雖然這篇brushed中文鄉民發文沒有被收入到精華區:在brushed中文這個話題中,我們另外找到其它相關的精選爆讚文章
在 brushed中文產品中有9篇Facebook貼文,粉絲數超過9萬的網紅Princessarah 美國南加州生活記事,也在其Facebook貼文中提到, 有網友敲碗問清潔用品🧹🧹 今天來分享⋯⋯🤗🤗 基本上 我家清潔大部分都靠圖片中那兩個檸檬酸跟氫氧化鈉 真的很好用,👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 偶爾會用到小蘇打粉 但差不多有這些廚房清潔三寶就ok了! 😇😇 (如果買的到過碳酸鈉,可以不買氫氧化鈉啦) 妮們知道嗎⋯⋯從我們搬去🌈🌈夏威夷然後把招妹從台灣帶回來開...
同時也有2部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過11萬的網紅GreatKidsLearning,也在其Youtube影片中提到,英文日常口語 55 (English Daily Conversation with Chinese 55.) Everyone can easily learn English and Chinese. 學習翻譯下列英文日常口語: I got up at seven. Have you brush...
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2016-05-15 18:05:06英文日常口語 55 (English Daily Conversation with Chinese 55.)
Everyone can easily learn English and Chinese.
學習翻譯下列英文日常口語:
I got up at seven.
Have you brushed your teeth?
I have washed my face.
Take out the trash.
We are going to a birthday party.
Hurry up, we’ll be late.
Remember to bring the gift.
Don’t forget to lock the door.
Happy birthday to you!
I’ll sing a song for you.
Make a wish!
Please cut the birthday cake.
The cake is delicious.
I enjoyed your birthday party.
I’m exhausted.
相關學習影片的播放清單:
英文單字倍增法: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbZ3VKhzf4ly1lM4i-Z_eBFv
學習中英文: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbabhNuVvZWgtajYoF9VawC4
唐詩三百首: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbbyg5uLxZotvXfZrK5_t8Br
英文基礎閱讀與聽力: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbbn5adEk87hlxbpMZfQDD5G
英文日常口語(English Daily Conversation): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbbwKGyw-K8f5jh-mIwARCgJ
情人節英文日常口語: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbZp9Al8kBa3iNVONRID_WV9
中文學習: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbbNs2hymyK17oTLLlP0y90w
英文常用片語: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbbib1KSDPAQlsDuG0BkS0I-
中文成語學習: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbaZVeHYfsWTNXgNKymILLIu
ㄅㄆㄇ練習-Chinese Phonics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbY-Svl4p641U-5DCpwlWsXW
ㄅㄆㄇ拼音範例: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbYQ4Dk0xqZ4prAr39bvrs3X
唐代李白的詩: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbaLq6Ilu4ODNAi-926thnIu
英文基礎文法: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbbSMWYX3_CNjd4ZE_lqQppN
英文發音練習 (Phonics): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbZMJTrz59dBXXW0qPDGVdLo
ABC 發音練習-ABC Phonics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbYzUqY70d4A9HYNwMqHMdwR
KK發音清晰版-KK Phonics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbbB-Qh7E3Z3tXQimg3Oh75i
3年級數學-Grade 3 Math: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbaz_lrxc10dOQPpT-xdZrJ3
4年級數學-Grade 4 Math: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbZ26Xw9C0rrYX3pVOjYr2-_
2年級數學-Grade 2 Math: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbYmYY2JWHx492eLB-en9JTG
8年級數學-Grade 8 Math: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbYjniNhLJOkJqAAhNmoPNY_
7年級數學-Grade 7 Math: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbYG-7kDr-fCnDVCNWg6Qf9U
5年級數學-Grade 5 Math: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbY0cQ_J95u69cmOskxqNsGr
6年級數學-Grade 6 Math: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbaqO07HAxytuNhEr62twSu9
1年級數學 (Grade 1 Math): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_xcIE0AQTbY051AXIsmmhDXzvJ1eMr-- -
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2014-05-26 21:48:32唐詩欣賞 下終南山過斛斯山人宿置酒 - 李白 (Tang poetry 五言古詩appreciation)
此詩以田家、飲酒為題材,很受陶潛田園詩的影響。然陶詩顯得平淡恬靜,既不首意染色,口氣也極和緩。如"曖曖遠人村,依依墟裡煙"、"采菊東籬下,悠然見 南山"等等。而李詩卻著意渲染。細吟"綠竹入幽徑,青蘿拂行衣。歡言得所憩,美酒聊共揮",就會覺得色彩鮮明,神情飛揚。
中文原文﹕
暮從碧山下,山月隨人歸;
卻顧所來徑,蒼蒼橫翠微。
相攜及田家,童稚開荊扉;
綠竹入幽徑,青蘿拂行衣。
歡言得所憩,美酒聊共揮;
長歌吟松風,曲盡河星稀。
我醉君復樂,陶然共忘機。
英文翻譯 / English Translation﹕ by Betty Tseng
I made my descent from the Zhongnan Mountains that twilight had tainted blue,
The mountain moon followed me down as it rose high.
I looked back on the path taken,
Only to see belts of viridian traverse the hillside.
On my way I encountered a mountaineer and followed him home,
Where children came to open a gate made of twigs intertwined.
I passed the threshold to find a secluded path behind green bamboos,
As we walked along, our clothes brushed pass various vines.
Inside the lodge pleasant conversations abounded and I had a resting place for the night,
Accompanies by good wine, we were chatty all the while.
We got on to sing folk songs like Wind in the Pines,
By the time we had finished singing, many heavenly stars have retired.
I was drunk in merriment and in high spirit my company was,
In such ambience of joy, the world of concerns and politics was out of mind.
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有網友敲碗問清潔用品🧹🧹
今天來分享⋯⋯🤗🤗
基本上 我家清潔大部分都靠圖片中那兩個檸檬酸跟氫氧化鈉
真的很好用,👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
偶爾會用到小蘇打粉
但差不多有這些廚房清潔三寶就ok了! 😇😇
(如果買的到過碳酸鈉,可以不買氫氧化鈉啦)
妮們知道嗎⋯⋯從我們搬去🌈🌈夏威夷然後把招妹從台灣帶回來開始,我家沒有cleaning lady喔⋯😉😉
當時在夏威夷,兩個小孩都小,而且某人工作超級忙,我其實有想找,但找不到放心的!😔😔
結果過著過著 也就過來了😆😆
現在招妹的同學媽媽們知道我沒有請人打掃都超驚訝的!🤨🤨
但目前的我沒有覺得需要啦⋯等需要時再說!
但基本上 只要我繼續進行 Marie Kondo #近藤麻理惠 的 #怦然心動人生整理魔法 的話, 應該到老才會需要請人打掃吧😆😆
真的大推薦麻理惠的書喔!🎉🎉
Anyway 總之
我的水槽是不鏽鋼
所以我會在水槽蓄水加入氫氧化鈉
然後順便把爐台架放進去廚房水槽泡🧼🧼
通常兩個小時就會很乾淨了!
連刷都不用刷! 🙂🙂
這兩個產品都是食用級
檸檬酸是同學媽媽搬回台灣時給我的⋯剛好跟我本來用的檸檬酸同牌子
還被某人說果然同學媽媽根本我知己啊😆😆
雖然是食用級
但不代表可以大量的吃
使用的過程也要小心⚠️⚠️
建議戴手套🧤🧤
🔅檸檬酸這裡買 https://amzn.to/32zTiYT
🔅🔅氫氧化鈉這裡買 https://amzn.to/3etJBzQ
(💡💡update: 清洗消毒洗衣機是用過碳,要去除洗衣機硬水水垢才是用檸檬酸,我照片沒有說清楚,這裡趕緊解釋一下!)
(然後我也不是化工出身,所以也只會皮毛,真的要很專業的詢問還是要問化工背景的人唷)🤗🤗
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同場加映 simplehuman Simple human soap dispenser 🧼🧼
其實我在2011年就買過他們家的自動給皂機
但是那些給皂機用差不多一年就會壞掉😳😳
Simple human客服超好,都會幫妳免費替換
但是常常打客服也不是辦法😫😫
所以後來我就沒用了🥺🥺
直到疫情開始
我去我好姐妹家看到她在去年就超前部署的把全部浴室跟廚房都換成Simple human 自動給皂機時 我還跟她說:妮用一年沒壞我再買! 😌😌
後來真的一年都沒壞
我就衝了!🤪🤪
一開始衝的時候 剛好遇到疫情
所以跟洗手有關的東西整個賣光🈳🈳🈳🈳
我就天天刷簡單人網頁!
終於被我刷到了!😉😉
他們有分泡沫還是洗手乳的機器
洗手乳的機器還可以裝乾洗手喔
但我實在不知道在家為何會需要乾洗手
在家就好好洗手啊!😳😳
總之 powder room 和小孩浴室都換成泡泡款
廚房則是泡泡款跟洗手乳款各一
剛好可以區分它們的用途!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
而且現在切完肉直接就能自動給皂洗手,超方便
大推有小孩的朋友要入坑啊!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
#簡單人是台灣人在Torrance開的公司⋯#必須支持
然後以前的機種必須用乾電池
但現在機種可以直接充電🔋
感覺不塑很多! ♻️♻️
最後,提醒大家不要買亮銀色🙅🏻♀️🙅🏻♀️🙅🏻♀️
那個水痕跟指紋真的超可怕! 😱😱
我選的是brushed 不鏽鋼!好整理也百搭! 😇😇
如果妮要去簡單人官網買
這裡是買滿20元以上有10元回饋折扣
👉🏻👉🏻 http://rwrd.io/fyfl4nt?s
但我建議多比價
Bed bath and beyond 也有,有時有coupon,還有,有時的美國好市多官網也會有!
這些rebate連結的返利都是小錢
我不會覺得為了rebate就故意貼返利趴數比較高或是同樣商品本身比較別的地方貴的連結(有些部落客會,但他們可能真的需要那筆收入啦所以網友也不要太苛責,而且本來每個人寫部落格開粉專的出發點不同!)(我為什麼又不上道的在爆卦)😆😆
我還買了垃圾桶
也很好用👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
好姐妹買了放塑膠袋的東西
改天問問到底好用嗎!😆😆好用我再跟妮們說!
明天週五
一下子要冷好多喔!
加州的大家注意保暖!🧣🧤🧦🧥
在台灣的朋友也做好防颱準備吧!🌂🌂
#希望下次我發文時我們已經知道下一任的美國總統是誰了 😂😂
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#別擔心我還沒停經
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【法政匯思就社會進一步動盪的聲明】
【Statement on Further Escalation of Social Unrest】
// 當體制構建不能保障市民應有的追索權,暴力兼「私了」必如落山流水跟著來,這已清晰可見。僅說無諾,何能「止暴制亂」?
// Where the system fails to provide proper recourse, vigilantism and violence proclaiming self-defence arise as simple cause and effect. Without any real commitment by the Government to de-escalate and defuse the political crisis, verbal condemnation and physical crackdown will do nothing to ‘stop violence and curb disorder’.
https://www.facebook.com/…/a.455221741311…/1474268236073377/
【法政匯思就社會進一步動盪的聲明】
【Statement on Further Escalation of Social Unrest】(Scroll for English)
1. 近日,警隊的行為就如國際特赦組織所言越見低劣。[1] 這皆因政府漠視其專家提供的建議,並以歇斯底里、毫無章法可言的策略回應持續的動盪。
2. 五個月來,政府持續容許以下情況發生,對警政問題及根本的政治危機藥石亂投:
a. 阻礙救護人員前往現場拯救傷者;[2]
b. 偏頗地處理強姦或酷刑對待被拘留人士的指控;[3]
c. 肆無忌憚地濫用武力;[4]
d. 以諸多藉口為警察的失控或報復行為辯解。[5]
3. 法政匯思強烈譴責警隊濫用武力,及其本末倒置、往往為社區添煩添亂的驅散示威者行動。警方在十一月十一日於香港中文大學(「中大」)、香港理工大學及香港大學等驅散非法集結及/或堵路行為的行動,指稱的事實根據惹人非議。[6] 在撰寫此聲明之時,警方甚至以催淚彈及橡膠子彈回應中大校長的善意,與學生發生激烈衝突,造成最少60人受傷及多人被捕。[7]
4. 歸根究底,現有的制度未能公正地調查涉及警務人員的刑事指控,乃是警民衝突的源頭。樂觀地看,這可能只是個別調查人員的疏忽;悲觀地看,這反映一種互相包庇的文化,可能已由員佐級警員到警務處處長、保安局局長甚至特首,滲透警隊及政府上下。無論是哪一個情況,這種警察橫行無忌的觀感已經令公眾對負責調查大部分罪行的警察的信任蕩然無存。這個缺口一開,刑事司法制度剩下非常有限的能力,處理失職警員。
5. 法政匯思繼續呼籲香港政府成立獨立調查委員會,調查包括六月份以來政府的治安管理手段。除了將肇事者繩之於法外,更重要的是全面檢閱香港警隊以達至結構上的改革。至今,特區政府對於這個明顯又實際的選擇不屑一顧,堅持讓一個缺乏監察權力的獨立監察警方處理投訴委員會(「監警會」)[8] 去調查警察投訴及內部調查科。這正正就是問題根源所在。
6. 監警會委派的國際專家組就這個問題發表《進展報告》。國際專家組與政府持相反意見。他們批評監警會在結構上欠缺全面調查權力,對監警會這一個輕型、監管式的體制是否能夠做出決定性的貢獻表示懷疑,更指出下一步的可能性諸如「委派一個享有所需權力的獨立調查機構以作更深程度及更廣泛的調查」,意味著一個獨立調查委員會。[9]
7. 對於近數星期暴力頻頻,政府沒有採取任何行動,只是堅拒示威者的訴求(包括成立獨立調查委員會),更稱他們為「人民的敵人」。[10] 警員們多月來非人化地濫稱示威者為「曱甴」。[11]
8. 法政匯思絕對不認同法外制裁。此立場於七月二十五日之聲明已表明。然而,當體制構建不能保障市民應有的追索權,暴力兼「私了」必如落山流水跟著來,這已清晰可見。僅說無諾,何能「止暴制亂」?
法政匯思
2019年11月15日
(PDF: https://tinyurl.com/tt2nzmr)
1. Police conduct has seen, in the words of Amnesty International, ‘another shocking low’ [1] in recent days as the Government ignored constructive feedback by its own experts and hysterically responded to the ongoing unrest without any rational strategy.
2. In particular, these allegations point to a wanton failure on the part of the Government to properly approach policing and the underlying political crisis, now in its 5th month:
a. Obstructing rescuers and ambulances from accessing the injured; [2]
b. Unfair handling of allegations of rape and torture in custody; [3]
c. Unapologetic excesses in its use of force; [4] and
d. Evasive defence of police officers acting impulsively or in retaliation. [5]
3. The Progressive Lawyers Group (the ‘PLG’) vehemently condemns the Police regarding their excessive use of force and dispersal operations which often create the chaos sought to be quelled. On 11 November, the police conducted operations in, amongst others, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (‘CUHK’), the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong to disperse unlawful assemblies and/or obstruction of traffic, [6] the factual basis of which has been doubted by many. As at the drafting of this Statement, as riot police responded to an olive branch by the CUHK Vice-Chancellor with tear gas and rubber bullets, severe clashes between students and riot police at CUHK are ongoing with at least 60 injured and dozens arrested. [7]
4. Nonetheless, the crux of the problem remains in the institutional failure to investigate criminal allegations involving police officers impartially. At best, it could be an omission by individual police officers in their execution of duty. At worst, it could be a culture that acquiesces and conceals wrongdoings affecting grassroot constables, the Commissioner of Police, the Secretary for Security and the Chief Executive alike. Whichever the case may be, this perception of impunity breaches the trust and confidence the public reposes in the police who are tasked with investigating most offences. With this link broken, there remains very limited recourse in the criminal justice system against rogue officers.
5. The PLG continues to call on the Hong Kong Government to appoint a Commission of Inquiry regarding, amongst others, the current approach to policing social unrest since June. Bringing wrongdoers to justice aside, the more important task is a holistic review on the Police Force and a roadmap to structural reforms. So far, the Government brushed aside this obvious and pragmatic option, insisting upon an inquiry by the Independent Police Complaints Council (‘IPCC’) [8] whose (lack of) oversight over the Complaints Against Police Office (‘CAPO’) is the very issue at the heart of the current saga.
6. Curiously, the International Expert Panel of the IPCC appointed for advice on that very inquiry seems to hold a contrary view. In their Position Statement Report of Progress, the experts pointed out ‘structural limitations in the scope and powers of the IPCC Inquiry’ and noted that ‘it remains to be seen whether a light touch, oversight body like the IPCC, can make sufficient progress to produce any decisive contribution…’ It also identified a possible next step such as ‘a deeper more comprehensive inquiry in a number of respects by an independent body with requisite powers’, alluding to a Commission of Inquiry. [9]
7. In response to the extraordinary brutalities these few weeks, the Government did nothing but maintain that it will not yield to the protesters’ demands (including an independent Commission of Inquiry) and call them ‘enemies of the people’. [10] It has not helped that the police have for months been blatantly using such a dehumanising term as ‘cockroaches’ to refer to protesters [11].
8. The PLG stands by our Statement on 25 July 2019 and does not encourage citizens to take justice into their own hands. However, it is obvious by now that where the system fails to provide proper recourse, vigilantism and violence proclaiming self-defence arise as simple cause and effect. Without any real commitment by the Government to de-escalate and defuse the political crisis, verbal condemnation and physical crackdown will do nothing to ‘stop violence and curb disorder’.
The Progressive Lawyers Group
15 November 2019
(PDF version: https://tinyurl.com/tt2nzmr)
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“An open letter to Eric Kwok, and for everyone re homophobia, discrimination and bullying”
Dear Eric,
Imagine this. You are one of the contestants on a TV talent show. You are sitting in a room with other hopefuls and one of the judges walks into the room and demanded this: “Raise your hand if you are not homophobic.”
I’m very sure you will raise your hand.
You don’t have to answer me whether or not you really are homophobic. But stay with the feeling inside your mind. How do you feel?
Your feelings are most likely the same as the feelings of your contestants when you walked into a room and asked them to raise their hands to declare their sexual orientation publicly. Because in this day and age, homophobia is just as “controversial” as homosexuality, if not more.
The reason why I’m writing this open letter to you is because after reading your apology, I want to take the opportunity to address to you, and everyone out there, the need for proper etiquette regarding LGBT issues, and to address the forms of micro-aggression, bullying and discrimination the LGBT community faces everyday especially in the workplace.
I’m taking this incident seriously because from my personal experience, this is not just a one-time slip-up for you.
I remember long time ago I was so looking forward to meeting and working with you because you are, after all, Eric Kwok the great songwriter.
You were very friendly when we talked privately. Then I started to notice how once there were audiences, media or other people around and when the cameras were turned on, you would start making insinuating and demeaning gay jokes about me and in front of me. Jokes and comments even my closest friends wouldn’t dare to make in public.
At first, I didn’t really pay too much attention. I just brushed it off as juvenile and trivial. In fact, I had been so used to these jokes since growing up that I learned not to react much.
However, as time progressed and we worked on more occasions, the same thing would happen repeatedly. The teasing and the stereotypical gay jokes continued and you would make sure that the spotlight would fall on me afterwards. The jokes no longer felt light. They felt hostile, even vindictive.
In fact, it felt like bullying.
One of these incidents was well documented in tabloids back then and you can still look it up yourself on the internet.
I came to the realization that it was not just a one-time thing. I don’t know if it’s intentional or unintentional but it’s definitely a habit and a pattern.
So many questions would be in my mind every time after working with you. Why does Eric do that every time? Is he picking on me? Does he hate me? Is he homophobic? Does he think homosexuality is something funny? Does he do this to other people too? Did I do something that pissed him off? I remember I was nothing but courteous. So why do I deserve this?
I had no answers for all of these questions. All I knew was I became fearful of working with you, dreading what words would fall out of your mouth to put me in an awkwardly embarassing position. But still I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt. You’re from California you shouldn’t be homophobic. I even defended you in my head by telling myself to loosen up.
But it’s not just you. Throughout my years in the entertainment industry, I have encountered and endured so many chauvinistic “tough guys” who like to use homosexuality as a laughing stock or source of bad comedy which were all discriminating and demeaning, yet not funny.
It’s not only me. I’m sure many people of the LGBT community face this everyday in their workplace. People around them would claim their intentions were harmless but we all knew deep down that these “jokes” have the power to put people someone in an embarrassing, inferior and even threatening positions.
We kept quiet and tolerated. Sometimes we even felt obligated to laugh along just so we couldn’t afford to look “petty” or “stiff”, especially in front of people of higher authority and stature.
So Eric I want to ask you.
Why have you been so obsessed with my sexuality all these years?
Why are you so fascinated by other people’s sexuality?
Why is being gay such a huge issue to you even to this day that you had to make it the first thing you asked your contestants?
Why you also had to specifically make a post on social media about that fact you questioned people about their sexuality?
Why do you take so much pride publicly in your ability to guess who are the gay contestants even when they weren’t ready to share that information?
And most of all why do you find all this to be so funny?
To begin with one’s sexual orientation is a very personal thing which others have no right to intrude, even in the entertainment industry where you are supposed to be fine with “controversy”.
This is for you and everyone out there: using your power and authority to demand someone to declare his or her sexual orientation, especially in a work environment, is ancient, barbaric and unacceptable.
Kicking someone out of the closet is just pure evil.
The fact you did what you did, especially with your stature and on broadcast TV, is not only wrong, but also you are telling the Hong Kong audience that it’s alright to continue this form of intrusion and micro aggression that the LGBT community wants to see gone.
You’re leading a very poor example by giving Hong Kong audience the impression that being gay is still a taboo.
How are your contestants, who are boys of young age, going to offer new perspectives to the Hong Kong audience under your guidance if you perpetuate stereotyping and demonstrate to them that being gay is still an issue?
I feel sorry for any contestants who are in fact gay sitting in that room that day too. They must have been traumatized seeing the way you forced your inquisition. The impression you left them with is that the entertainment industry is still a very unfriendly place for gays. Is that what you want them to think?
But most of all, it’s the attitude, tone and manner with which you shared about this incident on social media, giving people the impression that any matter regarding sexual orientation is still something shameful and laughable, which is on top of list the thing that the LGBT community fights hard everyday to change.
When you said in your apology you “have great respect for gay people, especially their hard fight for equality” I became baffled as what you did, in the past to me or in that room to the boys, is the exact thing that makes the LGBT community’s ongoing fight for equality so difficult.
Putting people down, perpetuate stereotypes, heckling and ridiculing yet making it look OK is anything but liberal and respectful, or Californian. I don’t see any “entertainment values” that are of good taste if they are made up at the expense of other people’s struggle.
If this incident happened in America, where you grew up, you would’ve gotten yourself in such hot waters that you probably can’t get out of.
I just want you and everyone out there to know that it’s not okay. And it never was. Never will be.
Being “as liberal as it gets” is great. Having gay friends is great too. Having dinner with your gay friends is absolutely fabulous! Playing all these cards to avoid being labelled as “homophobic” is very convenient. But having class, empathy, kindness and authentic respect is a completely different territory. These don’t come automatically with backgrounds.
At this point you don’t owe me an apology. I just hope that after this incident you can really start working and living with the essences of a truly liberal and creative individual. Inspire changes and end stereotypes. Start new trends and break old patterns. Embrace and not segregate. Do the work.
I had been away from Hong Kong and the industry for a few years now. It breaks me heart that I have to write this sort of open letter when it’s already 2018. I want to make this industry a safer, nicer and more accepting place to work in when I return. I want members of the LGBT community in Hong Kong, who have been so supportive of me and my music, to also have safer and nicer working environment in their respective lives.
I don’t mind coming off as an over-reacting petty bitch with no sense of humour if my message finally comes through and everyone, including you, “gets it”. I rather have no sense of humour than a bad one.
To all the contestants of the show. If anyone ever asks you if you are gay and you are not ready to discuss, it’s OK to stand up for yourself and say this: “It’s a rude question to begin with. You have no right to get an answer from me to begin with. And it doesn’t matter. It SHOULDN’T matter. It’s 2018. I hope one day I can use my craft to inspire the world and to make this become a non-issue.”
But if you are ready to be open, you have my complete support and love.
Let’s hope that through acceptance, learning and effort, one day there will no longer be any “controversial questions”. Wouldn’t we like that Eric?
Yours truly,
Pong
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#safeworkplace
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