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* RunningGag: In their ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' review, they explained that guardian lions are usually displayed in a female-male pair, with the female having a cub under her paw and the male a smooth ball. Since the movie had a pair of male guardian lions flanking the doors, they joked that they were a gay couple. Since then, any time guardian lions come up in a video, Xiran will note whether they're gay, straight or (in the case of two lions who had nothing at all) non-binary.

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* RunningGag: In their ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' review, they explained that guardian lions are usually displayed in a female-male pair, with the female having a cub under her paw and the male a smooth ball. Since the movie had a pair of male guardian lions flanking the doors, they joked that they those lions were a gay couple. Since then, any time guardian lions come up in a video, Xiran will note whether they're gay, straight or (in the case of two lions who had nothing at all) non-binary.


* FeministFantasy: Read their description for ''Iron Widow''.

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* %%* FeministFantasy: Read their description for ''Iron Widow''.
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Zhao first came to prominence after making a Twitter thread discussing the inaccuracies in Disney's live-action ''Film/Mulan2020'' remake, which garnered enough attention that they[[note]]Zhao uses the plural pronouns.[[/note]]created a [=YouTube=] channel specifically to post the thread as a video, and subsequently went on to cover the [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} original animated version]], its [[WesternAnimation/MulanII straight-to-video sequel]], each season of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', ''Series/SquidGame'', and ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''. In 2021, Zhao published their first novel, ''Literature/IronWidow'' to immediate success, opening in the New York Times Bestsellers list.

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Zhao first came to prominence after making a Twitter thread discussing the inaccuracies in Disney's live-action ''Film/Mulan2020'' remake, which garnered enough attention that they[[note]]Zhao they[[note]](Zhao uses the plural pronouns.[[/note]]created singular they pronouns)[[/note]] created a [=YouTube=] channel specifically to post the thread as a video, and subsequently went on to cover the [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} original animated version]], its [[WesternAnimation/MulanII straight-to-video sequel]], each season of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', ''Series/SquidGame'', and ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''. In 2021, Zhao published their first novel, ''Literature/IronWidow'' to immediate success, opening in the New York Times Bestsellers list.
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Zhao first came to prominence after making a Twitter thread discussing the inaccuracies in Disney's live-action ''Film/Mulan2020'' remake, which garnered enough attention that they created a [=YouTube=] channel specifically to post the thread as a video, and subsequently went on to cover the [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} original animated version]], its [[WesternAnimation/MulanII straight-to-video sequel]], each season of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', ''Series/SquidGame'', and ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''. In 2021, Zhao published their first novel, ''Literature/IronWidow'' to immediate success, opening in the New York Times Bestsellers list.

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Zhao first came to prominence after making a Twitter thread discussing the inaccuracies in Disney's live-action ''Film/Mulan2020'' remake, which garnered enough attention that they created they[[note]]Zhao uses the plural pronouns.[[/note]]created a [=YouTube=] channel specifically to post the thread as a video, and subsequently went on to cover the [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} original animated version]], its [[WesternAnimation/MulanII straight-to-video sequel]], each season of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', ''Series/SquidGame'', and ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''. In 2021, Zhao published their first novel, ''Literature/IronWidow'' to immediate success, opening in the New York Times Bestsellers list.
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They were nominated for the UsefulNotes/AstoundingAwardForBestNewWriter in 2022.

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They were nominated for the UsefulNotes/AstoundingAwardForBestNewWriter MediaNotes/AstoundingAwardForBestNewWriter in 2022.
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* TheFashionista: Specifically referring to their videos where they showcase modern and traditional Chinese fashions, including face painting from UsefulNotes/PekingOpera and various cosplays.

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* TheFashionista: Specifically referring to their videos where they showcase modern and traditional Chinese fashions, including face painting from UsefulNotes/PekingOpera MediaNotes/PekingOpera and various cosplays.
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Their Website/YouTube channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/c/XiranJayZhao/featured here]]

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Their Website/YouTube channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/c/XiranJayZhao/featured here]]here.]]
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* LoveRuinsTheRealm: Their video on the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS2VXSroznY male concubines of the Han dynasty]] notes that nearly all the relationships, gay or straight, ended in disaster due to mixing love with politics. This leads to [[ARareSentence the Rare Sentence]] "We support gay rights, but you can't run a government on thirst alone."

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* LoveRuinsTheRealm: Their video on the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS2VXSroznY male concubines of the Western Han dynasty]] notes that nearly all the relationships, gay or straight, ended in disaster due to mixing love with politics. This leads to [[ARareSentence the Rare Sentence]] "We support gay rights, but you can't run a government on thirst alone."
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* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: In their short [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w0dSmBYFVX0 describing the French Revolution as a Yu-Gi-Oh battle]], they include a note that all of the cards Robespierre and Antoinette use (Including "Royal Writ of Taxation" and "The Huge Revolution is Over") are real Yu-Gi-Oh cards.
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* AccidentalUnfortunateGesture: In the ''WesternAnimation/Mulan'' review, they point out that sticking your chopsticks vertically in rice, as Mulan and Mushu do casually at separate points, actually means you're cursing someone to die due to the resemblance to incense offerings for the dead.

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* AccidentalUnfortunateGesture: In the ''WesternAnimation/Mulan'' review, ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' video, they point out that sticking your chopsticks vertically in rice, as Mulan and Mushu do casually at separate points, actually means you're cursing someone to die due to the resemblance to incense offerings for the dead.
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* AccidentalUnfortunateGesture: In the ''WesternAnimation/Mulan'' review, they point out that sticking your chopsticks vertically in rice, as Mulan and Mushu do casually at separate points, actually means you're cursing someone to die due to the resemblance to incense offerings for the dead.

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