A Yelling Man in Japanese Train and the Problem with Speaking For Someone Else
I started using my 2nd Japanese Twitter account a.k.a. my bar business account to share short videos, like this one about homophobia and J-pop vocal covers. In ...
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Q&A video: Is Homophobia Wrong?
I updated my YouTube channel with the short video I had previously uploaded to Twitter (my 2nd Japanese account). It’s a Q&A video where I answer this...
8 Japan LGBT/Q resources in English
This video is about 3 years old but for some reason I didn’t post it here on my blog. It’s on my English channel, which I’m rejuvenating (fina...
Social Justice English#001: marginalized, prejudice, problematic, unacceptable
One of the reasons I started this channel was because I had activist/scholar friends who struggled with English when communicating with fellow activists, resear...
Sexist Anime Is Japanese Culture?
How do we talk about sexism, heterosexism, and ciscentrism in anime/manga when it’s part of “their culture”? Can we criticize misogynous, homo...
Introduction to Logic: Is lawmaker Mio Sugita’s homophobic argument VALID or SOUND?
In this English lesson video, I explain to ESL learners the meaning of the word “sound” in the sense of an argument being logical and based on truth...
A gay man’s opinion about yaoi/BL
Consumers and creators of BL are often the target of online harassment and attacks. But I think there’s misogyny and homophobia behind that. (This video i...
Why You Need To “Unlearn” Your English (or any second language)
How do I say “bless you” in Japanese when someone sneezes? Why do Japanese people say “itadakimasu” (I shall take/eat it) before eating ...
LGBT: Educate Yourself Before Educating Others
There is a growing number of educators, public speakers, workshop organizers etc. who publicly talk about LGBTQ issues. But not all of them are good. In this vi...
Debunking myths about LGBTQ politics & cultures in Japan
“Hate crime is nonexistent in Japan,” “Japan only recently started having pride marches,” “homosexuality is accepted in Japan beca...