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Since my debut I always loved Shinjuku 2-chome. My youth is full of memories of time I spent at Shinjuku 2-chome. When I was busy like crazy I would finish my work then go to Shinjuku 2-chome - to eat, to drink or to cry like hell or to celebrate when something good happened. Few days ago when my new tour successfully started I felt easier and went to bar where a friend of mine works as 'mama'. Of course, it was in 2-chome. Like always, it was narrow, old and full of cigarette smoke (sorry, Mama, I'm actually praising (smile)), where among witty and rich posters on the wall one is able to return to old self but also feel sentimental. And today I met an important woman who I know for a long time, I heard her stories and lost the words. And last night I came home and I was thinking alone and these thoughts became bigger inside me. This is - why is Japan so hard to understand minorities? For example, there is sexual minority of people related to LGBT or when woman speaks in male society while having rights to speak - it is considered as a minority opinion? If so, then I should continue to speak out as a part of minority. Being minority is not equal to being weak. Being majority is not equal to being strong.
Let's win having fun! Let's laugh and laugh!

Sorry for mistakes - neither Japanese nor English is my mother tongue.

Thank you so much for this. Loved how raw and truthful this is.

This should explain why she keeps singing my name's WOMEN

also WARNING. For me it's song for annoying fans, but for japanese fans it's feminist song

WOW! <3 I love that she was so straight to the point with this! Just amazing! Also, today is the International Day Against Homophobia. So glad she's speaking about this in Japan.

God I love this woman.

Ayu is my goddess for a reason, she's great

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Originally Posted by pedronekoi (Post 3240778)

WOW! <3 I love that she was so straight to the point with this! Just amazing! Also, today is the International Day Against Homophobia. So glad she's speaking about this in Japan.

This, so much. Of course I can't say with much property cause I'm not in Japan but it looks like few mainstream artists discut either gender equality and LGBTQ issues, so seeing ayu talking those thing not only makes me feel proud as a fan but also glad she brings this discussion up :yes

^ I watched this video the other day and it's a nice panorama about being LGBTQ+ in Japan. Is kinda sad seeing a lot of japanese people saying that they accept gay people but they think that being gay is something for western people, that there's no japanese gays...

oh my I can't believe someone thinks this way about homossexuality o___o I'll watch the video at home for sure, thanks for the tip!

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Originally Posted by Aderianu (Post 3240745)

a.you: デビューしたばかりの頃から新宿2丁目が大好きだ。私の青春時代は2丁目で過ごした想い出で埋め尽くされている。狂ったように忙しかったあの頃、仕事が終わってごはんを食べるのも、飲みに行くのも、ボロボロになって泣きに行くのも、嬉しいことがあってお祝いをするのも、いつだって2丁目だった。先日、今年のツアーが無事幕を開けたので少しホッとした私は、昨夜友達がママをやっているお店に遊びに行った。そう、やっぱり2丁目なのだ。相変わらず狭くて古くてタバコ臭くて(ごめんねママ、褒めてるのよこれ笑)壁にはウィットに富んだポスターが並んでいる空間は素の自分に戻れるような、でもおセンチにもなるような空間。
そして今日は長い付き合いになる大事な女性に会って、その人の話を聞いて言葉を失い、昨夜帰宅してから悶々とひとり考えていたとある事が更に自分の中で大きくなった。
それは、日本はどうしてこんなにもマイノリティへの理解がなかなか進まないのだろうという事。例えばLGB Tの人達に関するセクシャルマイノリティーしかり、女性が男性社会で権力を持ち発言しようものならマイノリティーオピニオンだ、と。
だったら私はマイノリティーの一部として発信し続けようじゃないの。少数派である事イコール弱者ではないと。多数派イコール強者ではないと。
楽しんだモン勝ちよ！笑って笑っていきましょう！

http://i.imgur.com/cuIm2j8l.jpg

Great message, but bad picture.

She looks like fingering herself in the picture. why also choose bad pictures, ayu...

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Originally Posted by kotora (Post 3240838)

Great message, but bad picture.

She looks like fingering herself in the picture. why also choose bad pictures, ayu...

And that's bad because...? She looks flawless even "fingering herself".:D

I love sexy Ayu.

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Originally Posted by Uknow! (Post 3240840)

And that's bad because...? She looks flawless even "fingering herself".:D

I love sexy Ayu.

*scream inside*

I like to see the professional side of ayu on the stage than thinking her private life side on the stage.

No matter which photo she'd choose it wouldn't change the fact that it's part of the choreography! XD
She also did that during 1 LOVE / WARNING (I mean touching her intimate area like that) so yea xD
I don't mind her doing that tbh xD As long as she wears some clothes over it xD

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Originally Posted by kotora (Post 3240838)

Great message, but bad picture.

She looks like fingering herself in the picture. why also choose bad pictures, ayu...

Do you understand that this is the intention of the choreography, right?! lol And her caption is exactly about what you've pointed: the opression that woman suffers about everything in her life. Can't a woman talk about her intimacy without being judged?

Wait, does she really do that during her performance...?

I'm more just curious. I hadn't even noticed. XDDD

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Originally Posted by kotora (Post 3240841)

*scream inside*

I like to see the professional side of ayu on the stage than thinking her private life side on the stage.

It's a performer performing, that's nothing unprofessional about it...

1 LOVE example: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...c7848adcdf.jpg

my name's WOMEM CDL 14-15 example: 01:30 - 01:33

my name's WOMEN AT15 example: 05:22 - 05:30