Simp: A simpleton putting his all into being a hopeless romantic. He acts like a chilvarous white knight and would do anything for his partner’s happiness.

Hey MDZS fandom. I want you guys to be careful interacting with this person.

If you don't already know, Chinese people have had a long history with cultural erasure when it comes to taking on English-language names. It started with imperialism, and continues as a way to "assimilate" and avoid mockery of our language in western countries.

For Chinese diaspora like myself, it's another form of racism we face, to the point where some of us are reclaiming our names in everyday life. Here's an article about this movement happening across Asian diasporas in the United States -- just to name one instance out of many.

The responses to this post reflect that:

You can see that my comment assumed "good faith." However, OP deleted these comments and blocked me. (That didn't stop other people from calling it out as well, though I have to assume that if OP was so offended by my comment, the next few people will receive the same treatment.)

I honestly didn't like whipping up the diaspora statement -- that I wrote with multiple Chinese diaspora fans of MDZS, all of us hailing from multiple different countries and backgrounds, our ancestry coming from completely different regions of China -- because it meant that we were encountering another microaggression.

If you ever wonder why MDZS and danmei fandoms in general seem to be so bereft of Chinese diaspora voices, that's absolutely because of these microaggressions: Someone makes a joke, writes a story, writes some meta, that is culturally ignorant at best, offensive and harmful at worst, and when we gently correct them, explaining why it's racist, the person in question shuts us down, dismisses us, gets defensive, or worse.

Regardless of where you are -- fandom, social media, on the street, at work, at school -- as long as you are interacting with other people, your words matter and affect other people. That includes being racially offensive, even if you didn't intend to be. It's how you respond to the people you've insulted that reveals your character, how willing you are to be complicit in their mistreatment.

My rule of thumb has always been this -- if multiple people, including those of the culture you've just made a microaggressive joke about, find it unfunny, racist, or harmful, then you listen. Dismiss or ignore them, then yes -- you absolutely are racist.

silly babies. who else dares to play with ye zun's hair if not THE zhao yunlan himself? director zhao really is not afraid of the lord of the night.

Yu Shisan 100% deserving to be beaten up after this

A Journey to Love 一念关山 (2023) | EP 08

He liked her first.

A GOOD DAY TO BE A DOG (2023) | Ep 3

The Way of the Househusband (Ep 8)

Nothing terrifies a Yakuza than a housewife. 🤣

Yuchen uploaded this sneak peek of his new magazine spread ( on weibo)

That see thru mesh top..🥺😘

The lift and the sit. Absolutely flawless.

*whistles* Here, boy.

Tantai Jin/Ming Ye/Cang Jiumin outfits: 2/5

Do me a favor. Go and like and comment on these three new trailers. The push for lesbian representation in Asian series is real and we need to show up. Interest by international fans is important!

This is so interesting to me, haha just indulge me for a moment…

I’ve seen some arguments of people saying that Tharn gave in too easily when Phaya was apologizing on the verge of a full on break down in the hall at work… and I just don’t think that’s true, because in that moment it’s not ‘we just met 6 months ago’ (or however long it’s been) Phaya and Tharn talking, it’s the ‘we’ve been fated for multiple lifetimes’ Phaya and Tharn… I think we all need to remember that regular rules of engagement don’t necessarily apply to Phaya and Tharn, they’re dealing with a whole other set of circumstances… while Tharn obviously may not be thinking “oh my one true love for centuries is about to have a full on break down I need to fix this because I can’t stand seeing him upset” I do feel that Tharn sees just how distressed Phaya is and he understands, having felt the same way whenever Phayas been in danger, that these emotions are bigger than Phaya, difficult to understand and even harder to control. If he doesn’t forgive (which lets he honest he already did a long time ago, he’s just been too stubborn to say it) him, he himself won’t be able to go on feeling anywhere near okay knowing just how upset Phaya is…

This isn’t the reconciliation of a pair of workplace acquaintances turned best friends with mutual crushes on each other, it’s more akin to that of a couple who’s been together for a decade. Both Phaya and Tharn have admitted multiple times that they feel as tho they’ve known each other far longer than they actually have, so I think it makes a lot of sense to view their entire relationship through the lens of: it’s the feelings and emotions of a long term, deeply committed relationship just without the time line it would normally take to get there.

Xing Zhi:

Xing Zhi a few seconds later:

The only right way to response:

Bonus:

Gods have to be indifferent.

THE LEGEND OF SHEN LI (2024) | Ep 21

Ryosangata Riko: Puramo Joshi no Jinsei Kumitate Ki (Ep 1)

When you can relate to a Mecha that suits your personality as an ordinary and "replaceable" person that is often overlooked by others but still serves a purpose in the greater scheme of things.

10 episodes in...

guardian (2018) // ep. 12

goshhh, moody zhao yunlan is actually scary though. someone who seems nice and would tolerate you (sometimes), turns annoyed when he senses you're hiding something from him.