blank">Chinois traditionnel</a>, <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/uk/pangina-heals-interview/" target="_blank">Ukrainien</a></i><br />
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<span class="lettrine">I</span>l est 3 heures du matin à Bangkok et <b>Pangina Heals</b> – co-animatrice de 「Drag Race Thailand」 – vient de terminer une longue soirée. J’avais espéré qu’elle serait en drag pour notre interview vidéo, mais après la performance qu’elle a donnée, elle a déjà retiré son maquillage et sa perruque et s’est mis dans le lit, torse nu, avec la webcam. L’homme derrière la drag est moitié thaï moitié taïwanais, il est plutôt mignon avec ses belles lèvres, ses grands yeux marrons et l’inscription « bats-toi » tatouée sur le pec gauche. Il est aussi un peu ivre.<br />
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Je lui demande de se présenter.<br />
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« Qui suis-je ? Je me pose la question tous les jours ! », répond-il. « Mon nom est <b>Pangina Heals</b> ».</blockquote>
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<b>Hornet 「Get Ready for the Very First Season of ‘Drag Race Thailand’!」</b> - posted on January 23, 2018.</div>
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La conversation s’oriente vite vers la popularité de 「RuPaul’s Drag Race」 en Thaïlande. Selon elle, l’émission a changé la vie de nombreuses personnes. Elle a mis un coup de projecteur sur les drag-queens et a permis à des performers comme lui de s’affirmer comme artistes dans le monde entier.<br />
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Dans certains endroits du globe, affirme Pangina, certains considèrent toujours le drag comme une forme de perversion, issue du désir d’un homme de devenir une femme. Mais désormais, dit-elle, « les gens commencent à comprendre que le drag n’a rien à voir avec le sexe ou le genre, mais plutôt la performance et le fait de rendre les autres heureux. »<br />
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Pour <b>Pangina Heals</b>, la plupart des spectateurs de 「Drag Race」 se fichent de savoir si le <i>performer</i> est un homme ou une femme. Ce n’est pas le sujet. Il s’agit de rire et d’être qui (ou ce que) vous voulez. Point à la la ligne.<br />
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Nous discutons de la perception hors Thailande que le drag dans ce pays se compose de « ladyboys » – de jeunes hommes qui s’habillent en femme pour séduire les hommes.<br />
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« On ne peut plus faire de généralisation sur quoi que ce soit désormais », répond-elle. « Mais les thaïs acceptent bien les filles trans, en particulier avec la popularité des concours de beauté Miss Tiffany » (ce <a href="https://coconuts.co/bangkok/features/photos-trans-beauty-pageant-miss-tiffanys-universe-crowns-thai-social-media-star/" target="_blank">concours de beauté pour femmes trans thaï</a> se tient au mois de mai tous les ans).</blockquote>
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Les femmes trans sont considérées comme des femmes en Thaïlande, affirme Pangina. « Je considère que nous faisons partie de la même famille, mais nous ne sommes pas la même chose. Il n’y a pas de mot en thaï pour désigner les drag-queens, donc nous disons “drag-queens” ».<br />
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Lorsqu’on évoque les différences entre le drag américain et le drag thaï, elle répond : « je pense qu’en général le drag est une question de créativité, d’art et d’expression de soi-même. Cela s’accompagne de la culture et de l’individualité. »<br />
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Elle reconnaît que beaucoup de thaïs aiment l’esthétique des « fishy queens » (ces drag hyper féminines qui pourraient passer pour des femmes), il ajoute « Mais ça ne veut pas dire que nous n’aimons que ce qui vient de la mer ».<br />
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Si 「Drag Race Thailand」 parvient à reproduire ne serait-ce que la moitié du succès de la version américaine, la série pourrait devenir un nouveau phénomène mondial. Donc comment <b>Pangina Heals</b> est-elle devenue la co-animatrice du show ?<br />
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« J’ai sucé pas mal de bites », répond-elle en blaguant (du moins on imagine)</blockquote>
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Mais en vérité, <b>Pangina Heals</b> est sans doute la plus célèbre drag-queen de Thaïlande. Elle a déjà gagné le premier concours télé de drag-queens, intitulé 「T Battle」 et a participé à 「Thailand Dance Now」 et 「Lip Sync Battle Thailand」. Chaque semaine, elle anime par ailleurs des soirées à <a href="https://hornetapp.com/places/6709" target="_blank">Maggie Choo’s</a>, un bar de Bangkok.<br />
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En tant qu’animatrice de 「Drag Race Thailand」, <b>Pangina Heals</b> s’inscrit dans les pas de <b>Michelle Visage</b>, la vieille amie de <b>RuPaul</b>, souvent tranchante lorsqu’elle juge (elle dit que ses seins ne sont pas assez gros pour être considérée comme la version thaï de <b>Michelle Visage</b>)<br />
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Dans 「Drag Race Thailand」, Pangina sera aux côtés de <b>Art Arya</b>, un <i>performer</i> drag et styliste, avec qui elle affirme avoir une solide amitié. Pour Pangina, elles seront plus « sisters » que <b>RuPaul</b> et <b>Michelle Visage</b> dans la version américaine. « Mais évidemment, je suis une <i>bitch</i> qui juge les autres », s’empresse-t-il d’ajouter.<br />
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Nous lui demandons si elle a fait pleurer beaucoup de candidates dans la saison 1, elle répond qu’elle a essayé d’être constructive et évité de ne dire que des choses méchantes, mais « elles sont très stressées et subissent beaucoup de pression, donc bien sûr elles pleurent. Mais je pleure aussi. »<br />
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« Il faut comprendre que lorsqu’<b>Alyssa Edwards</b> dit “ce n’est pas personnel, c’est juste du drag”, je suis totalement en désaccord. Le drag est personnel. Le drag est qui vous êtes, et parfois c’est un moyen d’échapper au monde. Dans ce monde gay, on juge beaucoup. Parfois, quand vous êtes en drag, vous devenez une meilleure version de vous. Et quand on s’en prend à cette version de vous, bien sûr vous allez mal le prendre, parce que c’est quelque chose qui vous sert à trouver du réconfort et à guérir. »</blockquote>
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Par contrat, <b>Pangina Heals</b> ne peut vient révéler de ce qui s’est passé sur le plateau de 「Drag Race Thailand」, saison 1. Donc je lui demande ce qu’elle a appris lorsqu’ils ont filmé l’émission.<br />
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« Vous n’avez pas idée de ce que c’est d’être assis là et de juger des gens qui se battent pour leur avenir, qui se battent pour leurs rêves et qui se battent quasiment pour leur survie. », affirme-t-elle. « C’est tellement fort et je ne m’attendais pas à ça. La première semaine, j’étais toujours à moitié en train de pleurer. Mais je ne l’ai pas montré. »</blockquote>
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<b>Pangina Heals</b> s’attend à ce que le show soit principalement en thaï. (« avec des sous-titres, j’espère », ajoute-t-elle). Son contrat lui interdit de dire si <b>RuPaul</b> fait une apparition dans l’émission ou non mais lorsqu’on lui demande ce que « la mère de toutes les drag-queens » penserait des fans dans le monde entier qui téléchargeraient l’émission illégalement, elle a une réponse :<br />
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« Mon sentiment est que nous avons travaillé tellement dur pour cette émission que le piratage ne devrait pas être autorisé. Nous devons soutenir les artistes. »</blockquote>
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Puis, il arbore un large sourire, ouvre ses grands yeux et reconnaît, que oui, lui aussi télécharge des vidéos aussi occasionnellement. « Mais du porno ! », dit-il. « D’abord du porno ! ».<br />
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Author: <b>Daniel Villarreal</b>/Date: <b>January 28, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/fr/pangina-heals-michelle-visage/" target="_blank">https://hornet.com/stories/fr/pangina-heals-michelle-visage/</a></div>
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<span class="lettrine">I</span>t’s 3 a.m. in Bangkok, and <b>Pangina Heals</b> – co-host of the upcoming 「Drag Race Thailand」 – has just wrapped up a rather long evening. I had hoped to interview him on camera in full drag, but following the night’s gig he’s removed his face and is laying in bed shirtless with the webcam on. He’s a half-Thai, half-Taiwanese guy who’s cute out of drag – boyish with full coral lips, large brown eyes and a cursive tattoo on his left pec that says “Strive.” He’s also a little drunk.<br />
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I ask him to introduce himself.<br />
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“Who am I? I ask myself that every day!” he says. “My name is Pangina Heals.”</blockquote>
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Conversation soon veers to the popularity of 「RuPaul’s Drag Race」 in Thailand. It’s a show that has changed countless people’s lives, he says. The series has singlehandedly brought drag to the mainstream and has allowed performers – like him – to be showcased as artists and affirmed around the world.<br />
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In some places around the globe, says <b>Pangina Heals</b>, people still think of drag as a form of perversion, born of a guy’s desire to become a woman. But now, he says, “People are understanding that drag isn’t about sex or gender, but about performance and making other people happy.”<br />
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But <b>Pangina Heals</b> insists most viewers of 「Drag Race」 don’t care whether a performer is male or female. It’s not about that. It’s about laughing and being whoever (or whatever) you are. Full stop.<br />
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We chat about the perception by those outside of Thailand that drag in the Asian country is nothing but “ladyboys” – young men who dress up as women to seduce straight men.<br />
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“You can’t make a generalization about anything in life anymore,” <b>Pangina Heals</b> says. “But Thai people are really accepting of transexual girls, especially with the popularization of the Miss Tiffany pageant shows.” (That <a href="https://coconuts.co/bangkok/features/photos-trans-beauty-pageant-miss-tiffanys-universe-crowns-thai-social-media-star/" target="_blank">annual beauty contest for trans Thai women</a> is held every May.)</blockquote>
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Trans women are considered women in Thailand, he says. “I would consider us under the same umbrella, but not the same thing. There is no Thai word for drag queens, so we call them ‘drag queens,’ you know?”<br />
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When asked about the differences between American drag and Thai drag, <b>Pangina Heals</b> says, “I think drag in general is about creativity and about art and about expressing who we are. And so with that comes culture and individuality.”<br />
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Though he admits many Thai people like the aesthetic of so-called “fishy queens” (those hyper-feminine drag queens who can pass for women), he adds, “But that doesn’t mean we don’t like anything else from the seafood genre.”<br />
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If 「<a href="https://hornet.com/stories/rupauls-drag-race-thailand-cast/" target="_blank">Drag Race Thailand</a>」 is able to achieve even half the response its American progenitor has received through the years, the series could become yet another worldwide phenomenon. So how did <b>Pangina Heals</b> find herself as this new series’ co-host?<br />
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“I sucked a lot of dick,” he responds, joking (we assume).</blockquote>
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But the truth is that <b>Pangina Heals</b> is probably the most famous drag queen in all of Thailand. He’s a relentless self-promoter who won Thailand’s first reality TV drag competition – called 「T Battle」 – and he also competed on 「Thailand Dance Now」 and 「Lip Sync Battle Thailand」, two other well-known Thai shows. He also hosts weekly parties at the Bangkok bar <a href="https://hornetapp.com/places/6709" target="_blank">Maggie Choo’s</a>.<br />
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As the co-host of 「Drag Race Thailand」, <b>Pangina Heals</b> steps into the (literal) heels of <b>Michelle Visage</b>, a longtime friend of <b>RuPaul</b> who on the American series can be a foil at the judges’ panel and often acts as springboard for some of the show’s best one-liners. (Though he says his boobs are technically not big enough to qualify as the Thai version of <b>Michelle Visage</b>.)<br />
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<b>Pangina Heals</b>’ role on 「Drag Race Thailand」 will be opposite drag performer and fashion designer <b>Art Arya</b>, someone with whom he cites a great bond. He predicts their relationship on the show will come off as “more sisterly” than what we see between <b>RuPaul</b> and Visage on the American series. “But obviously I am a judgmental bitch,” he’s quick to clarify.<br />
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When asked how many contestant girls he destroyed during the filming – how many queens <b>Pangina Heals</b> reduced to tears during Season 1 – he says that while he tried to be constructive and not just say mean things, “They’re under a lot of stress and pressure, so obviously they cry. But I cry, too.”<br />
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“You have to understand,” he says, “when <b>Alyssa Edwards</b> says, ‘It’s drag, it’s not personal,’ I completely disagree, because drag is personal. It’s basically who you are, and sometimes it’s an escape from the world. And in this very judgmental gay world, sometimes when you get in drag you become the better version of you. And when that version of you is attacked, of course you’re going to feel negative and not OK, because that is where you go for solace and for healing.”</blockquote>
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<b>Pangina Heals</b> is contractually obligated not to reveal anything from the taping of 「Drag Race Thailand」 Season 1, so questions about things like the craziest thing to happen on-set are off-limits. Instead I ask what he learned while filming.<br />
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“You have no idea what it’s like to sit there and judge people fighting for their future and fighting for their hopes and their dreams and basically fighting for survival,” he says. “It’s so impactful, and I didn’t expect that. The first week I was, like, mid-crying, but I didn’t show any emotion because it was so hard to digest.”</blockquote>
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<b>Pangina Heals</b> expects that 「Drag Race Thailand」 will mostly be in Thai. (“Hopefully with subtitles,” he adds.) His contract keeps him from commenting on whether <b>RuPaul</b> himself makes an appearance on the show, but when asked whether he thinks the Mother of All Drag Queens – the “Supermodel of the World” – would think less of international fans who dare to pirate episodes of 「Drag Race Thailand」 to watch in other countries, he does have an opinion.<br />
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“I feel like because we worked so hard in filming and working on this show, pirating should not be allowed,” he says, “We should support these artists.”</blockquote>
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Then he flashes a huge, toothy smile, his eyes opened wide, and admits – speaking out of the side of his mouth – that, yeah, he occasionally pirates things, too.<br>
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“But for porn!” he says. “Primarily for porn!”</blockquote></div>
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Author: <b>Daniel Villarreal</b>/Date: <b>January 23, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://hornet.com/stories/pangina-heals-interview-drag-race/" target="_blank">https://hornet.com/stories/pangina-heals-interview-drag-race/</a></div>
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<b>Pangina Heals</b><br />
Official Website: <a href="http://panginaheals.com/" target="_blank">http://panginaheals.com</a><br />
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In 「Neverland」, HOLLAND shares a sweet kiss on the beach with another man.</div>
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<b>Holland 「Neverland」</b> - released on January 22, 2018.</div>
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A K-pop star was born this weekend, and he <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8095306/holland-debut-single-neverland-first-gay-k-pop-idol" target="_blank">happens to be gay</a>.<br />
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The singer <b>HOLLAND</b> released his first single, 「Neverland」, on Sunday to <a href="http://www.ibtimes.sg/koreas-first-openly-gay-idol-holland-releases-neverland-mv-check-out-what-netizens-have-say-23446" target="_blank">near-unanimous praise</a> from fans and critics. The video for the R&B-tinged ballad, which can be viewed above, shows the singer canoodling with a male love interest on the beach and in a living room. The clip concludes with a tender kiss between the two men.<br />
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By addressing his sexuality directly in 「Neverland」, <b>HOLLAND</b> sets a new standard as an openly gay male K-pop singer. He may not be the Korean music scene’s first openly queer artist ― singer <b>MRSHLL</b> <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/7873405/mrshll-gay-artist-korea-kpop" target="_blank">came out as gay</a> last year, while another singer, <b>Harisu</b>, <a href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2017/06/682_231018.html" target="_blank">identifies as transgender</a>. But his video still breaks fresh ground in a genre that continues to lack substantial LGBTQ representation.<br />
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Fans around the world were clearly moved by 「Neverland」, in spite of the fact that <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8095306/holland-debut-single-neverland-first-gay-k-pop-idol" target="_blank">the video received a 19+ rating</a> in Korea because of the same-sex kiss.</div>
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Congratulations on "Neverland," <a href="https://twitter.com/HOLLAND_vvv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HOLLAND_vvv</a>. From the music to the MV, everything about this release is K-pop at its finest, it just happens to focus around a same-sex relationship. I hope this inspires others. You have my full support: <a href="https://t.co/0eMiWthZzN">https://t.co/0eMiWthZzN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HollandDebutDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HollandDebutDay</a></div>
— Jeff Benjamin (@Jeff__Benjamin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeff__Benjamin/status/955127128927997952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">21 janvier 2018</a></blockquote>
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I admire Holland for his bravery and courage. It takes a lot of guts to be an open gay in a country which is closed minded when it concerns the LGBT+ community. I hope the people of Korea open up their mind to this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HollandDebutDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HollandDebutDay</a> <a href="https://t.co/AXTrTGoybN">pic.twitter.com/AXTrTGoybN</a></div>
— For Chanyeol (@ultchanyeolpark) <a href="https://twitter.com/ultchanyeolpark/status/955155513339236352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">21 janvier 2018</a></blockquote>
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Support his music<br />Respect him as an artist<br />Protect him against all the stigma<br /><br />We're here ready to go through the musical journey with you! <a href="https://twitter.com/HOLLAND_vvv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HOLLAND_vvv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HollandDebutDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HollandDebutDay</a></div>
— 糖 | 🥀 you did well (@nipponcitrus) <a href="https://twitter.com/nipponcitrus/status/955105842910539779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">21 janvier 2018</a></blockquote>
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As of Monday afternoon, the 「Neverland」 video had been viewed more than 1.6 million times.<br />
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Here’s hoping we’ll be hearing more about <b>HOLLAND</b> moving forward!</div>
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Author: <b>Curtis M. Wong</b>/Date: <b>January 22, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/holland-neverland-k-pop-video_us_5a6658fae4b0dc592a0bb45f?utm_hp_ref=asian-voices" target="_blank">https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/holland-neverland-k-pop-video_us_5a6658fae4b0dc592a0bb45f?utm_hp_ref=asian-voices</a></div>
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<b>HOLLAND 홀랜드</b><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-39785997404486203932018-01-22T01:08:00.000+01:002018-01-30T22:51:54.802+01:00HOLLAND 홀랜드 「Neverland」<iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IVzGsh0zRec?rel=0&showinfo=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<b>Holland 「Neverland」</b>- released on January 22, 2018.</div>
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<b>HOLLAND</b>, la première <i>idol</i> ouvertement gay, <i>yes</i> ! Et il se tape un beau garçon dans son clip ouvertement gay !<br>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-3245299467927061682018-01-19T16:55:00.000+01:002018-02-06T17:54:15.103+01:00Inkoo Kang 「The Deracination of Andrew Cunanan」<div class="chapeau" style="clear: both;">
Why is 「The Assassination of Gianni Versace」 interested in its protagonist’s sexuality but not his race?</div>
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<span class="lettrine">Y</span>ou finally need two hands to count all the current TV shows with Asian American protagonists. 「<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B012D2WW58/?tag=slatmaga-20" target="_blank">Fresh Off The Boat</a>」 (ABC) and 「Master Of None」 (Netflix) arrived with fanfare for breaking ground (though a third season of <b>Aziz Ansari</b>’s romantic comedy was <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2017/05/talking-about-master-of-none-season-3-stresses-aziz-out.html" target="_blank">uncertain</a> even before the star’s current scandal), while 「<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E7XVGVM/?tag=slatmaga-20" target="_blank">Quantico</a>」 (ABC) and 「<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LTHKWGY/?tag=slatmaga-20" target="_blank">Into The Badlands</a>」 (AMC) keep chugging along, and the comedy 「Brown Nation」 (Netflix) and children’s melodrama 「Andi Mack」 (Disney Channel) have yet to become blips on the mainstream pop cultural radar. So it’s a bit strange, and off-putting, that the latest series with an Asian lead – one of the most anticipated shows of the year, it so happens – isn’t being described as such. In fact, its network – once a <a href="http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/diversity-directors-tv-amc-fx-hbo-netflix-showtime-1201633122/" target="_blank">standard-bearer for prestige TV’s lack of diversity</a> – is highlighting the drama’s focus on queerness and homophobia – and by doing so largely erasing its main character’s racial identity, especially in the first half of his story.<br />
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「The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story」 isn’t about the titular victim but his killer: <b>Andrew Cunanan</b>, a San Diego native born to a Filipino father and an Italian American mother. Writer <b>Tom Rob Smith</b> adapted journalist <b>Maureen Orth</b>’s nonfiction account『<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/044022585X/?tag=slatmaga-20" target="_blank">Vulgar Favors</a>』, structuring the episodes in reverse chronological order so we work backward from Versace’s murder. In a recent <a href="https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/1/17/16901630/assassination-of-gianni-versace-tom-rob-smith" target="_blank">interview</a>, Smith said of his source material that it “reads very much like an outsider commenting on a world of which they’re not part, and sometimes that can make you seem quite removed from it.” I agree with his assessment; Orth’s book includes lengthy and salacious discussions of Versace’s HIV status and the popularity of meth among gay communities. But Smith’s description could also be turned on 「The Assassination of Gianni Versace」, which is a white writer’s dramatization of another white writer’s interpretation. 「American Crime Story」’s first season, 「The People v. O.J. Simpson」, tackled issues of both race and gender skillfully; there’s no reason why we should accept any less from its second.<br />
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The show’s Andrew, played by <b>Darren Criss</b>, does mention his father’s plantation in the Philippines early on. But between his pathological lying and that country’s colonial past, his race isn’t confirmed till about midway through the nine-hour season. A few character details here and there suggest Andrew’s racial self-hatred and the prevalence of anti-Asian racism within the gay community, but the relative sparseness of these implications is all the more noteworthy in contrast with the richly developed portrait of the decade’s homophobia.<br />
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Credit where it’s due, even if the bar for praise here is laughably low because Hollywood’s institutional aversion toward Asian stories and characters remains so entrenched: In casting 「Glee」’s Criss (who played Blaine Anderson), <b>Ryan Murphy</b> hired a half-Filipino (if white-passing) actor to play the half-Filipino role of <b>Andrew Cunanan</b>. Criss is excellent, and in later episodes, the Philippines-born Broadway performer <b>Jon Jon Briones</b> is electrifying as Andrew’s father, the sociopathic Modesto, who teaches his favorite child all the wrong lessons about the American dream.<br />
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If 「The Assassination of Gianni Versace」 feels urgent as it revisits the stifling homophobia of the ’90s, it’s far less successful in reimagining Cunanan from a racialized point of view, at least in the first eight episodes. (The season finale was not provided to critics in advance.) It’s certainly not as if those racial and ethnic depictions of Cunanan don’t exist. In his analysis of the divergent foci of the mainstream American and Filipino American media narratives about Cunanan, scholar <b>Allan Punzalan Isaac</b> notes that the former wagged its tongue about his “deviant” sexuality (<b>Tom Brokaw</b> infamously referred to the killer as a “homicidal homosexual”), while consumers of the latter looked on with a mixture of “pleasure and horror.” The horror is understandable enough. The pleasure, perhaps, is easier to grasp when you’re part of a group whose presence and history are constantly made invisible by the larger American culture. “Perhaps [the Filipino American fascination with Cunanan] stemmed from a longing to be reflected in the small screen in this American media sensation,” Isaac wrote several years after Cunanan’s death. Filipinos preferred participation, he conjectures, in “<i>any</i> American drama, even for the wrong reasons.”<br />
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Nearly all of the eight Filipino American scholars, activists, and advocates I talked to for this story say that Cunanan has fallen out of popular Filipino American lore, just as he’s been forgotten by American pop culture until now. Professor <b>Christine Bacareza Balance</b> told me in an email interview that when she polled 40 or so students in a recent Filipino American Studies course, only one or two knew who Cunanan was. But among gay Filipino Americans, he remains something of a cult figure and for a few Filipino American writers, a literary muse. Isaac begins his seminal book about Filipino American identity,『<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0816642745/?tag=slatmaga-20" target="_blank">American Tropic</a>s』, with a meditation on Cunanan’s incarnation of many of the concepts central to his subject: the possibility of “assimilation gone wrong,” the fear of rejection and the eagerness to belong, the embodiment of Filipino/American “mestizo” beauty standards, the corresponding ethnic ambiguity. (Isaac quotes a『New York Times』article describing Cunanan’s face as “so nondescript that it appears vaguely familiar to just about everyone.”) <b>Paul Ocampo</b>, a co-chair of the Lacuna Giving Circle, a philanthropic group that fosters leadership in LGBTQ Asian American communities, offers a more cynical interpretation: “There’s an aspect of the glitter and glitz of Hollywood to this story that attracts many in the Filipino American community more than the macabre.”<br />
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It’s important to remember that Cunanan murdered five people, apparently in cold blood. His victims deserve to be mourned. But in the absence of other well-known personages (or the inconspicuousness of many successful celebrities’ – e.g., <b>Bruno Mars</b>’ – Filipino-ness,), it’s perhaps inevitable that some Filipino Americans see or project certain facets of themselves in one of the very few Filipino Americans to appear on TV and on page 1, especially during that era. <b>Ben de Guzman</b>, a policy advocate in D.C., saw Cunanan on the news and thought, 「There but for the grace of God go I」. “As a young, gay Filipino American man who was around his age when he was in the news,” de Guzman recalls via email, “I was forced to look at how the same forces of homophobia and racism that informed my life must have affected him too.”<br />
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The former party boy and escort remains a symbol of queer defiance for some in the gay Filipino American community. “Here was a gay Filipino man who seemed unapologetic and daring in his acceptance of his sexuality,” says Ocampo. “In this, he seemed to exude a self-possession that many people struggle with.” Balance says that the image of Cunanan as a “queer Asian/Filipino American on the warpath” “truly goes against many dominant representations within ‘mainstream’ U.S. media.” Isaac contrasts Cunanan’s narrative with the gay/<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/11/28/call_me_by_your_name_is_not_a_gay_movie.html" target="_blank">bi</a> film 「Call Me by Your Name」, which he observes is “set outside the U.S., outside the AIDS scare, outside any class conflict – all part of the Cunanan spectacle.” Isaac seems to anticipate a reckoning as Cunanan’s story unfurls on the series: “How is this story of intergenerational sex, wealth, casual prostitution, and reckless living in the gay demimonde of the ’90s to be received in this age of domesticated gay marriage?”<br />
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And if Cunanan’s messy and unpredictable life story seems ripe for fictional inspiration, 「The Assassination of Gianni Versace」 certainly didn’t get there first. A decade after Cunanan’s death, novelist and playwright <b>Jessica Hagedorn</b> (a canonical Filipino American writer), along with songwriter <b>Mark Bennett</b>, launched in the killer’s hometown a workshop production of their musical 「Most Wanted」, a thinly fictionalized version of Cunanan’s story that explores media sensationalism and marginalized individuals’ desperation to belong. Smaller-scale works like <b>Regie Cabico</b>’s poem 「<a href="https://chax.org/eoagh/issue3/issuethree/cabico.html" target="_blank">Love Letter From Andrew Cunanan</a>」, <b>Gina Apostol</b>’s short story『Cunanan’s Wake』, and <b>Jason Luz</b>’s erotic short story『Scherzo for Cunanan』likewise attempt to humanize a murderer who, while deplorable for his actions and indisputably extreme in personality, almost certainly had some desires and experiences common to many Filipino Americans. None of these works add up to a complete portrait, or could. But created from Filipino American perspectives, they explore the aspects of Cunanan’s life that white America still isn’t fully grappling with.<br />
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<i><b>Inkoo Kang</b> writes about technology and culture for Slate.</i></div>
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Author: <b>Inkoo Kang</b>/Date: <b>January 19, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2018/01/the-assassination-of-gianni-versace-erases-its-main-characters-racial-identity.html" target="_blank">https://slate.com/culture/2018/01/the-assassination-of-gianni-versace-erases-its-main-characters-racial-identity.html</a></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-92076971157823534042018-01-18T02:25:00.000+01:002018-03-13T02:52:00.831+01:00Chloe Sargeant 「Meet Art Arya & Pangina Heals, the fierce queens hosting ‘Drag Race Thailand’」<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 0; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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「Drag Race Thailand」 is happening this year – so who are the hosts filling RuPaul’s (size 12) heels?</div>
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<span class="lettrine">I</span>t was absolutely inevitable that the enormous uprising of drag reality series 「RuPaul’s Drag Race」 would lead to international spin-offs.<br />
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「Drag Race UK」 and 「Drag Race Brazil」 have been rumoured for yoooooonks – but it turns out that 「Drag Race Thailand」 has beaten both to the punch, with the new series being confirmed for the early months of 2018.<br />
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In an international version of 「Drag Race」 – who exactly would be able to take over for <b>RuPaul</b> as host? Who in Thailand is a big enough drag deity to be able to pull off the fierceness of such a polished LGBTQI+ icon?<br />
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Meet <b>Pangina Heals</b> and <b>Art Arya</b>, both seasoned queens and drag icons, who are co-hosting 「Drag Race Thailand」.</div>
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Pangina Heals</div>
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<b>Pangina Heals</b>, real name <b>Pan Pan Narkprasert</b>, is a half-Thai, half-Taiwanese performer from Bangkok, and is commonly dubbed “<a href="http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/meet-the-rupaul-of-thailand/66713" target="_blank">The RuPaul of Thailand</a>.”<br />
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A well-known host in Thailand’s drag circuit, Pangina hosts a weekly LGBTQI+ night in Bangkok at the very chic venue Maggie Choo’s.<br />
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<b>Pangina Heals</b> is also credited with popularising <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waacking" target="_blank">waacking</a> in Thailand, a dance genre that originated in LGBTQI+ clubs in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Similar to vogueing, waacking uses wickedly fast arm and shoulder movement as a form of interpretative dance.</div>
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The queen also participated on Thailand’s version of 「Lip Sync Battle」 and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd6cXC3B0rt/" target="_blank">won the competition</a> with a fierce rendition of <b>Lady Gaga</b>’s 「Telephone」.<br />
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Since the announcement of her as the reality show’s host, Pangina explained that her multicultural background, in addition to spending several years studying in the United States, has given her a unique and diverse take on drag.<br />
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“I want to bring a lot of culture from the Thai side and the craft and nitty-gritty details we’ve been trained to see,” she <a href="http://www.newnownext.com/pangina-heals-drag-race-thailand-host/01/2018/?xrs=synd_facebook_nnn" target="_blank">told NewNowNext</a>. “I also understand the Western side of drag after four years in L.A, so merging those two cultures together I hope I bring in something new and relevant.”<br />
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“Drag is a passion, something that should be spread—like a disease!”</blockquote>
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<b>Art Arya</b> is a legendary Thai drag queen, as well as an enormously respected Thai fashion icon, stylist and designer.<br />
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As well as appearing on 「The Face Thailand」 for two seasons, Arya has <a href="http://bluebay700.com/2018/01/12/first-glimpse-of-drag-race-thailand-host-art-arya/" target="_blank">worked in the fashion industry</a> for 30 years.<br />
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She studied art and fashion design in both Bangkok and France and has worked with Lanvin in addition to taking on independent work. Arya now works as the creative director of Thai label THEATRE.<br />
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Honestly, go spend some quality time with Arya’s Instagram account, because it is — by name and by nature — absolute ART. Like, look at this. LOOK. AT. THIS.</div>
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「Drag Race Thailand」 will feature ten of Thailand’s top drag queens – <b>Dearis Doll</b>, <b>Natalia Pliacam</b>, <b>Omadiva</b>, <b>Bunny Befly</b>, <b>Annee Maywong</b>, <b>Petchra Petchii</b>, <b>Meannie Minaj</b>, <b>Jaja</b>, <b>Morrigan Xaster</b> and <b>Bella Biggie</b>.<br />
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The series will air on LINE TV in Thailand in February 2018. There’s no word yet on whether we will receive it here in Australia – but we will keep you updated, henny.<br />
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COME THROOOOUUUUGHHHH THAILAND!</div>
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Author: <b>Chloe Sargeant</b>/Date: <b>January 18, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/agenda/article/2018/01/17/meet-art-arya-pangina-heals-fierce-queens-hosting-drag-race-thailand" target="_blank">https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/agenda/article/2018/01/17/meet-art-arya-pangina-heals-fierce-queens-hosting-drag-race-thailand</a></div>
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Official Website: <a href="https://tv.line.me/dragracethailand" target="_blank">https://tv.line.me/dragracethailand</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/DragRaceThailand/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/DragRaceThailand/</a><br />
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dragracethailand/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/dragracethailand/</a>
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<b>Art Arya</b><br />
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/art_arya/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/art_arya/</a>
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<b>Pangina Heals</b><br />
Official Website: <a href="http://panginaheals.com/" target="_blank">http://panginaheals.com</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PanginaHeals/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/PanginaHeals/</a><br />
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On the eve of releasing her debut album, the Disney actor turned quadruple-threat pop star is ready to take her unapologetically queer music to the mainstream.</div>
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<span class="lettrine">O</span>n a warm New York City night in late March, <b>Hayley Kiyoko</b> tells a sea of screaming fans at the Bowery Ballroom that they’re pretty. Each time she sings the chorus of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGV2QBN2yPU" target="_blank">one of her 2016 singles</a> (<i>I just wanna tell you that you’re really pretty, girl</i>), she points at a different girl in the predominantly young, snapback-wearing, rainbow flag-carrying crowd. Even from the balcony above, you can see the hearts in their eyes. They are the chosen ones, singled out, blessed by their Lesbian Jesus.<br />
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Over the span of her still-young musical career, <b>Hayley Kiyoko</b> has mastered the sort of populist stage persona to which many young musicians can only aspire: sexy, but vulnerable, and shy, like you; a cocky underdog, indebted to her fans. The 26-year-old is a former Disney star and a present-day quadruple threat, at least – she sings, acts, plays multiple instruments, and directs her own music videos, each of them received like sacraments by the huge, devoted following she amassed well before the release of her highly anticipated debut album,『Expectations』, slated for release in March 2018.<br />
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At the Bowery show, mixed into her bouncy, gyration-heavy, platinum blond hair-whipping set, Kiyoko gives several short, warm-and-fuzzy speeches about how lucky she feels to be here. When she thanks the crowd for making space in the music industry for “someone like her” – gay, female, half Japanese – she starts to cry. She tells us how, as a preteen, she used to go home after school, take a nap, and imagine “Hayley’s World,” a magical place where the girls she liked liked her back. Now, years later, she is living in it.<br />
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A little over half a year after watching her lay glittery, gay waste to the Bowery Ballroom, I meet <b>Hayley Kiyoko</b> for breakfast at Clinton Street Baking Company & Restaurant, a much-hyped brunch spot on the Lower East Side. She arrives with crew in tow – her manager, her best friend-cum-assistant, her assistant’s friend, her label’s press contact, a photographer – but is encouraged to sit alone with me (“for privacy”) while her mini entourage gathers around a booth five feet away.<br />
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Though still in the infancy of her pop music career, Kiyoko has been <i>around</i> for a long time. As an actor she’s played Velma Dinkley in the early-aughts made-for-TV 「Scooby Doo」 movies, and guest-starred on Disney’s 「Wizards of Waverly Place」. In 「Lemonade Mouth」, a cult favorite Disney Channel original movie, Kiyoko played spunky drummer Stella Yamada. She also had a role in the short-lived 「CSI: Cyber」 and starred as Aja in 2015’s remake of 「Jem and the Holograms」. She still acts – she stars in an upcoming Facebook show called 「Five Points」, produced by <b>Kerry Washington</b> – but has gained more prominence, in recent years, for her music: synth-heavy, catchy, and unabashedly queer pop.<br />
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Kiyoko, a Los Angeles native, is tomboyish California cool. Today, she wears blue Adidas sneakers, socks with blue monsters on them, blue jeans, an oversized black NASCAR T-shirt, and an open Army-style green button-down on top. When I ask her to show me the T-shirt so I can do the profile thing and describe it, she tells me, “Don’t describe it too much, because it’s some random racer dude and I don’t know if he’s a racist.” Her shirt was chosen not due to any particular racing ardor, but for its place in today’s blue-toned color scheme.</div>
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Color is big for Kiyoko – she says it’s how she sees music. The video for her debut album’s first single, 「<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV-_Yuc228s" target="_blank">Feelings</a>」, which she directed, was inspired by an orange gas station she once saw; she designed everything else in the video in service to that orange. “I start with a color palette and a mood board,” she says. “What color is the Jeep going to be, and what color should be on the wheels to accent the orange gas station?”<br />
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I embarrass myself by telling Kiyoko I thought the video must have been inspired by 「San Junipero」, the <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/shannonkeating/black-mirror-easy-queer-happy-endings?utm_term=.qyaz7ZNlYq#.obgr07yp5X" target="_blank">beloved queer love story</a> told in the now-famous 「Black Mirror」 episode – the hazy nowhereness of the setting, the ’80s vibes, the Jeep... no? “That’s interesting,” says Hayley, in a way that suggests what I’ve said is neither very accurate <i>nor</i> particularly interesting. To save face, I begrudgingly tell her my girlfriend said 「Feelings」 reminded her of <b>Michael Jackson</b>’s 「<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzZ_urpj4As" target="_blank">The Way You Make Me Feel</a>」 video. Kiyoko grins. <i>Bingo</i>.<br />
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“I’ve always wanted to do a video of me following a girl down the street,” she says. “<b>Michael Jackson</b>’s done it. <b>Omarion</b>’s done it. All these male pop artists have followed women down streets in videos – it’s kind of the classic thing. And I was like, there is no video of a girl following a girl down the street. I need to do this at some point in my life.” But because Hayley is Hayley – not just singer, songwriter, dancer, and performer, but also director and storyteller – her own girl-chasing video had to do more. The set design is all her, as was the decision to shoot it as a one-take. “Nobody’s done it as a one-take,” she explains. The choreography, too, is very deliberate, playful, and flirtatious and just this side of goofy. “What I love about it is that it still feels real, like that moment of meeting someone and kind of vibing, like, ‘Are you into me? Maybe? Yes?’” says Kiyoko. “Not in a forcible way – in a very consensual way.”<br>
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Though she plays a convincing lesbian Lothario, Kiyoko, who is currently single, emphasizes that her videos are more like self-starring fanfiction than autobiography. “People are always like, ‘Yeah, you know Hayley, she’s a player,’ and I’m like, ‘Who said that?’” she says. “I’m obviously the most emotional, sensitive, reserved person.” Still, it’s clear this isn’t exactly a reputation she <i>doesn’t</i> enjoy. (After the Bowery Ballroom show, Hayley <a href="https://twitter.com/HayleyKiyoko/status/845831077662994433" target="_blank">tweeted</a>, “To that gorgeous girl in the middle of the crowd with blonde hair... dm me. ;)”) And why shouldn’t she? In her relatively newfound status as a young lesbian sex symbol, Kiyoko embodies a sense of vindication (and hope) for all the queer kids who felt left out and unloved in middle school – herself included.</div>
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Kiyoko wasn’t out in high school, except to a very few close friends, but says she knew she was gay “since the womb.” In every other respect, though, Kiyoko was as visible and present a high school student as it is possible to be. She was elected president of her middle school and then her high school first-year class. She was given the title of “Commissioner of Pep Rallies.” She created and choreographed for the Agoura High Step Team. “I love that shit,” she says. “I’ve been parading around, leading people, being loud, since forever.” Given her upbringing, it isn’t especially surprising Kiyoko caught spotlight fever – her father is <b>Jamie Alcroft</b>, a comedian and voice actor, and her mother is <b>Sarah Kawahara</b>, an Emmy-winning figure skating choreographer who did the choreography for 2017’s Oscar contender 「I, Tonya」.<br />
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Kiyoko was first discovered at the age of 5, while attending a photo shoot with a friend (you know, typical 5-year-old things), and was subsequently cast in commercials for Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Slim Jim. Her music roots took hold just as early: She demanded drumming lessons at the age of 6. In 2007, when Kiyoko was 16, the artist and producer <b>Vitamin C</b> asked her to join a girl group called <b>The Stunners</b> (of which singer <b>Tinashe</b> was also a member). The group released a few singles, but disbanded in 2011 before they released a debut album.<br />
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Like <b>Beyoncé</b>, like <b>Justin Timberlake</b>, like <b>George Michael</b>, <b>Hayley Kiyoko</b> is not meant to be part of an ensemble cast. She is too ambitious, too much a perfectionist, too charismatic – too many of the things a person needs to become a star in her own right.<br />
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But that doesn’t mean she was always as self-assured as she is now. Some of the early music videos Kiyoko released as a solo artist, like 「This Side of Paradise」, feature male love interests – a move that was, says Kiyoko, partly driven by fear. “It was an extreme struggle,” she says. “I did not want to be the gay artist, and I talked to my manager all the time, like, I don’t want to lead with that. I didn’t want people to look at me like that’s all I am.”</div>
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But then came 2015’s 「<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0MT8SwNa_U" target="_blank">Girls Like Girls</a>」, which now has more than 82 million views on YouTube. The video depicts the kind of early high school love story most budding queer kids are familiar with: a best friendship which turns into something more. Previously, Kiyoko says, she wasn’t comfortable casting a girl to play her love interest, even though she knew that was what she wanted. The 「Girls Like Girls」 video, in which Kiyoko does not appear, was a way for her to test the waters. And as soon as Kiyoko saw the internet’s adoring, emotional reaction to the video, she felt moved to create more videos that spoke to who she really was – and to appear in them herself. “The fear that I used to have has now forced me to be like, you know what? No one else is stepping up, so I will,” she says. “I will be that person that I was afraid to be.”<br />
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Kiyoko has taken to her mission with aplomb, releasing, in the last year and a half, a series of sultry, heartache-y videos about falling in love (「<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6jxPFtIAnw" target="_blank">Sleepover</a>」) and falling out of it (「<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZfCUM1uyvw" target="_blank">Cliff’s Edge</a>」), all of which she directed herself. In what is perhaps her most famous video among diehard Kiyokians (the name by which Kiyoko’s fans self-identify), 「<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOm2rGwmhWg" target="_blank">Gravel To Tempo</a>」, Kiyoko dances through a high school, watched skeptically by a pack of pretty, popular girls. In sneakers and baggy denim shorts, she taunts them, climbs atop a cafeteria table to flirt with them, and eventually wins over a girl known to Kiyokians as Headphones Girl, a pairing to which many, many <a href="https://www.tumblr.com/search/headphones+girl" target="_blank">Tumblr posts</a> are devoted. In the week leading up to the release of her video for 「Feelings」, Kiyoko and Headphones Girl (<b>Chanel Celaya</b>) kissed in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSZ5NdXgrDQ" target="_blank">a video </a>on Kiyoko’s Instagram story.<br />
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“The fans needed it and they deserved it,” laughs Kiyoko. “They lost their goddamn minds.” The kiss was pure (and savvy) publicity, but where previous eras’ “gay for sweeps week” efforts seemed like cheap stunts – like the brief fling between 「The O.C.」’s Marissa Cooper and Alex Kelly, for a personally devastating example – when Kiyoko feeds fans’ fantasies, you can’t help but cheer her on. It is still novel to watch a young queer woman of color get exactly what she wants.<br />
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After we finish breakfast, <b>Hayley Kiyoko</b> and I get our auras read at Magic Jewelry, a tiny, popular crystal shop in New York City’s Chinatown. While we wait for our Polaroid-style aura photographs to process, Kiyoko peruses the crystals, asking to see any/all citrine spears the store carries.<br />
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『Citrine』is also the name of Kiyoko’s third EP, so named for the crystal she came to rely on after a 2016 accident that left her badly concussed. (She hit her head during a <i>Road Rules/Real World</i>-themed birthday party competition.) Of the aftermath, Kiyoko says, “I couldn’t think, I couldn’t open my eyes, I couldn’t drive. I was fucked up. I take like five pills a day for my head, still.” Kiyoko was on tour at the time, crying before and after shows because the pain was so severe. She started resting with a piece of citrine on her forehead, and she says it helped her a lot. (So, too, have her regular appointments with the UCLA concussion clinic.) A seven-minute song on Kiyoko’s debut album is devoted to her concussion and the resulting struggle to heal.<br />
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Kiyoko picks up the citrine stones offered to her, examining them closely using criteria I can’t discern. In any case, they run about $300 apiece, and as she puts it, Kiyoko is not yet a “bajillionaire.” Aura photographs, on the other hand, cost only $20.<br />
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The clerk gives us a brief explainer: On these photographs, we’ll see ourselves surrounded by blobs (my word, not his) of color, which indicate energies associated with chakras. Sometimes, he tells us, when friends come in together, they see similar color patterns. Then, with a flourish, he rips the cover sheets off our photographs one after the other, and we <i>ooh</i> and <i>aah</i> at the twin purpley-pink halos around our heads. My aura <i>does</i> look very similar to Hayley’s, which I find flattering.<br />
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“What does that mean?” Kiyoko asks, half-jokingly panicked.<br />
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The clerk explains that our auras’ bright magenta means we’re in search of balance between the outside world and inside world, and also that we’re obsessed with feelings. In spite of myself, my eyes widen – without knowing it, this stranger has just invoked the title of Kiyoko’s new single, an ode to the dazzling, thrilling moment when girl meets girl and anything is possible.<br />
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There is something radical and refreshing in how plainly Kiyoko claims her sexuality and the language that goes with it. Many of today’s up-and-coming queer musicians still tend to avoid gendered lyrics, leaving their songs’ subjects open to interpretation in service of universality. (Not so long ago, <b>Sam Smith</b> <a href="http://www.thefader.com/2014/05/28/cover-story-sam-smith-opens-up-about-life-and-love" target="_blank">told『Fader』</a>he kept his lyrics gender neutral so they could be about anyone, whether “a guy, a female, or a goat.”) But ever since she released『This Side of Paradise』, her second EP, Kiyoko has been explicit: Her music was, is, and always will be about girls. And yet, she says she still encounters people who are surprised when girls are who she wants to write about.</div>
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“I was in a writing session the other day, and a writer was like, ‘Oh, you shouldn’t use that pronoun because other people can’t sing to it,’” she says. “And I was like, ‘I’m sorry, I’ve been singing to straight songs my whole life, and I’m just fine.’”<br />
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That Kiyoko is able to perform and sell explicitly queer music is, of course, thanks in part to predecessors like <b>Tegan and Sara</b>, who’ve made it a point to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/30/tegan-and-sara-we-couldnt-tell-each-other-we-hated-being-on-stage" target="_blank">call out the homophobia and sexism</a> they faced early in their careers. A lot has changed since they released their first album (1999’s『Under Feet Like Ours』), but as far as the wider music industry is concerned, love songs, even in 2017, are only considered universal when sung by a guy to a girl, or vice versa. <b>Adam Lambert</b>, too, <a href="http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a790386/adam-lambert-theres-no-reason-for-the-music-industry-to-be-scared-of-gay-popstars-anymore/" target="_blank">has criticized</a> the music industry’s refusal to let gay men sing openly about men. As evidence that there is still a cultural resistance to using same-sex pronouns in pop music, consider, for instance, the embarrassingly popular practice by which artists “gender-flip” the pronouns in their cover songs to, I guess, preserve their heterosexuality, the way <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ryan-adams-on-his-full-album-taylor-swift-cover-you-just-have-to-mean-it-20150921" target="_blank"><b>Ryan Adams</b> did</a> on his album-length『1989』cover.<br />
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It is not entirely surprising, then, that Kiyoko still has to fight for those <i>hers</i> and <i>shes</i> and <i>girls</i>. “That’s the whole point of my trying to achieve success in mainstream pop – to have straight people sing to my music that has a ‘she’ pronoun in it,” she says. “Who cares? If it’s a good song, sing to it.” Who should care, indeed? But in a sphere dominated by winky, ambiguously queer pop hits like 「Cool for the Summer」 and 「I Kissed a Girl」 – songs with accompanying videos which, notably, don’t feature their lyrics’ suggested female love interests at all – <b>Hayley Kiyoko</b> stands alone. And while she is content to carry this mantle for queer girls everywhere, Kiyoko won’t be happy until she’s doing it from the top of the charts.<br />
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Toward the end of our session at the crystal shop, the aura reader points to a spot on the picture just above Hayley’s head. “Sometimes when the color is a bit cloudy like this, it means our head is spinning,” he says. “There is dissatisfaction at the moment. We know what we want, but we’re still searching.”<br />
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Kiyoko laughs. That sounds about right.<br />
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「TRL」 in 2017 is a surreal setting: a gleaming neon pink-white studio plunked in the center of Times Square, where TV screens play “throwback” hits like <b>Soulja Boy</b>’s 「Crank That」, and the backstage walls are painted jet black with caution tape-yellow accents. It all feels very 2003, with the added element of an industrious production assistant who thrusts a phone into every guest’s hand, urging them to record something for 「TRL」’s Instagram story. While Hayley’s team waits for her segment in the greenroom, the VJs chat with a duo called “the Dolan Twins,” famous for something I’m too old to understand. One of them (the bad boy, it seems) wears a dangly silver feather earring in one ear, like <b>George Michael</b>.<br />
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Later that afternoon, Kiyoko’s 「Feelings」 will be the first music video premiered by the second coming of 「TRL」, and backstage, she announces she’s going to vomit. (She doesn’t.) A few months later, in January 2018, she’ll return to the show to premiere yet another very sexy video (which you can watch below), for a song called 「Curious」, about a girl with a boyfriend and a lingering thing for Hayley.<br />
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But for now, Kiyoko is brought onstage to play a version of Pictionary with two female fans in their early twenties – one of whom, after being given the mic to introduce herself, speedily adds “I’ve-had-a-crush-on-you-since-I-was-five.” When Kiyoko hugs her, she mouths, <i>oh my God</i>.<br />
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After the game (which the girl with the crush tragically loses), Hayley’s team, the appointed 「TRL」 VJ, the camera crew, and I run – literally – out of the studio, down the escalator, and right into Times Square. It’s overcast, but the lighting crew fixes it so Hayley and the VJ glow gold. We form a circle around them and wait, and people start to gather the way they do when it’s obvious someone famous is nearby. Behind me, a couple of preteens stand on their tiptoes, and when they see who it is, they shriek. “It’s the girl from 「Lemonade Mouth」!!” Well, yes – but if all goes according to Hayley’s plan (and given her relentless, exacting pursuit of her every vision, that seems likely), that won’t be how you know her for long.<br />
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The camera crew counts down, and the crowd cheers. Now recording, the dark-haired, cropped sweatshirt-wearing VJ chats briefly with Kiyoko about her video and her forthcoming album. Or so I assume, because I can’t hear her – the mics they use are for the television audience’s benefit, not ours. Then Kiyoko introduces 「Feelings」, and the video of her chasing a beautiful, receptive girl down the street is projected onto a large screen outside the 「TRL」 studio, in the middle of Times Square. Once again, we can’t hear a thing, but Hayley dances along just the same, beaming, watching herself get the girl.</div>
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Author: <b>Katie Heaney</b>/Date: <b>January 11, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/hayley-kiyokos-great-gay-pop-music-takeover?utm_term=.wklbQ89NO#.bmXPLmE3O" target="_blank">https://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/hayley-kiyokos-great-gay-pop-music-takeover?utm_term=.wklbQ89NO#.bmXPLmE3O</a></div>
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<b>Hayley Kiyoko</b><br />
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Suite à la publication sur les réseaux sociaux d’une comptine enseignée en école maternelle et jugée raciste, l’association des Jeunes Chinois de France s’est indignée. Elle a tenu à rappeler le racisme ordinaire dont sont victimes les Asiatiques.</div>
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<span class="lettrine">« C</span>hang est assis. Il mange du riz. Ses yeux sont petits. Riquiquis. » Ces paroles sont celles d’une comptine qui serait enseignée dans plusieurs classes maternelles en banlieue parisienne. Largement relayée sur les réseaux sociaux depuis sa publication le 26 décembre dernier, cette comptine été vivement critiquée car jugée raciste et réductrice. L’association SOS Racisme a rapidement dénoncé les paroles de la comptine. L’association des Jeunes Chinois de France a également fait part de son indignation et demande sa suppression.<br />
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Au sein de l’association, le président <b>Daniel Tran</b> raconte que cette comptine les « a beaucoup marqués et interpellés parce que ça véhicule beaucoup de stéréotypes sur les Chinois. » Cette comptine relance notamment le débat sur le racisme anti-asiatique en France : « Il y a beaucoup de clichés qui circulent sur les personnes asiatiques, des clichés propres aux hommes et propres aux femmes. La femme plutôt « gentille, docile », qui doit dire « oui » à tout. L’homme, aussi ce cliché de « gentil », mais aussi qui n’est pas viril, qui est informaticien, qui fait du kung-fu, qui fait des nems, alors que les nems ce n’est même pas chinois pour ceux qui ne le savent pas. »<br />
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<b>Daniel Tran</b> souhaite aussi souligner que, parfois, ces clichés ont des graves conséquences : « Il y a des clichés qui vont dire, par exemple, que les Chinois se baladent avec beaucoup d’argent sur eux. Il y a eu une agression en août 2016 d’un couturier chinois à Aubervilliers qui s’appelle <b>Zhang Chaolin</b>. Trois agresseurs ont essayé de voler l’argent qu’il avait sur lui. Malheureusement, il a succombé à ses blessures. »<br />
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« J’ai 26 ans aujourd’hui, j’ai quitté l’école maternelle il y a à peu près 20 ans et je me dis qu’il y a toujours ce genre de stéréotypes qui sont encore véhiculés. » déplore-t-il. Pour lui, cela est du au fait qu’en 20 ans, « on n’a peut-être pas assez agi. C’est un racisme qui est vu comme moins grave parce qu’il est banalisé, parce qu’on ne l’a pas assez dénoncé. »<br />
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Alors aujourd’hui, « il faut agir davantage pour définitivement supprimer cette comptine ou d’autres stéréotypes sur les Asiatiques. Ça fait depuis les années 1980 qu’il y a beaucoup d’Asiatiques en France. La première génération n’a pas pu dénoncer ces choses-là, mais c’est la nouvelle qui va prendre le relai pour les dénoncer et, au fur et à mesure, j’espère que la société française va prendre conscience de la gravité de ces actes. »<br />
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<b>Brut. 「Les Asiatiques, victimes de racisme ordinaire ?」</b> - posted on January 04, 2018.</div>
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Author: <b>Brut.</b>/Date: <b>January 05, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/chine/le-racisme-anti-asiatique-est-vu-comme-moins-grave-parce-quil-est-banalise_2546789.html" target="_blank">https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/chine/le-racisme-anti-asiatique-est-vu-comme-moins-grave-parce-quil-est-banalise_2546789.html</a></div>
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<b>Association des Jeunes Chinois de France (AJCF)</b><br />
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<b>LOOΠΔ/Chuu 「Heart Attack」</b> - released on December 28, 2017.</div>
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Fans are applauding K-pop girl band <b>LOOΠΔ</b> for breaking barriers with its newest music video, 「Heart Attack」.<br />
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The video, released last week, shows the group’s newest member, <b>Chuu</b>, pining for her fellow bandmate <b>Yves</b>’ affection.<br />
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With LGBTQ love rarely seen in the K-pop industry, fans took the video as a monumental statement. In less than a week, the video has racked up more than 500,000 views.</div>
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the kpop industry is kinda known for completely shutting down and shying away from anything lgbt,, but then loona comes around and makes a whole ass music video about the newest member falling in love with another female member. i love unique and accepting legends</div>
— liv #one&only🦋ᵕ̈ (@namchuun) <a href="https://twitter.com/namchuun/status/946807426183061505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">29 décembre 2017</a></blockquote>
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The video doesn’t explicitly mention that the pair is together or that either of them identifies as LGBTQ. Still, fans have taken the chemistry between the two, along with shots of <b>Chuu</b> working to get her bandmate’s attention – and their closeness near the end of the clip – as evidence of their love in the music video. The clip’s YouTube description also mentions that the single is about <b>Chuu</b>’s “desire to be loved by <b>Yves</b>.”<br />
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“The titled track 「Heart Attack」 does not interpret the feelings of being in love in a serious way, but with <b>Chuu</b>’s own adorable emoticon-like ways,” the YouTube description reads.</blockquote>
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I think this new unit of loona members might be set on supporting lgbt both yves and chu's music videos and songs seem to promote comfort in yourself and who you choose to love that's really cute & a great message</div>
— 🅁 🅄 🄱 🅈 (@snowbabypjm) <a href="https://twitter.com/snowbabypjm/status/946564907004256257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">29 décembre 2017</a></blockquote>
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new LOONA solo is the lgbt+ bop we all deserve for 2018</div>
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Each LOONA mv is more perfect than the previous one, each one is unique and beautiful. ♥We have a soft lesbian story in this one, a soft love between two lovely girls, and that's so pretty and meaningful !<a href="https://t.co/P1NZKwRNOW">https://t.co/P1NZKwRNOW</a></div>
— Hush 🌙 (@EriamLista) <a href="https://twitter.com/EriamLista/status/946372934473527296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">28 décembre 2017</a></blockquote>
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The video is particularly noteworthy given the state of LGBTQ rights in South Korea. The country has made strides in accepting the gay community, with a record number of people showing up for Seoul’s annual pride festival. However, same-sex marriage has not yet been legalized. And just last year, a watchdog group reported that the military had launched a “witch hunt” to prosecute gay soldiers after a video emerged showing two male soldiers having sex.<br />
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“Military investigators used the information they gained from the investigation on the sex video to track down other gay soldiers in the army, starting by forcing the suspects to identify who they had sex with and then widening their search from there,” <b>Lim Tae-hoon</b>, head of the Military Human Rights Center for Korea, told <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-south-korea-gay-soldiers-20170421-story.html" target="_blank">The Associated Press</a>.</blockquote>
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The country’s president, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/south-korean-presidential-hopeful-accused-anti-gay-comments-n751301" target="_blank"><b>Moon Jae-in</b></a>, came out in opposition to homosexuality and the legalization of same-sex marriage while on the campaign trail, angering LGBTQ rights activists.</div>
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Author: <b>Kimberly Yam</b>/Date: <b>January 02, 2018</b>/Source: <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/loona-music-video-lgbtq-love_us_5a4bc8cde4b025f99e1e0641?utm_hp_ref=asian-voices" target="_blank">https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/loona-music-video-lgbtq-love_us_5a4bc8cde4b025f99e1e0641?utm_hp_ref=asian-voices</a></div>
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<b>LOOΠΔ 이달의 소녀</b><br />
Official Website: <a href="http://www.loonatheworld.com/" target="_blank">http://www.loonatheworld.com</a><br />
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<i><b>Lucie Liu</b> is the director of 「taipeilove* – The Documentary」, an upcoming documentary on the marriage equality movement in Taiwan. The following interview was conducted by New Bloom editor <b>Brian Hioe</b> on December 19th in Taipei. 「taipeilove*」 can be followed on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/taipeiloveTheDocumentary/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/taipeilove_thedocumentary/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</i><br />
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<b>Brian Hioe: First, could you introduce yourself and you ended up in Taiwan?</b><br />
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<b>Lucie Liu:</b> My name is <b>Lucie Liu</b>. The first time I came to Taiwan was last year, because I was doing an internship at the Goethe Institute in the cultural department. That’s how I met a lot of people from film festivals and from the creative field. I kind of fell in love with Taiwan and I realized I needed to come back. That’s my story.<br />
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I’m a political scientist. During my studies I was constantly involved in theatre or short film productions. I finished my degree and wanted to combine both of the fields. I am currently freelancing in the press department in a political foundation and a theatre in Berlin.<br />
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<b>BH: How did the film, 「taipeilove*」, start?</b><br />
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<b>LL:</b> 「taipeilove*」 started with an idea. Last year, I was in a pride parade. I saw a drag queen wearing the Japanese flag, so basically it was completely white, with a red circle. Him and his friends were open, dancing, happy, kissing, and I thought, “Yeah. That’s really nice. That’s how it’s supposed to be.” But then I had starting doing some follow-up research on the entire topic and how openly gay and lesbian you can be in an Asian society. There are so many differences in the different countries.<br />
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Taiwan kind of took this revolutionary leap of faith, so I thought I should look into that. I basically really wanted to go back to Taiwan. So I wrote the script in March 2017 and I got funded. That’s how I came here.<br />
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<b>BH: Can you also talk a bit about what the film is about? What have been some of the challenges with regards to filming?</b><br />
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<b>LL:</b> I’m following two protagonists, one young lesbian girl who is 26 and a gay couple, who are both 45. I’m going to tell their story and I’m framing it with voices from authorities, experts, and activists, as well as put it up against the outside culture, to kind of set a frame. Those people, as from the frame, make it possible for what my protagonists can actually do right now. This includes <b>Chi Chia-Wei</b>, <b>Yu Mei-Nu</b>, <b>Jennifer Lu</b>, and Wayne from the Tongzhi Hotline. This list is constantly expanding.<br />
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I’m not sure what the challenges would be! It’s a lot of work, but I can’t really put my finger on the challenges, because it’s surprising how open my interviewees and everyone involved in the process is about it. The independent film scene here is very welcoming and supportive. Maybe it’s because I’m the first German to cover that topic in a documentary. Everyone has been pretty open I haven’t had any backlash.<br />
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It’s just a lot of work, because it’s just me, in terms of the production. I have to keep everything together. I have a team of six people: A cameraman, two sound people, two editors, and me. I also have a social media manager, who was originally the friend of a mutual friend in Berlin. He studied communications and helps me maintain my social media presence on Facebook and Instagram.<br />
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<b>BH: What do you hope to accomplish with the documentary when it’s released? Do you hope to spread word about Taiwan? To raise awareness of general issues regarding marriage equality in Asia?</b><br />
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<b>LL:</b> It’s mostly about raising awareness and acceptance. It’s very sad that Taiwan doesn’t get acknowledged internationally in the way that it should, because its taking this very important step which would make it the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. I want to raise awareness how lesbian and gay people still suffer from repression. I mean, we live in 21st century! Taiwan is such a positive example. Of course people here still have to face problems due to religion, culture and tradition. But I have faith in the idea that legalising same-sex marriage will eventually lead to a raising equality in society and speed up structural changes. That’s why Taiwan needs to be portrayed.<br />
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I want to take 「taipeilove*」 to film festivals, educational screenings at universities and maybe a broadcasting company. Basically I want to share what’s happening here with the other side of the planet (mostly Europe and America) with people actually paying attention to it, and people realizing that what’s happening here is revolutionary.<br />
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<b>BH: How do you hope to address issues regarding Taiwan, for example, in terms of contextualizing it in the rest of Asia and where LGBTQ are in other countries?</b><br />
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<b>LL:</b> I’m hoping it has a positive on other Asian countries and how they decide on their marriage equality issues. But documentary is still a form of art. So I also want to explain to other people using this visual medium what is going on here. I hope that it leads to effects in Asia, but I don’t know if that’s possible. Exposure-wise, however, I’m targeting the market outside of Asia, such as the European market and the American market.<br />
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<b>BH: Do you see the film as having to do you with your identity in any way?</b><br />
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<b>LL:</b> Absolutely! My dad is Chinese and my mom is German. I always perceived my German side to be very progressive, since I was socialized in Germany. But now my Asian side is doing something incredible and I want to do justice to that and acknowledge it. It, too, is a part of me being here and being very happy here and having the ability to make a home in Taiwan. This is the first Asian place I would truly consider part of my home.<br />
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In this way, it’s also a personal project on my own identity and being happy in this place. As well as realizing that both countries are working on something incredible. In Germany, same-sex marriage got legalized on October 1st. I was at the second same-sex wedding and it was incredibly emotional. Everyone was like, “This is a historic moment!” And I want people to have the same thing in Taiwan.<br />
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I honestly don’t understand why people are so reluctant on the issue and hesitant to jump into cold water and do it, as a step forward to universal human rights, which everyone should take. We’re in the 21st century, why are we still talking about if gays or lesbians should have the same rights? It’s quite regressive. I don’t understand it.<br />
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<b>BH: Do you have any thoughts on when you will finish the film? I imagine that will affect the outcome of the film, given the two year timeline to legalize marriage equality. That may affect your film.</b><br />
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<b>LL:</b> I’m aiming for July 2018.<br />
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<b>BH: In that respect, do you intend to cover any of the issues regarding pushback against gay marriage from Christian groups? The sudden appearance of those groups have been something that has surprised people in the past few years.</b><br />
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<b>LL:</b> I don’t want to give those people a platform, because I think they simply shouldn’t get one. You can’t take human rights away from other people, and I don’t support that. As such, I won’t give them any kind of a visual platform.<br />
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But I talk to family members of my protagonists. Through them, the hesitation and traditional and religious implications get drawn out pretty nicely. So I use the invisible source as a way to visualize that it’s very difficult for some. I don’t want to include any demonstrations from radical Christians because this is not what my movie is about.<br />
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<b>BH: Are there any key points you think people should look for in your movie?</b><br />
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<b>LL:</b> I think one of my key points was speaking to <b>Chi Chia-Wei</b>. He’s been fighting for marriage equality longer than thirty years now. He’s an incredible personality. I think it’s unbelievable that he’s been fighting for that so long.<br />
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In our interview, we asked him why he wouldn’t give up. He said, “I have zero expectations, but most of the time, it just works out.” [Laughs] I think those are words to live by. Sharing his story is very emotional.<br />
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I’m also a very big fan of our protagonist, Sarah. She’s very natural in front of the camera. And she really let us in, in sharing her life with us. That’s absolutely something to look forward to.<br />
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<b>BH: What else would you like to say to readers in closing, regarding what you hope to accomplish with your film, and what they should expect from it?</b><br />
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<b>LL:</b> I’m this young woman from Germany with an idea and a vision, right? I’m half-Asian and half-German. What I realize is that this is such an incredible topic to me and I’m very passionate about it. I would like the world to see this, to realize that this is history in the making right now.<br />
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Because of that, I really hope that my movie gets exposure and that people can see what this incredible place is doing right now, what Taiwan is doing right now. I also need to stress this: Join forces and support each other, rather than taking each other down. Join forces when it comes to the rights of lesbians and gays or anyone else in the LGBTQI spectrum.</blockquote>
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<i><b>Brian Hioe</b><br>
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<b>Brian Hioe</b> was one of the founding editors of New Bloom. He is a freelance writer on social movements and politics, occasional translator, and currently a Democracy and Human Rights Service Fellow at the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. A New York native and Taiwanese-American, he has an MA in East Asian Languages and Cultures from Columbia University and graduated from New York University with majors in History, East Asian Studies, and English Literature.</i><br>
丘琦欣,創建破土的編輯之一,專於撰寫社會運動和政治的自由作家偶而亦從事翻譯工作。他是出生於紐約的台裔美人。他自哥倫比亞大學畢業,是亞洲語言及文化科系的碩士,同時擁有紐約大學的歷史,東亞研究及英文文學三項學士學位。</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-85311127779389695062017-12-27T16:39:00.000+01:002017-12-28T16:39:57.334+01:00Zio Baritaux 「‘Nancy’ is a podcast for queer people of color」<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 0; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Hosts Kathy Tu and Tobin Low share pivotal LGBTQI+ stories on their heartfelt show.</div>
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<span class="lettrine">K</span><b>athy Tu</b> and <b>Tobin Low</b> sound like a lot of other podcast hosts: They’re curious, witty, and instantly likable. It seems like they’re like two best friends having a conversation because, well, they are. But unlike most podcasters – who, with some notable exceptions, tend to be straight and white – the 「<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/nancy/episodes" target="_blank">Nancy</a>」 hosts are “super queer.” “Oh, and by the way, we’re both Asian,” Kathy says at the end of the preview for season one. “You thought you were listening to white people this whole time,” Tobin laughs, “and that’s on you.” That clip set the stage for the provocative first season of 「Nancy」, a production of WNYC Studios, which started with their own coming out stories, and included episodes on the queerness of the Harry Potter franchise and the usefulness of The L World for discussing Trump’s trans military ban and being out at work. But whether amusing or emotional, 「Nancy」 is an essential listen. Each episode is an honest portrait of people on the LGBTQI+ spectrum and their myriad experiences. “Inclusiveness is something we talked about at the very beginning,” Kathy and Tobin explain in the following interview. “[We wanted] to try to include as many different voices into the show as possible.”<br />
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<b>How did the two of you meet? How did you decide to make a podcast together?</b><br />
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<b>Kathy:</b> We met at a radio bootcamp called the Transom Story Workshop, where we spent every day for about two months working on radio stories.<br />
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<b>Tobin:</b> And after the workshop was over, we both went home to our respective coasts, but we knew we wanted to work together. So, I reached out about doing a podcast featuring queer stories, and Kathy was into it!<br />
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<b>Why did you choose 「Nancy」 as the title? Was it a way to reclaim that word?</b><br />
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<b>Tobin:</b> Absolutely. We wanted to reclaim this word that was used in the past as a slur against gay men. And if you’re in the know, then you know what this word used to mean and what we’re trying to do. And if you don’t, then maybe it’s sort of intriguing and fun so that you’ll check out the show.<br />
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<b>Why start the podcast with your own coming out stories?</b><br />
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<b>Kathy:</b> Our show started at coming out so our listeners can get to know us a little better, and then we moved on from there.<br />
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<b>Toward the end of that episode, Kathy, it seemed your mom made some progress. But then, in the follow-up, it seemed like she fell back: “I just wish you would be... be normal,” she said. Why was it important to re-visit that conversation with your mom? Is it important to show that coming out can be a process rather than a one-time conversation?</b><br />
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<b>Kathy:</b> I think I’m always going to be curious what kind of progress my mom has made, even if it’s very little progress. It’s important for people to know that coming out can be a long process, and I guess I use my own relationship with my mom as a way to show people that. I don’t know that my mom regressed as much as I am coming around to understanding what she’s trying to tell me. Coming out this many times to my mom has shown me that there are just some fundamental concepts that we each hold that the other will possibly never understand. For my mom, it’s the concept of what’s “normal” in society. For me, I can see what she means by that, but I don’t care about what’s considered “normal” in society and I’m happy to be outside of it. And unfortunately, that’s where my mom and I will always miss each other.<br />
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<b>How important is inclusiveness to you? Do you worry about leaving someone out?</b><br />
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<b>Kathy:</b> Inclusiveness is something we talked about at the very beginning. We didn’t want to just make a queer show, we wanted to make a queer show for people of color. We’re both East Asian, and it made sense to us to try to include as many different voices into the show as possible. We’re always thinking about gender, orientation, race, class, location, etc. when we look at a story.<br />
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<b>Tobin, what episode have you most related to?</b><br />
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<b>Tobin:</b> I did an episode to start Season 2 about my own body issues, which is something I still have trouble talking about openly. What ultimately made that episode feel very special was folks reaching out to talk about how that episode resonated with them, and how they had very similar experiences with growing up overweight or feeling unattractive. I also related to a more recent episode we did that featured a story by <b>Lewis Wallace</b> about his relationship with his grandmother. That story really digs into what it means to be a queer person with family that doesn’t necessarily “get it.” I have people within my family who are still on that journey towards understanding me, so to hear Lewis talk so candidly about it was really moving.<br />
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<b>Can you explain the 「Ring of Keys」 episode a little, and why you think it was your most popular episode?</b><br />
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<b>Tobin:</b> So if you’re unfamiliar, the queer graphic artist <b>Alison Bechdel</b> wrote this amazing graphic novel called『Fun Home』, which later got turned into a Broadway musical. In both the book and the musical, there’s a moment where young <b>Alison Bechdel</b> sees an adult queer woman who is wearing a ring of keys on her belt loop and it’s like a bolt of lightning. She can suddenly envision who she is meant to be as an adult. So the story on our show was about a woman named <b>Sarah Lu</b> who tracked down her own 「Ring of Keys」 person, a woman named <b>Maura Koutoujian</b>. And they ended up having this really beautiful conversation about the influence Maura had on Sara, and how she was an inspiration without even knowing it.<br />
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<b>Kathy:</b> I think what hit people so hard is that moment of recognition that can feel like a lifeline. Growing up queer can be difficult, and there are moments like the one described in the story that help you make it through. We heard from so many people who heard the story and wanted to talk about the people in their lives who helped them figure it all out. It was one of those stories that seemed to open people up to sharing.<br />
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<b>Where did the 「Out at Work」 idea come from?</b><br />
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<b>Kathy:</b> We wanted to do a project that really featured our listeners in the show, and the thing that we landed on is that everyone has to do work, but not everyone has the ability to be out at work. So we wanted our listeners to tell us to what degree they were out at work, and what obstacles they come up against. And it was interesting to see that there was a real spectrum in the ways people are out at work. Everyone’s situation is different and the way they choose to be out is unique.<br />
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<b>Tobin:</b> I think we also wanted to address a couple misconceptions that people have about being out at work, the first being that it’s just a matter of being out or not. Like Kathy said, there’s a whole spectrum of experiences that we wanted to highlight on the show. The other reality we wanted to talk about is how our protections as queer folks in the workplace are a patchwork, and in a lot of cases, very tenuous.<br />
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<b>What do you hope will happen or change because of this podcast?</b><br />
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<b>Kathy:</b> From the beginning, my goal for the podcast has been to make people feel less alone and seen. It’s tiring to constantly be othered by society, and I hope those people can find a home in our show, or to find community in our listeners. We’re here to tell stories, elevate voices, and build community. And hopefully, someone will find a home with us.<br />
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<b>Tobin:</b> I’ve always hoped that people listening to the podcast would feel like they were hanging out with friends. We’re always trying to be as authentic as possible on the show, and that means being real with the emotional range of how friends talk. Maybe one minute you’re laughing, and then suddenly you’re in an emotional place. I think that’s how a lot of people are with their closest friends, and if we can capture that authenticity on the show, then we’ve really accomplished something.</blockquote>
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Author: <b>Zio Baritaux</b>/Date: <b>December 27, 2017</b>/Source: <a href="https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/7xexkx/nancy-is-a-podcast-for-queer-people-of-color" target="_blank">https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/7xexkx/nancy-is-a-podcast-for-queer-people-of-color</a></div>
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<b>Nancy</b><br />
Official Website: <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/nancy/" target="_blank">http://www.wnyc.org/shows/nancy/</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nancypodcast" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/nancypodcast</a></div>
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<b>Kathy Tu</b><br />
Official Website: <a href="http://www.kathytu.com/" target="_blank">http://www.kathytu.com/</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/_ktu" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/_ktu</a>
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Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/tobinlow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/tobinlow</a>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-54063900095933797152017-12-18T03:11:00.000+01:002018-01-31T03:12:13.261+01:00Jessica Prois 「When You’re Queer And Undocumented, The DACA Stakes Are Higher」<div class="chapeau" style="clear: both;">
“For a lot of us, going back to our home countries isn’t an option because of our queerness.”</div>
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<span class="lettrine">W</span>hen <b>Tony Choi</b> was in high school, his friends would ask him why he didn’t drive. He would evade the question with what he thought was the only plausible defense: He cared deeply about global warming, he told them. Twelve years later, he laughs at his attempt at that moral argument, which was simply a cover-up for the fact that he’s an undocumented immigrant and had no way of getting an ID.</div>
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“I learned to really hide myself,” Choi, who’s from Seoul, South Korea, and lives in New York, told HuffPost. “It definitely didn’t feel good. It made me scared. My sister would say, ‘If you stand out too much, they’ll take you away.’”</blockquote>
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These memories came back to Choi, now 28, on Tuesday, when Attorney General <b>Jeff Sessions</b> announced President <b><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a></b> was nixing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, ending protections for some 800,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the country as minors. The program, originally enacted under former President <b><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/topic/barack-obama" target="_blank">Barack Obama</a></b> and now in Congress’ hands, shielded young people from deportation and allowed them to work in the country legally.<br />
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Besides being undocumented, Choi is also gay. He points out there is more at stake for people who could be forced to go back to a country that isn’t big on LGBTQ rights. He notes that <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/01/opinions/south-korea-military-sodomy-law/index.html" target="_blank">military service is compulsory in South Korea</a> for men – and the military penal code prohibits consensual same-sex acts.</div>
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“For a lot of us, going back to our home countries isn’t an option because of our queerness.”</blockquote>
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“For a lot of us, going back to our home countries isn’t an option because of our queerness,” he said. “If I were to go to Korea, I would have to do the two-year mandatory service in the military, and the law prohibits sodomy.”</blockquote>
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Choi came to the U.S. from Seoul when he was 8 years old. His parents’ lumber business had folded due to the global financial crisis, he said. They lived in Hawaii for a year and eventually moved to Bergen County, New Jersey. His father worked construction jobs and his mother worked as a restaurant server and in a nail salon.<br />
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He remembers specific anecdotes that highlighted the fact he was undocumented, though he said he didn’t understand it at the time. He couldn’t cross the border to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls during a family trip in fifth grade. And when it was time to take the PSAT and he asked his mother for his Social Security number, she simply told him he didn’t have one.<br />
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As Choi got older, his parents divorced and his mother suffered arthritis from her nail technician work. She’s also a breast cancer survivor, which meant she couldn’t work for a sustained period of their family’s life in the U.S.<br />
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Before DACA, Choi could only work cash-under-the-table jobs, and he earned $5 an hour at a sushi takeout restaurant after college. He contributed what he could to his mom, who was reliant on her children’s salaries.<br />
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“Even if I don’t get deported, I’m worried I’ll be relegated to living that kind of life again,” Choi said.</blockquote>
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Currently, his mother hasn’t quite accepted the potential consequences of Tuesday’s decision.<br />
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“My mom says, ‘They wouldn’t do this to you.’ She cited examples of Trump saying he was sympathetic to our plight,” Choi told HuffPost. “I say Trump didn’t even have the courage to say he was rescinding DACA. He sent a surrogate – he sent <b>Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III</b>. Trump’s not with us.”</blockquote>
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Choi entered college in 2008 at a small school in Kentucky called Berea College. He received full tuition coverage as part of a pilot program for undocumented students.<br />
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He said he felt grateful and enjoyed his time but felt like he was living a really singular experience without a community of other Asians, and it was extremely isolating. Fear took a toll on his mental health.<br />
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“I heard about immigration raids. It started giving me nightmares,” he said. “I grew up in Korea. Now I’m in Kentucky, where there weren’t other Asians like me. I would have panic attacks and nightmares about ICE raiding my door.”</blockquote>
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He said he finally started opening up to school leaders and friends, asking for help and also spreading awareness about what he was facing.<br />
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“What I didn’t realize I was doing was organizing,” he said. “I was essentially the first immigrant rights organizer at my school.”</blockquote>
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He said he connected with other immigrant groups in Kentucky after that and really “came out” as undocumented in 2011 at a conference in Memphis.<br />
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Choi now works as a social media manager for <a href="https://18millionrising.org/index.html" target="_blank">18 Million Rising</a>, an Asian-American/Pacific Islander activism community. Prior to that, he was an organizer with the Women’s March. He points out that issues related to immigration, queer, women and minority rights are all related, and that more people should be aware of that.<br />
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“A lot of times when people think about immigration, there’s a stereotypical immigrant in their minds,” he said. “There are undocumented folks from all corners of the planet living in the U.S. We don’t follow the exact same story. We’re not here for all the same reasons. But we’re fighting the common fight. We’re struggling all together.”</blockquote>
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While the pool of DACA applications is made mostly of youth from Latin American countries, Asian-Americans account for about <a href="http://cmsny.org/publications/reaching-undocumented-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders-in-the-united-states/" target="_blank">11 percent</a> of those eligible for the immigration program. Within that group, fewer than <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/05/us/politics/who-are-the-dreamers.html" target="_blank">30 percent of eligible Asian applicants apply</a>.<br />
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Those able to apply before Tuesday’s decision included undocumented minors who were brought to the U.S. before their 16th birthday and met another set of guidelines related to education and criminal background, among other requirements. In 2016, Asian countries – namely South Korea, China, India and the Philippines – were among the top 10 countries of origin for DACA-eligible populations.<br />
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Yet Asians don’t speak out much about it. As an activist, Choi is attuned to the many reasons why. He pointed out there’s a litany of factors.<br />
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“Asian nonprofits might not be as good at outreach, even though there are organizations doing wonderful work,” he said. “Resources are often not being pooled into Asian groups. We’re isolated. We haven’t come to terms with the fact that immigration is our issue. There’s also always been a sense of shame.”</blockquote>
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Undocumented <a href="https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/09/07/indians-now-outpacing-mexicans-in-migration-to-the-u-s/" target="_blank">Asian immigrants are now outpacing Mexicans</a> in many areas of the country, with Chinese, South Koreans and Indians among the fastest growing segments.<br />
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<b>Jo-Ann Yoo</b>, executive director of the Asian American Federation, told HuffPost that there is little infrastructure in terms of resources, nonprofits and politicians in place to help Asians navigate the process. She cited nonprofit National Korean American Service & Education Consortium, which made DACA one of its primary issues and educated the Korean community on applying, as a type of organization that other Asian ethnicities would benefit from but might not have access to.<br />
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“This was their constant push,” she said. “There was a lot of education and making sure people were not afraid. They engaged people for a sustained period.”</blockquote>
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“You see more queer people taking up leadership positions. We face marginalization in multiple corners – there’s only so many times before you speak out.”</blockquote>
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For DACA recipients, ending the program would mean they are now at risk of not being able to work in the U.S. and could face deportation, but LGBTQ DACA recipients also face the prospect of going to countries that may not be as tolerant.<br />
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<b>Sharita Gruberg</b>, an associate director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project at the Center for American Progress, told HuffPost it’s not only deportation that presents a threat – immigrants also face dangers while being detained. LGBTQ individuals are more than <a href="https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/svpjri1112.pdf" target="_blank">two times</a> as likely than the general population to be sexually assaulted in confinement, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.<br />
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“We’ve been <a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/reports/2013/11/25/79987/dignity-denied-lgbt-immigrants-in-u-s-immigration-detention/" target="_blank">documenting</a> the horrific abuse LGBTQ people face in immigration detention since 2013 and conditions have only <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/us/detained-immigrants-may-face-harsher-conditions-under-trump.html?mcubz=0&_r=0" target="_blank">worsened</a> under Trump,” Gruberg said.</blockquote>
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Choi said that because of these threats, new leadership has arisen out of necessity – and that the LGBTQ community has really stepped up. “We’re all pretty devastated,” he said. “At the same time you see more queer people taking up leadership positions. We face marginalization in multiple corners – there’s only so many times before you speak out.”<br />
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Choi ultimately remains undeterred and he knows he has to continue to help leading a movement.<br />
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“It’s always a factor looming in the back of my mind. If I were to go back to Korea, what would I do? How would I fit in?” he said. “But I am determined to stay because this is my home.”</blockquote>
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Author: <b>Jessica Prois</b>/Date: <b>September 08, 2017</b>/Source: <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/asian-queer-immigrant-daca_us_59b19e84e4b0b5e53104c574?utm_hp_ref=asian-voices" target="_blank">https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/asian-queer-immigrant-daca_us_59b19e84e4b0b5e53104c574?utm_hp_ref=asian-voices</a></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-5822504556638942362017-12-11T17:11:00.000+01:002017-12-28T17:13:03.027+01:00Frankie Dunn 「Mac Demarco and King Krule help EYEDRESS through his separation anxiety」<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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27-year-old musician <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/eyedress/" target="_blank">EYEDRESS</a></b> is very cool. Born in the Philippines, raised in the US, and now back in Manila, after a stint playing in a local jazz band, the multi-instrumentalist has found his own spaced out genre-mashing solo sound. With a synth-led EP already out on XL, his well-named 2017 album『<a href="https://eyedress.bandcamp.com/album/manila-ice" target="_blank">Manila Ice</a>』soundtracks his ever-evolving homelife well as the political situation in his hometown. Recorded in his home studio around the birth of his first child, <b>EYEDRESS</b> (DIY king) writes, sings, plays and raps the whole thing himself.<br />
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Good news for existing and potential new fans: today we’re happy to share with you the video for what we believe to be the highlight of『Manila Ice』. A love song disguised as a trippy nighttime adventure, 「SEPARATION ANXIETY」 is a documentation of EYEDRESS’s life on tour away from his family. London's calling and boy does it look fun.<br />
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“I filmed everything during my tour in the UK this November,” <b>EYEDRESS</b> told『i-D』in an email. “We were staying with my friend Sonny who directed a music video of mine that should come out early next year. I asked him if I could borrow his camcorder so I could film during my tour and he agreed. I filmed a bit of it on his camera then eventually I bought a tape camera for a hundred quid off of gumtree from this sweet Jamaican man who met me while I was in line at the Supreme store!”<br />
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“The video is basically just me and my bandmate Julius smoking up and hanging out. One night at my gig at Omeara in London, I fell asleep in the green room and when I woke up, my friend <b><a href="https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/topic/king-krule" target="_blank">King Krule</a></b> was there along with his mate Rago who plays in his band. We also filmed some bits with my label mate MIKE and his homies. We played a gig together that night then afterwards saw my bud <b><a href="https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/topic/mac-demarco" target="_blank">Mac Demarco</a></b> in the crowd and we kicked it with him. The video kind of ends with us at the <b>Mac Demarco</b> concert in the Coronet.”</blockquote></div>
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<b>EYEDRESS 「SEPARATION ANXIETY」</b> - from<b>『Manila Ice』</b>released on June 02, 2017.
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Author: <b>Frankie Dunn</b>/Date: <b>December 11, 2017</b>/Source: <a href="https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/pazaa7/mac-demarco-king-krule-eyedress" target="_blank">https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/pazaa7/mac-demarco-king-krule-eyedress</a></div>
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<b>EYEDRESS</b><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eyedress" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/eyedress</a><br />
Bandcamp: <a href="http://eyedress.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">http://eyedress.bandcamp.com</a><br />
SoundCLoud: <a href="http://soundcloud.com/eyedress" target="_blank">http://soundcloud.com/eyedress</a><br />
Vimeo: <a href="http://vimeo.com/awesomer" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/awesomer</a><br />
YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/eyedress" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/eyedress</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/eyedress" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/eyedress</a><br />
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eyedress/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/eyedress/</a></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-39300281036909008812017-12-08T00:01:00.000+01:002017-12-15T00:04:04.282+01:00Aaron Gettinger 「‘Falling For Angels’ Explores Asian Men Leaving Gay Racism Behind」<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnhnLqKM5IJUreNqAMueHWtXazh9oVZdjiLOkVKHXXhkW2pJuD0Q8EPOJ4f_YT0IZ3bcFRdr-peK0iuqYo2mn9_MskLjhUn_8J7_kFR2ClYYtZrExd3E_Ro4jRdIRdGoA16v0zw68Xxg/s1600/ktown-750x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 0;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnhnLqKM5IJUreNqAMueHWtXazh9oVZdjiLOkVKHXXhkW2pJuD0Q8EPOJ4f_YT0IZ3bcFRdr-peK0iuqYo2mn9_MskLjhUn_8J7_kFR2ClYYtZrExd3E_Ro4jRdIRdGoA16v0zw68Xxg/s1600/ktown-750x.jpg" data-original-width="750" data-original-height="422" width="640px" /></a></div>
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Asian men falling in love and discovering themselves – outside of the idealized white stereotype.</div>
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<span class="lettrine">B</span>lessed with an abundance of Art Deco architecture and excellent access to mass transit, Koreatown is one of the hottest and most densely populated neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Though it endured the 1992 riots, “With the influence of three generations of Korean and Latino immigrants, these once-mean streets have become a picturesque and prosperous 「Blade Runner」-ish warren of ethnic culinary hot spots imbued with an East-meets-West sense of fun,” gushed <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/travel/what-to-do-in-koreatown-los-angeles.html?_r=0" target="_blank">a 2015『New York Times』travel feature</a>.<br />
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It’s the setting for this week’s episode of 「<a href="https://www.advocate.com/television/2017/12/04/falling-angels-timely-depiction-gay-la" target="_blank">Falling For Angels</a>」, a new series that explores intersectionality and gay love in Los Angeles.<br />
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<a href="https://www.advocate.com/falling-angels/2017/12/07/watch-episode-two-falling-angels-koreatown" target="_blank">(WATCH: 「Falling For Angels: Koreatown」)</a></div>
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<b>Steven Liang 「Falling For Angels: Koreatown」</b> - released on December 08, 2017.<br>
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Koreatown stars <b>Ty Chen</b> as Kevin, <b>Dale Song</b> as Gino and <b>Jennifer Yun</b> as Lisa<br>
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<i>Kevin, a young Taiwanese-American, who grew up in a traditionally white American neighborhood begins to have a different understanding of his heritage after meeting the much older, Gino, an adopted Korean-American...</i></div>
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I hasten to call the opening scene depicting an app-spurred hookup “refreshingly honest” because there aren’t many popular depictions of this activity to begin with. It is neither intimate nor glamorous, but it is immediate, hot and, initially, relatively anonymous. One partner will not let the other kiss him. “Did it get messy?” the bottom asks, spurred by the top’s post-release reaction. No: The condom broke. “You have nothing to worry about,” says the top. “I’m clean.” A pause, then, “The Cedars-Sinai emergency room has PEP. I’ll call you an Uber.” The top offers to accompany the bottom, who is apparently not on PrEP. The bottom declines his offer and leaves.<br />
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In out, in out.<br />
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Except Kevin (<b>Ty Chen</b>) left his keys with Gino (<b>Dale Song</b>). They meet at a karaoke bar to hand them over, and Gino convinces Kevin, fresh from the hospital and nervous, to have a drink on him. It turns out that Kevin has stumbled into a meeting of Gino’s monthly “Korean adoptee support group” and that Gino is set to leave L.A. in six hours to find his birth parents in Seoul. Kevin, a Taiwanese-American, keeps obtusely mentioning the novelty of him hanging out in an all-Asian environment.<br />
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This is the episode’s crux. Gino sought out a Korean-American community to connect with his racial identity. Writer <b>Steven J. Kung</b> based the episode on the time he spent walking Koreatown’s streets with an adopted friend who did just this: “He played lacrosse. He grew up in Boston and has that accent. When he went to L.A., he felt like he wanted to get in touch with Korean culture, and the way he accomplished that was going into Koreatown and just being.”<br />
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Kevin, on the other hand, was raised in an all-white neighborhood and, as a result of being bullied, minimized his racial identity. He continues to do so, but he speaks Mandarin, a result of having parents who enrolled him in Chinese school, and visits Taiwan with them every few years. “I never had that,” says Gino. “It started turning into this aching pit.”<br />
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This is a meditation on how gay Asian men live in the United States. Gino won’t kiss for fear of attachment or doesn’t send face pics, but who’s to say Kevin would have come over had he known his trade was Asian? The bit of tit-for-tat reading the men do of each other is impeccably written and acted. There is much to be said about racist anti-Asian sentiment among gay men – who among us has not seen a Grindr profile bluntly stating, “No fems, no fats, no Asians”? Even though Gino and Kevin live out their racial heritage differently, this is reality every time an app is opened.<br />
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「Falling For Angels」 is a show about queer people of color living in the whiteness-idealizing LGBT community in a multi-ethnic city. Its half-hour run time and anthology structure encourages impressionistic storytelling, and the plots are nothing new. What is new and important is that the characters are queer men of color living out situations that only queer men of color experience – experiences that can alternatively wound, bring joy, or inspire understanding. Gino speaks of learning to love himself when he looked into the eyes of his first Asian boyfriend – they looked like his own. “Well, now you know why I wanted to kiss you,” replies Kevin.<br />
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“One of the reasons I was really interested in this script is because it conveys Asian American men as attractive – not only to other races but to each other,” said director <b>Steven Liang</b>.<br />
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Ultimately, this episode reminds us of one of the better things that can result from a one-off hookup: A genuine connection, however brief. A reminder that you are not alone. Healing.</div>
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Author: <b>Aaron Gettinger</b>/Date: <b>December 08, 2017</b>/Source: <a href="https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2017/12/08/falling-angels-explores-asian-men-leaving-gay-racism-behind" target="_blank">https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2017/12/08/falling-angels-explores-asian-men-leaving-gay-racism-behind</a></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-85552051100245564532017-12-04T21:07:00.000+01:002018-02-17T20:29:19.651+01:00HyunA 현아 「Lip & Hip」<iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" gesture="media" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vcqImqOVE2U?rel=0&showinfo=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<b>HyunA 「Lip & Hip」</b> - released on December 04, 2017.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05009251073021130489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370389994981582757.post-1190005486400598142017-11-20T16:43:00.000+01:002017-12-21T16:44:01.393+01:00Kimberly Yam 「‘Hotties’ Calendar Destroys Stereotypes About ‘Undesirable’ Asian Men」<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 0; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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The calendar is a “nod to the fact that Asian men are now sometimes featured inside the magazines, but still rarely on the cover.”</div>
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A new calendar portrays Asian men in a way that they’re rarely seen.<br />
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Writer <b>Ada Tseng</b> reached out to a number of Asian men, ranging from actors to media professionals, and got them to pose as magazine cover models for her annual 「Haikus For Hotties」 calendar.<br />
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Though readers get a healthy dose of eye candy, Tseng ultimately wants to show that Asian guys deserve to be on covers – regardless of what the entertainment industry might think.<br />
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The calendars are a “nod to the fact that Asian men are now sometimes featured inside the magazines, but still rarely on the cover,” Tseng told HuffPost in an email.<br />
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The project features big names including 「Into the Badlands」 and 「Iron Fist」 star <b>Lewis Tan</b>, 「The Walking Dead」 actor <b>Sunkrish Bala</b>, and <b>Kevin Wang</b>, fashion editor of『GQ』Taiwan. Along with the steamy photos that were edited into magazine covers, each image is accompanied by a haiku about the respective model. The calendar is currently available for <a href="https://haikuswithhotties.com/store/" target="_blank">pre-order</a> and will be officially released on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/225032458035133/" target="_blank">Nov. 29 at a panel</a> featuring many of the models.<br />
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「Haikus For Hotties」 might be a super fun, lighthearted project, but the larger message behind it is one that Hollywood needs to hear. The shock and praise surrounding the recent『<a href="http://ew.com/movies/2017/11/02/crazy-rich-asians-first-look-ew-cover/" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a>』cover featuring 「Crazy Rich Asians」 stars <b>Constance Wu</b> and <b>Henry Golding</b> showed how uncommon it is to see Asians splashed across magazines, Tseng said. People of Asian descent commented on how momentous the cover felt to them, with many saying the image felt like proof that <a href="https://twitter.com/annemarieb213/status/926258436261650432" target="_blank">Asians have a chance in Hollywood</a>.<br />
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And though the cover may not have felt like a big deal to some, it’s this symbolism that speaks volumes, Tseng said.<br />
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“In some ways, it feels very old-school, since everyone reads things online now, but it represents an old-school prestige and legitimacy,” Tseng said.</blockquote>
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But the underrepresentation of Asians goes beyond just magazine covers. The group made up less than 6 percent of speaking characters in Hollywood films from 2007-2016, according to a 2017 <a href="http://annenberg.usc.edu/sites/default/files/Dr_Stacy_L_Smith-Inequality_in_900_Popular_Films.pdf" target="_blank">USC Annenberg study</a>. Asian men especially still have a difficult time being seen as desirable or worthy of leading roles – <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/comedy-actors-discuss-most-embarrassing-moment-898146" target="_blank">something that <b>Aziz Ansari</b></a> has spoken out about in the past. Earlier this year, <b><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/steve-harvey-jab-at-asian-men_us_58751680e4b043ad97e5ef94" target="_blank">Steve Harvey</a></b> even laughed at the idea that anyone would be attracted to an Asian man.<br />
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And that’s why Tan said the project was important to him.<br />
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“I normally wouldn’t have much interest in being a part of a calendar, but I feel very strongly about the message behind this and thought it would be a fun way to add to the narrative we are pursuing of ending stereotypes and false imagery of the Asian American man,” he told HuffPost in an email.</blockquote>
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The 30-year-old actor was applauded back in March for his performance in <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/iron-fist-lewis-tan_us_58d00c98e4b0ec9d29ddf7af" target="_blank">Netflix’s 「Iron Fist」</a> as well as his criticism of the series’ decision to cast a white actor as the lead in the series, which has undeniably Asian elements. When it comes to Hollywood, Tan told HuffPost that it’s crucial to speak out and challenge the status quo.<br />
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“These things take time. That is why having these conversations is so important, [as well as] using your talent or gifts to create something that will oppose these old stigmas and inspire the changes we want to see,” he said. “Times have changed and Hollywood will have to change too if they want to stay relevant and make money ... I believe in the next few years we will see much more POC in leading roles, magazine covers and much more.”</blockquote>
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Indeed, research shows that diverse movie casts bring in profit, outperforming white ones at “<a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/caa-report-diversity-hollywood_us_594aa070e4b0a3a837bc53ae" target="_blank">every budget level</a>.” But diversity doesn’t just matter when it comes to money – on-screen representation affects how we see ourselves. For people of color who aren’t often seen in media, they could question whether they’re truly valued in society, <b>Ana-Christina Ramón</b>, assistant director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-on-screen-representation-matters_us_58aeae96e4b01406012fe49d" target="_blank">previously told HuffPost</a>.<br />
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Tan mentioned to HuffPost that he’s witnessed the power of representation himself.<br />
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“I have seen it firsthand and spoke to kids and teens at events like Comic-Con and heard their personal stories of how being unrepresented has made them feel,” he told HuffPost. “Moments like this have had a tremendous effect on me and inspired me even more to be the best influence possible, to push the boundaries of my own art.”</blockquote>
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Tseng said that she hopes the calendar will not only get people to make a conscious effort to include more diverse voices in media, but also push others to support Asians in the entertainment industry.<br />
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“I hope that people are inspired to look up every one of the creative folks on the calendar to learn about their work,” Tseng said.</blockquote>
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London rugby player Chris Kang opens up about his experiences as part of our ‘Masculinity Month.’</div>
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<i>This article first appeared in『Attitude』issue 290, December 2017.<br />
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Gay men of colour often find other people make sweeping assumptions about their masculinity based purely on ethnicity. In our new issue – <a href="https://pocketmags.com/attitude-magazine" target="_blank">available to download</a> and in shops now – we spoke to gay men from a number of different backgrounds in an effort to see just how this behaviour impacts their lives.<br />
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Here, rugby player <b>Chris Kang</b> debunks some stereotypes about being gay and Asian. Read his story below...</i><br />
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<span class="lettrine">M</span>y experiences as a gay Asian male might not be reflected by the rest of my gaysian brethren. Part of this, I think, is down to the fact that my general “look” is fairly atypical: I’ve got a pretty heavy, muscular build and can grow a fairly bushy beard, so people don’t usually think of me as “Asian” in the traditional sense.<br />
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That being said, I haven’t been immune to other people’s stereotyping and preconceptions.<br />
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I can’t say for certain what people might think about me when they see my “Asian-ness.” The days of blatant “no fats, no femmes, no Asians” are, thankfully, much rarer. But, all those unreturned taps/woofs/messages, instant blocks or listless conversations my gay, visible minority friends and I have experienced still give the sense that perhaps the sentiment hasn’t completely gone away. If anything, I suspect technology has just made it easier to filter, swipe left and ignore.<br />
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As with any form of racism, there’s no question that a lot of the prejudice directed at gaysians expresses itself in the expectation that we’ll somehow be more feminine and, as a result, in assumptions about our preferred sexual role. Although I can’t recall meeting anyone who has assumed I’m passive on account of my race, I have met plenty of gaysians who have been stereotyped.<br />
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I think the root of the problem is the gay community’s concept of masculinity, and what it means to be “masculine.” It’s certainly something with which I’ve always struggled. Growing up playing sports you get used to a certain definition of masculinity and what it takes “to be a man” – tough, stoic and guarded with your emotions. The sentiment is reinforced coming from a traditional Asian (Korean, in my case) family.<br />
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However, I think it’s great to see that society and the gay community is coming around to a point where how you speak, dress or look doesn’t define the sort of man you are. But I’m not naïve. We’re heading in the right direction but I still feel that for many gay men there is some underlying need to adopt and, in turn, desire to see, traditional masculine traits in their partners.<br />
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I’m not saying this is right or acceptable, and at times I have been guilty of thinking the same.<br />
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But playing for The Kings Cross Steelers (the world’s first gay and inclusive rugby club, based in London) has helped me to evolve my conceptions of masculinity. I have seen 10st twinks fearlessly take down 18st hulking props, only to see both then dress up in drag at club socials. It’s a beautiful thing to watch, and in my opinion equally as attractive and “masculine.”<br />
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I’ve always believed that the gay experience is pretty universal – regardless of our nationality, race or upbringing – so I would never argue that Asian gays have a monopoly on being hard done by.<br />
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But I don’t let myself get bogged down in other people’s bad energy, ignorance and hang-ups, and my fellow gaysians shouldn’t either. Being masculine is really about confidence, and that transcends any sort of racial or physical attributes. Living by that belief is truly interesting and sexy.<br />
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