'Conservative people', for me, it means people who tend to think that they can persuade others by referring to something people already saw.

Do you think if a women is a feminist if she says 'It is hard to live a life as a woman.'? I Don't think so. If she says 'It is hard to live a life as a person who is not a guy.', then she is a feminist.

I know some non Asians find pushing cheek bones and thin eyes as attractive. I agree that women whose face has big cheek bones right under their slitty eyes are beautiful. They are exotic. They are mysterious ( Read more... )

It took like 2 years for me to reach my definition of 'normal'. It was in the philosophy class when I first think about what 'normal' means. We already realized what 'normal' means differs culture to culture, time to time, and person to person. Quite often, we find it difficult to decide which is normal and which is not. ( Read more... )

I’m taking a gender class at Waseda this semester. Emi chan is also taking this class with me, which is very very funny.

Today I gave a presentation today and it was awesome. I really enjoyed the topic. It was Romantic Love Ideology (RLI). In Japan, RLI is still very influential and people hardly question it. We can see it in a cartoon, TV dramas ( Read more... )

After I did interview people having sociable saturday nite on W4 street, I headed home, but I got off at wrong subway station. I knew I needed to walk a lot. I didn't know which direction to take. It was 3 in the morning. I was so desperate. The guy came to me and asked which way I wanted to go. I said, Canal and Lafayette street. He said he can ( Read more... )

I sometimes seriously wonder whether my mom really loves me or not. The stupidest thing I’ve done lately is to stand in a loooooooong line like 2 hours only to get Krispy Kreme doughnut in Japan. My mom commanded me. In June of this year, Krispy Kreme doughnut came to Japan. And it has a shop only in Tokyo. Since my mom never moves from Osaka, she ( Read more... )

I've given up visiting Fred and Ross kun this summer. (Oh, I can imagine a big relieved expression on Fred's face, cuz I am always annoying for him, I still don't know why is that.) I've always wanted to see them since I got back Japan. Cuz I really really miss my friends... The reason I gave up is 1) I don't have money! Hahaha, maybe I already ( Read more... )