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The Asian Activist @AsianActivists

Bringing you bite-sized social issues from an Asian perspective. Intersectional Feminist. I support #NotYourAsianSidekick #RepresentAsian #OnlyOnePercent

Joined November 2015
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The Asian Activist@AsianActivists
16 Apr 2016
If you think Anti-Asian isn't real, they would rather make a white person look Asian than to hire an Asian actor screencrush.com/ghost-in-the…

‘Ghost in the Shell’ Ran Tests to Make White Actors Look Asian

According to sources, producers tested visual effects to “shift the ethnicity” of actors to make them appear more Asian.

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It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 7 years, since 9 Nov 2015 (via @twi_age).
It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 6 years, since 9 Nov 2015 (via @twi_age).
It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 5 years, since 9 Nov 2015 (via @twi_age).
It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 4 years, since 9 Nov 2015 (via @twi_age).
It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 2 years (since 9 Nov 2015). And you? TwiAge.com
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It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 1 year (since 9 Nov 2015). And you? TwiAge.com
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yung frank the stein@totaIoser
9 Apr 2015
school, death // labelling Asians as a "model minority" is erasure
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yung frank the stein@totaIoser
9 Apr 2015
friendly reminder that Asians are NOT all the same and we are NOT the submissive, innocent "Model Minority"
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عادل@adel_t5
1 May 2016
#MoreThanExotic Our struggles as Asian Americans are dismissed because people seem to think we've overcome white supremacy, that's false.
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May is #AsianHeritageMonth. This is for us to celebrate our history together and to showcase our diversity
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HirziOfficial@HIRZIofficial
29 Apr 2016
Wow!!!!! Chinese Privilege is real!
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gelek.bsky.social@GelekB
27 Apr 2016
Why it’s wrong to cast Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One. A #Tibetan take on a Tibetan character. #DoctorStrange vice.com/en_ca/read/hollywoo…

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I admire her strength to come out with a new music after her legal battle with Sony and Dr Luke. It's not easy to be in such a position
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huffingtonpost.com/entry/kes… Kesha slaying it!

Kesha Shows Her ‘True Colors’ In First Song Since ‘Timber'

Animals, rejoice!

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Kirsten Han@kixes
28 Apr 2016
A Singaporean trans woman has been granted asylum in the UK so she doesn't have to return to serve NS w/ men theguardian.com/society/2016…

Transgender woman facing military service as a man can stay in UK

Judges rule the 33-year-old, who has lived as a woman for 10 years, should not be sent back to Singapore

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THE LOCAL REBEL@thelocalrebel
26 Apr 2016
let's talk about inevitability, and the rhetoric of "you can't escape it so why try, deal with it"
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THE HOT BABIE HIPPO⁷ is seeing BTS 🪭@melaninbarbie
23 Apr 2016
@AZEALIABANKS sis you can stop pretending you actually care about black people. It's alright we already know you ain't here for us.
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“The value of social movements and activism is to get you at the table" - Obama washingtonpost.com/news/post…

Obama counsels Black Lives Matter activists: ‘You can’t just keep on yelling’

“The value of social movements and activism is to get you at the table," the president said.

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It's a vicious cycle. Theres no A-list Asian actor as they claim, yet they dont cast us. No logic detected. @x0_shirley
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