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Whew! This has been a long piece of writing. I broke it up into multiple posts for the forum. But I know people here want to read about sexual fantasies, so yes, I do have one that I can write about. But it’s not an explicitly sexual fantasy. It’s more like an incomplete Harlequin Romance. How...

I was brought up to think that the single greatest trait of nomadic peoples, is that they value freedom. My parents wanted freedom, hence they emigrated. They wanted their children to have freedom, so they always taught us to speak our minds and not fear the consequences of petty objections...

Then; At the end of this long discourse on identity and the conflicts I have felt through my life, you may be wondering what I think I am. Of course, there is always an easy answer: a Turk. Yes, a very cheap and easy answer indeed. The Turks or Turkic peoples are the nomads of West and...

I am definitely much more sympathetic to China and its people, simply because I can see echoes of the USSR and Soviet foibles in the PRC. China is in some ways, a successful Soviet Union. If the USSR economy was not in such a horrendous mess, my parents might not have emigrated, the USSR might...

In the past few years, things have gotten much better for Muslims. Political correctness has largely taken over the West, and Islam is now acceptable or even fashionable in some circles. But now a new enemy has appeared, and once again, I am associated with this enemy... China! I’ve heard it...

In some ways, I identified with my friend’s concerns. You’re not really of this religion, but yet it is associated with you. You don’t personally believe, but it does affect the people around you so you can’t say it is irrelevant. And even if you personally detest this religion which would not...

With the fall of the USSR in my college years, Soviets ceased to be the big enemy. I thought someone with my background was no longer the enemy. But that wasn’t true at all. In the years that followed, a new enemy, a new Must-Hate foe, emerged. Muslims. Now I am not just non-Muslim. My great...

I was always ambiguous and ambivalent about all that hate directed against the USSR. I’m not Russian and don’t faintly look Russian, but somehow always painting these guys as villains, and the stereotyped caricatures in the media, always alienated me. Because I knew better of course. The USSR...

Now; this brings me to a huge and ongoing bugbear in my life. My real name wouldn’t have been out of place in the USSR. It’s something comparable to, say, a name like Alina Imamovic in Bosnia. The equivalent of Emily Miller in Ohio. But in the US or among English speaking peoples, my name is...

Next; I have a conflicted, ambiguous identity, and I am getting really tired of people who impose their fantasies on me. So I might as well just say what I think, what I’ve always wanted to say, and to hell with all these guys because they’re definitely not getting any sex from me! I’ve gotten...

First of all; I had gotten into some conversations about politics with somebody who claimed to be from China. That guy was very active, then he disappeared. Now you may call me paranoid, but it isn’t an irrational paranoia. My ancestors were from the USSR. Even though I was small when we...

This may be my last post. (Last set of posts, since I was just writing offline and it got very long.) I originally came to this site to talk about sex. But now I am barren. Literally and figuratively. I’m past my childbearing years, and I seem to be past sex also. I haven’t really wanted to...

Very true. Both Democrats and Republicans are bad for us. The only difference is that the Republicans are Religiously and Racially bad as well if you're not a White Christian. (If you're a White Christian, then the Republicans are Religiously and Racially good for you and the Democrats are not.)...

I believe that if most people behave the same as per normal, Trump will lose the election. At this point, only the Democrats are capable of wrestling defeat from the jaws of victory. But they seem to have learned their lessons, so they are restraining themselves. No outrageous conduct or words...

Random discussion of blockbusters and action movies based on comic and anime characters Just a random thing, but I’d thought I wanted to add my voice. Women haven’t been given many good roles, which really reduces the mass appeal of many movies. Now I’ll just offer my female eye’s view, with...

Having watched a Japanese anime set in ancient China, supposedly an adaption of the Chinese classics, does not make one an expert on China. Moreover my grouse is, I understood nothing. To be exact, what I understood, is so far off, that it's like watching Star War The Backstroke of the West.

OMG, no need to sound so formal and serious. But your words have hit upon a theme in my life that I want to talk about in an anonymous forum. When I was younger, like all women I thought the way to get good sex from men was good looks and availability. At my age I realize that the way to get...

This is from a movie isn't it? Do you know the title?

Just asking, but does anyone remember Houshin Engi? I watched this anime many years ago and was utterly befuddled by it. But I was talking to someone else on this forum and thought about this anime again. Did anyone actually finish it and understand it?

I know what "封神榜" is! (At least, I know what the related anime Houshin Engi, 封神演義, is.) Houshin Engi was one of the first animes that I ever watched subtitled. Back then I was in grad school so I had the benefit of all the Asian studies majors and grad students to do a lot of explaining. But...