reading some chinese manhua and i think i’m picking up some features of chinese culture that intrigue me. for example: it’s taken as a given that female attraction towards men is heavily mediated by wealth + status. also: “poor” is a typical insult, which is wild to me
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i cannot remember the last time i saw someone use “poor” as an insult, IRL or in american fiction. it’s just not a thing people say even when they’re protected by anonymity on the internet! am i off base here? feels like an aspect of american discomfort w class
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Replying to @QiaochuYuan
I don't think this is true, is it? I see "broke" used as an insult all the time
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Replying to @toph_bbq
oh, hmm. maybe it's just been awhile since i've seen anyone insult anyone IRL at all, and i mostly don't consume insult-heavy fiction. my sense is that i see stuff like, i dunno, "virgin" or "edgelord" used as an insult a lot more, say online?
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