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I thought this was interesting - Oli London comes out as non-binary and Korean

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justanotherneighinparadise · 22/06/2021 18:45

mobile.twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1407026281577910282

Twitter is telling them you cannot call yourself Korean if you’re not Korean.

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Smartiepants79 · 23/06/2021 20:12

There is something very wrong with that person.
I have serious concerns for their mental health.
This is the same as me identifying as a black man.
The world is a strange place right now!

Worstyear2020 · 23/06/2021 20:08

We soon have race fluid too.

People are having too much fun to be able to identify themselves with whatever they want and whenever they want these days.

toffeebutterpopcorn · 23/06/2021 19:55

Sorry - brain fog - he says he is a Filipino (man).

toffeebutterpopcorn · 23/06/2021 19:51

There was a man a while back who claimed he was female Thai.

Biscuitsneeded · 23/06/2021 19:30

Either it's satire, or he's mentally unwell.

Anyone remember the case of Rachel Dolezal who identified as black even though she wasn't? This article explains why her sense of self was so fragile and why it felt OK to her to see and portray herself as black. Poor woman was vilified, lost everything - this was only 6 years ago. Back then the woke crew were offended and felt she was stealing black people's cultural identity... How times change.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/rachel-dolezal-not-going-stoop-apologise-grovel

Letsgetreadytocrumble · 23/06/2021 19:27

I have never heard of this person but they seem gloriously batshit!

They are also rather beautifully illustrating the double standards at play in the whole trans issue: 'How dare you claim to be Korean when you are not actually Korean' up against 'men who decide they are actually women are of course actual women and it is nothing but bigotry to suggest otherwise'....

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justanotherneighinparadise · 23/06/2021 19:17

@Frenchfancy

I'm finding the comments saying that you can't change your nationality rather amusing. I confess I don't know what the rules are in Korea (I assume they are South Korean) but you most certainly can change nationality, I did and without any plastic surgery.
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MondayYogurt · 23/06/2021 19:17

If someone is born in Africa are they African?

Reallyreallyborednow · 23/06/2021 19:14

I'm finding the comments saying that you can't change your nationality rather amusing

Nationality is different to ethnicity though. A white person can’t become black or Asian in the same way a male can’t become female. Unless you believe wishing it so and a bit of surgery can change that.

Lordamighty · 23/06/2021 18:47

@Whatsnewpussyhat

He's just another overindulged rich man.
Like Laurel Hubbard?
Frenchfancy · 23/06/2021 18:43

I'm finding the comments saying that you can't change your nationality rather amusing. I confess I don't know what the rules are in Korea (I assume they are South Korean) but you most certainly can change nationality, I did and without any plastic surgery.

SeasideM · 23/06/2021 18:32

Surely all that feel if a male really really wants to be female he automatic IS female are totally on board that this person IS Korean if he really really wants to be right? They wouldn’t dare to question such a personal identity and would be kind always right?

Seems the only time it isn’t apparent that “identifying” your way in/out of something factual is a farce is when it involves opting in/out of being female.

Whatsnewpussyhat · 23/06/2021 13:32

He's just another overindulged rich man.

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justanotherneighinparadise · 23/06/2021 09:38

@toffeebutterpopcorn

I wonder what will happen 10,20 years along for this person.
I suspect they’ll end up choosing to be female like Jessica Alves or just knacker their health with constant cosmetic enhancements and die early like Pete Burns.
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toffeebutterpopcorn · 23/06/2021 08:10

I wonder what will happen 10,20 years along for this person.

Beamur · 23/06/2021 08:09

It's the logical/illogical destination for identity being based on feelings.
The unintended consequences of Queer doctrine?
It does sound as if this person isn't quite well, unfortunately there seems to be a few people who are casualties of the cosmetic surgery industry.

Reallyreallyborednow · 23/06/2021 07:43

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toffeebutterpopcorn · 23/06/2021 07:34

We had some Korean families at DSs school when he was little. This person does realise that they aren’t all pink haired pretty boy/girl band members doesn’t he?

trancepants · 23/06/2021 07:32

Weirdly enough I saw that guy on a reality show last week and he genuinely does seem to have a desperate desire to be Korean. Not just a regular Korean person but a K-pop super star. I don't think he's quite well mentally, tbh.

FOJN · 22/06/2021 22:49

NancyDrawed

Thanks for tracking that video down. I've seen it before and was struck again by how worried the students seem about the truth causing offence.

As Magdalen Bern's said, " minds so open, their brains have fallen out".

Undersnatch · 22/06/2021 22:26

This is almost hilarious if the reality of what it means wasn’t so tragic.

theleavesaregreen · 22/06/2021 22:25

That video! It should be shown in schools. I'm going to try to persuade DD to watch it.

Gingerkittykat · 22/06/2021 22:14

I just asked my very woke, formerly NB, blue haired DD about Oli London and even she said he was a joke; she normally makes a big deal about pronouns but in this case ignored them.

She's annoyed because she loves K-Pop and the band he is trying to emulate. She said herself that it sounds like satire and whipped her phone out to show me loads of pictures.

JediGnot · 22/06/2021 20:54

I definitely identify as younger, slimmer and cooler than I am.

CervixSampler · 22/06/2021 20:41

Love it. Basically, we should all be able to identify as whatever we feel we are. I'm a 5ft 6" Irish red head who speaks fluent Gaelic. Back in the real world I'm barely 5'3", my granddaddy was of Irish descent, my red has faded to more blonde and I know a few words of Gaelic. But that doesn't matter, right, because I have some Irish DNA. Somewhere. Possibly in my little toe.