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The way it’s only Japanese things too if say a white trans person wanted to use a black or Hispanic name they’d be rightfully dog piled on but the second a Japanese person says no everyone is writing think pieces on why it’s their right to use it
I feel like if you’re not Japanese you shouldn’t be giving yourself a Japanese name when you transition -A queer Japanese person
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Anonymous 15h

Racism against Asians and Asian cultural appropriation is so fucking normalized in our society

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Anonymous 12h

But have you ever thought of how anime and manga are central to some people’s lives and that gives them clearance to appropriate? There’s no nuance anymore. 🙄 (Heavy, heavy sarcasm.)

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