Is yuiyoshida still amongst us?

[rurallib]

haven't seen her post in a while.

[sheshe2]

1. Last PM I had from her...

She said she was leaving DU.

[rurallib]

2. damn I will miss her

hope she's ok and all.

[pbmus]

3. No, many Korean people left due to lack of interest in Korean affairs

About a month ago...

[lunasun]

9. Ok if you say so except she was an American of Japanese and Hawaiian descent

And I can't remember her mentioning Korea affairs much at all
Her girlfriend who's name was of Japanese origin also left at that time but

[pbmus]

22. Asian affairs..mistaken. On country...

[Fla Dem]

4. No, she left a good-bye note on 3/28.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/12505139

[sheshe2]

10. There are and have been attacks on all the groups.

Asian, Jewish, LGBT, Women and African American. The groups have gone silent. Many chased off the board, some leaving on their own accord. They have been 'splained to one time to many.

The lights went out in the women's and African American group a long time ago. Other lights are fading. We are not that welcome here. Fact.

[left-of-center2012]

13. Take another look

The LGBT group has not gone silent. About 30 O.P.'s this past month. Even I post to it from time to time.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1137

The African American group is not silent. About 33 O.P.'s this past month.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1187

[sheshe2]

14. Glad the LGBT group is going strong.

As for the American American Group. No. The strong voices and original members are long gone. A few pass by, many can no longer post there. Some of us white people that were welcome as members have tried to post there, yet it is in fact dying and the lights are out. I still talk to many of them. Just not here. Same with the women's group. We faded away as well. We are just not that welcome here. As I said, to much 'splainin and not enough listening.

[left-of-center2012]

15. How can you say the light are out

When there are 30+ posts in the AA group?
People come/people leave.

Life goes on.

[sheshe2]

16. "People come/people leave."

And some are flat out run off the board.

The AA group, the heart and the soul of them are gone. You can 'splain it anyway you wish. They are gone.

Also noticed you never made mention of the women's groups. Hmm. I guess we are just not that important for your mention.

[Mariana]

24. A woman gave you "attitude"? How awful for you. nt.

[LanternWaste]

25. Your martyrdom routine is stale and old.

Your martyrdom routine is stale and old, regardless of whether its your priroty or not.

[still_one]

11. The primary focus of the Democratic Underground is the Democratic Party and political ramifications

Imagine that

The fact that she makes negative value judgements on Asians because they don’t want to identify themselves as Asians on DU is pretty presumptious.

There are folks who post recipes, music, scientific news, views and information relating to ethnic and demographic issues that a good number of folks do not wish to participate in. It is not too frequent that I find a poster lashing out because they don’t get a minimum number of responses to their OP

In fact assuming because people who don’t respond because they don’t care about a post is an incorrect assumption. Some people read posts and don’t respond. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t leave an impression on them, or they are not interested in the topic

Some folks don’t want to reveal their ethnic background on a forum such as this for one reason or another, and for her to be disappointed that they don’t is HER issue, not theirs, and I might add quite judgemental on her part

By the way, I am a white guy who is Jewish, and whose wife is Chinese

In fact it reminds me of a post a week or so ago where someone was upset because people didn’t respond to Asian Pacific Heritage month

This was my response to that:


https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10574231

[Iggo]

19. Well that fucking sucks.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. I didn't realize she had left

I am just seeing this thread because it got linked from somewhere else.

I viewed many of the videos that she was posting, which were fascinating and especially given it's rare to get a worldview from the Japanese perspective.

[jrthin]

5. I miss her contribution. nt

[PoiBoy]

6. I was sad to see her go...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/12505139

[kimbutgar]

8. I know

She lives in SF.

Once she gave me recommendation of a place for Vietnamese sanwhiches. They were tasty.

I suspect she’s taking a break from DU. It’s been 3 weeks I stopped looking at FB. One less distraction. You need it sometimes.

[emulatorloo]

12. She posted today, she is leaving DU

https://www.democraticunderground.com/12505139

[NBachers]

21. This post was labeled Tue Mar 27, 2018, 09:16 PM. It was her goodbye post.

It's too bad - she had her own unique and welcome way of adding to the quality of Democratic Underground. One of our Good Spirits.

I found myself wondering if there was some other, un-stated influence that led to her decision. I'm sorry she decided that it was painful to be here.

[emulatorloo]

23. Yes I miss her posts. Sorry to see her leave the site.

Thanks for the correction on the date of her post. Appreciate it.

[wonkwest]

40. I'm so sad she left

I didn’t realize. I’ve mostly lurked for a few years, but I enjoyed her contributions. As someone in an interracial relationship with an Asian(he’s Filipino, and I believe she was Japanese?), I always enjoyed her outlook and contribution.

I live in San Francisco, too, and she’d post local cultural things that interested her. I learned and saw things based on her contributions.

Sad face.

[jalan48]

17. I liked her posts. She was funny and articulate. I hope she comes back.

[First Speaker]

20. She was/is one of my favorite DUers...

...always had something interesting and fun to say. I hope she returns someday...

[rurallib]

27. I really liked her perspective on issues

She was the kind of person I don't interact with much in Iowa - oriental and from Frisco.
Really hate to see people like her leave.

I certainly hope she returns also. If your lurking, Yui, we miss you.

[procon]

26. She seemed upset about not getting at lot of replies to her posts.

She had the perception that no one appreciated her posts, and if there was no interest then she was done. I pointed out that she was raking in tons of Recs and getting huge viewership numbers so she had lots of fans, but she remained unconvinced.

[byronius]

28. Super sad. I loved her posts.

[MuseRider]

29. We lose, it seems we lose a lot here.

I have lost so many friends over the years. This should not have happened. I am not here for long periods of time but I do remember her. I read a lot of what she wrote. Much was very interesting but I don't think I really ever communicated with her. Perhaps we should all remember to tell people from time to time that we like what they are saying and thank them for posting and educating them. I suspect I am not alone in not doing this. I would hope she would come back and try again.

[LongTomH]

30. We seem to be doing a good job of driving people away!

Do you wonder what happened to N2Doc and JudiLynn (Who posted frequently in the Science forum)?

[rurallib]

31. thought I just saw a post from n2doc yesterday

JudiLynn is still here also AFAIK

[Fla Dem]

32. N2doc signed off this A.M.

N2doc had a post hidden for critizing Manchin. Last straw for him I guess. The post was removed but responses still there.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210598243

[rurallib]

33. oh crap - thanks for letting me know

that's a big loss

[progressoid]

42. Whaaaa?

That sucks.

[MuseRider]

34. I think Judi Lynn

posted today!

I think N2doc went away today. It looks like he was PPR'd. Not sure but pretty sure. Just today.

It isn't the place it used to be anyway and there are many places to discuss but I still read here because it is the best place to get a big chunk of news all in one place. If I just read off the latest news pages and not go into the threads it is fine. I miss real discussion and am sick to death of the smilie answers, especially the snarky, snotty use of them and the knee jerk "Fuck 'em" that comes when anyone who has a brain capable of thinking many different ways posts something that does not follow with the current (and usually quite stale) narratives here.

I used to care when someone posted those at me, not anymore. It just does not matter anymore when everything is so reminiscent of what we used to be amused by. Whatever, I guess.

[LongTomH]

36. She hasn't posted in the Science forum since April 30!

[MuseRider]

39. I think she posted in the

Pets forum last. Last post: Fri May 11, 2018, 10:16 AM

[appalachiablue]

44. Here's Judy Lynn, today in science.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/12293794

[wonkwest]

41. This

I really liked her posts, and if I thought a response would’ve kept her, I’d have delurked sooner.

Thanks for saying this. I’m going to make a point from now on to tell the people I enjoy reading that I like their contributions, even if I have nothing in particular to say about what they’ve posted.

The best thing about kindness and courtesy is that they’re free.

[Blue_Tires]

37. I see her on twitter, along with a few other long lost DUers...

[ailsagirl]

38. I'm sorry she felt she was being ignored

I enjoyed her posts

[Phentex]

43. She seemed sweet but

Her food pictures always made me hungry.

Hope she comes back.