CAT5

Welcome (back?) to the forum! Enjoy, and if you need any recommendations, there's plenty of those to go around!

Did some more looking around and I found quite a bit that interests me! 03.16 KURUUCREW - KURUUCREW 04.06 Moe and ghosts x Kukan-Gendai - Rap Phenomenon 04.06 sewi - 弱蝕論 04.06 te' - Iki 04.06 Yasei Collective - Lights 04.06 おとぼけビ～バ～ - 愛の暴露本～bakuro book～ 04.10 YTAMO - MI WO 04.20 Cö shu Nie - Puzzle 04.20 YUEY - make some hope 04.27 9mm Parabellum Bullet - Waltz on Life Line 04.27 tricot - KABUKU EP 05.11 UA - JaPo 05.18 cinema staff - eve 05.20 Seiho - Collapse 06.01 Wakusei Abnormal - VIVI de VAVI de LOVE Robert Glasper's new album Everything's Beautiful (May 27th) Bat for Lashes - The Bride (July 1st) Big Thief – Masterpiece (May 27th) NOTHING – Tired Of Tomorrow (May 13th) Foxtails Brigade - Foxtails Brigade (April 8th) Niki & the Dove - Everybody's Heart Is Broken Now (April 8th)

I'd say ほな・いこか (Hona Ikoka), the drummer from ゲスの極み乙女。 (Gesu no Kiwami Otome) Other than her, not many Jrockers come to mind besides the obvious mancrush on Kobayashi from THE NOVEMBERS

Is anyone up for dub today?

I don't recall anyone here chastizing others for not drinking alcohol or claiming that doing so is "lame" or "prudish". Why can't people just have an opinion about things based on how they feel, and not resort to concocting imaginary antithesises to validate their opinions?

Now drink one more to celebrate going gold. Congrats!

New Re-trick out next month! w00! Have you tried bands like paris match, EGO-WRAPPIN', orange pekoe, and 勝手にしやがれ?

New Bat for Lashes and Krizz Kaliko albums out this year too, w00!

We are having an impromptu dub session atm!

88kasyo junrei

@@beni

Me neither. I'd migrate if I had wings!

LOL, I feel ya. Even with years of exposure to VK, I was mildly confused when I first saw this PV ages ago. I've also shown their PVs to people who are oblivious to Japanese music, and they thought he was a she too. But I also see how his squeaky vocals could be misconstrued for female too - @ghost seemed to have a bit of trouble making them out in the recent trade-off thread. XD

You should see a 'delete my vote' option below the poll. That should do it! As for me, my preferences have shifted over the years, but as of now, I'd say I'm definitely open to dating anyone. And while I'm sure I harbor a ton of subconscious biases, I feel like the only way to overcome those is to confront them head-on and embrace those 'uncomfortable' topics, etc. So in my experience, dating outside of my Race/Ethnicity has always been valuable and even enlightening in some ways. The woman I'm dating now lies outside of my race, ethnicity, and even nationality, but dating her has revealed to me a plethora of things about myself that I was previously oblivious to. Granted, dating within my race/ethnicity has been valuable too. Somewhat related, but some members of my family have some rather strong views about dating outside of the race. I can understand them, though...even if my personal views differ. The world has come a long way, but living in the southeast region of the U.S., it's still pretty easy to see that racism is nowhere near dead, and that white supremacy is alive and well. Statistically speaking, black women are among the least desired women on the planet, and with the effects of white supremacy still very much in play, I can understand how someone would scoff at or even feel it disrespectful for an oppressed person to date someone who is not inherently oppressed. It almost seems counterproductive. I understand that, I get it, but I also understand the longings of the heart. Thankfully, despite some of my family's views, they're still quite open and accepting of other races/ethnicities. In spite of their ideal wishes, I know they're open to anyone with a good heart.

Perhaps not an extreme case, but Margaret (vo/ba.) from 八十八ヶ所巡礼 tends to dress in women's clothing often + wear makeup:

Whoops, added! I knew the options felt like they were missing something, thanks!

Do You Have Any Conscious Racial or Ethnic Preferences in Dating? To submit a poll for the MH POLL OF THE WEEK, P.M. either @CAT5 or @beni with your poll question, choices, and state whether it's multiple choice or not.

My birthday is in less than two weeks, on a Saturday too, so you gotta surprise me!