Yìhán, a Chinese woman with big eyes, doubled lids, and no slant gave birth to Mǐnxīn, the exact opposite. Yìhán was ashamed of her child's face, embarrassed for her child in her own words as soon as she processed the child. It was no longer 2036, but 2045, just nine years after 2036, and yet she still felt ashamed of East Asian facial features regarding the eyes. Being from South Jǐn yáo Timville, she was baffled that she even had a child with such rare eyes. Yìhán's newborn

After a while, another division happened in China. A group of people left and formed their own nation. Many of the people who left had slanted eyes, small eyes, or monolids. They no longer felt welcome in their own country because they were constantly mocked and treated as unattractive or embarrassing because of their ethnic features. Over time, the harassment became unbearable, so they decided to leave and create a separate nation called Yǎtíng, named after their leader. In

In the year 2036, when the electric firmament of mankind had swollen into a hideous and ever-watchful nervous system stretched across the continents, there arose from the phosphorescent abysses of the internet a species of malice so pervasive and infernal that no healthy mind could wholly apprehend its dimensions without some gradual loosening of sanity itself. The thing spread not as plague alone, but as philosophy — a bleak and sneering contagion born from anonymous multitu

Have there ever been cases where Chinese people openly acknowledged or even bragged about the stereotype that others see them as highly intelligent? For example, imagine a Chinese mother telling her daughter something like: “People already assume Chinese people are smart. Other countries look at us and think we’re geniuses. Parents compare their kids to Chinese children and say, ‘Why can’t you study like them?’” From my personal experience as a Black person, I have seen some

The first patrolmen who entered the little house on Gresham Street were men of no extraordinary constitution. They were merely officers Carl Hensley and Clyde Mercer, both weary from a long November shift, both expecting the commonplace vulgarities of mortal crime: a drunkard's corpse, perhaps, or some domestic butchery performed in a fit of primitive rage. Neither man possessed the slightest preparation for what awaited beyond that warped oak door. The house itself stood cro

A lot of people say a movie “bombed at the box office,” and then assume that means the movie was bad. That’s not actually true. A box office failure has nothing to do with the quality of a film—it only describes the financial performance during its theatrical release. A “box office bomb” simply means a movie did not earn back enough money in theaters to cover its production and marketing costs. That’s it. It is a financial label, not a quality rating. A movie can be amazing,

How to Use Screenshot Saturday and Reddit to Market Your Game One of the biggest ways indie games gain traction online is through: Screenshot Saturday Gameplay GIFs Short gameplay videos Reddit posts Twitter/X clips Trailers A lot of indie games started getting attention because developers consistently posted eye-catching gameplay online. The most important thing to understand: Static screenshots help. But gameplay videos and GIFs are usually far more effective because they i

How to Promote Your Book on Twitter/X for More Traction Why Twitter/X Still Works for Writers X (formerly Twitter) Twitter/X is still one of the best places for: Sharing book updates Posting trailers Showing artwork Building a reader audience Networking with writers Posting short videos and GIFs The platform moves very fast, so visual content matters far more than giant text posts. The biggest thing to understand: Videos and GIFs usually perform much better than plain images

How to Scientifically Make People More Interested in Your Book Good marketing is not only about luck. There are actual psychological and scientific principles that increase the chances of readers becoming emotionally attached to stories. The goal is: Attention Curiosity Emotional connection Visual memory Retention People remember stories better when multiple senses are involved: Visuals Audio Emotion Motion That is why: Audiobooks GIFs Comics Animated scenes Trailers can dram

How to Make a Rezona Game Without Losing Your Mind 1. Plan Your Game First Before you start throwing code together, figure out what kind of game you actually want to make. Ask yourself: What genre is it? What does the player do? What is the goal? What art style do you want? What mechanics matter most? Even a rough idea helps a lot. Following pure whim can work, but having a loose plan keeps the project from turning into chaos later. 2. Figure Out What Sprites You Need Once yo

Tutorial: How to Make a Strong, Story-Driven Text Adventure Game This guide breaks down how to design a high-quality text adventure that is engaging, easy to navigate, and rich in story for the Quest text adventure software. We will not be handling Squiffy.. 1. Start With the Right Mindset Text adventure games are interactive books, not traditional games. Focus on story first, gameplay second Avoid making the game overly difficult through guesswork The player should not strug

I’m saying this now because this is the early stage. I want to clarify that I do not believe this article is fully genuine. While I do think they are doing it, I believe they are doing it with an agenda. The news claims they are codifying help for poly couples to get homes and called it "rights in housing, jobs, public places, and more for polyamorous people." The phrasing is odd. The reason why it's odd is because polyamory is something that the system didn't even really thi

The link to the GPT I asked GPT: "They said rapist if they get a pure judge trial they're more likely to get much longer but if they have an attorney or something like that the attorneys will sometimes try and Dole it down to less time leading to rapist getting much less time" GPT Replied: "What you heard is partly true—but it’s a bit oversimplified. Here’s what’s actually going on in plain terms: 1. Most cases don’t go to trial at all In the U.S., about 90–95% of criminal c

CLICK HERE FOR IMPORTANT CONTEXT. More important context. I’m posting this in the group section, too. I went back and looked at the Susan B. Anthony situation again. Powerpuff Girls episode feels manipulative in that one scene. Here’s why. The episode frames it like this: “She broke the law, and the government wanted to go easy on her because she was a woman.” Then it treats that like it’s a bad thing even though in this context she was arrested solely because she had voted,

There’s a Powerpuff Girls episode that gets history wrong, and it stood out to me. In the episode, a girl is robbing a bank and demands Susan B. Anthony coins because she doesn’t like men. the real issue is how they explain Susan B. Anthony. The show claims that in 1872 she voted illegally, got found guilty, and the government wanted to go easy on her because she was a woman and not send her to jail. Then it says she didn’t want special treatment and demanded to be jailed lik