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Nicholas Galanin - Things Are Looking Native, Native’s Looking Whiter (2012)

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In late August 2001, the Howard government of Australia refused permission for the Norwegian freighter MV Tampa, carrying 433 rescued refugees (predominantly Hazaras of Afghanistan) from a distressed fishing vessel in international waters and 5 crew, to enter Australian waters.

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u/VanGoghEnjoyer — 2 months ago
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On Momiji

Thinking about Momiji, I can’t hate on her, even as a minor character in the show. On the contrary, I find her role of being attractive to Heiji is interesting in terms of Gosho’s style of writing and I think he handle it well enough.

I also like her response when finding out about Heiji and Kazuha’s relationship, "if I should live long enough… I may yet look back on these days with longin’… this world that once seemed bitter to me… May, in time, become dear"

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u/VanGoghEnjoyer — 3 months ago
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Torikaebaya Monogatari is a Japanese tale rom the late Heian period (794 to 1185). It is the tale of two siblings whose mannerisms are those of the opposite sex and their relationships in the royal court. The reception of the tale over time has depended on how the society sees sex and gender issue

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u/VanGoghEnjoyer — 3 months ago
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TIL in 2015, the US Postal Service design a Maya Angelou stamp that featured a quote that, while frequently misattributed to her, was actually from another author. Although Maya Angelou did say the phrase in a 2013 blog interview

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u/VanGoghEnjoyer — 4 months ago