Interview with Writer & Drag Queen Dan Clay May 6, 2023.Star Trek (But Make it Gay): DS9 May 12, 2023.Interview with Author Lio Min May 17, 2023.I’m grateful this works for me because I have neither the talent to do animations like that nor the restraint to talk about a topic for just 5-10 minutes. My YouTube style is very inspired by them-I sit there and talk for a long time while giving my own opinions freely instead of doing short animated videos like most HistoryTubers. I never would’ve become so interested and knowledgeable in Chinese history without exposure to these amazing lecturers.
I used to catch it every day during lunch break when I went to school in China (did you know Chinese schools and work give like 2-hour lunch breaks because you’re supposed to take a noon nap?). A big show that broke them out was Lecture Hall (百家讲堂), which aired every day around noon and featured a professor giving a lecture on a certain topic, often history. Who are my inspirations when it comes to pop history outreach? The answer is famous Chinese historians like Yuan Tengfei, Meng Man, and Yi Zhongtian! Indeed, Chinese media has famous historians and archeologists who constantly appear on TV. Turns out, the editing and makeup skills I’ve picked up from being active in fandom spaces translate really well to YouTubing. The costumes and clothing are stuff I’ve accumulated in my closet in my years of cosplaying. I knew I couldn’t waste that platform, so I committed to making more videos. Next thing I knew, the video had hundreds of thousands of views and my brand new account had more than 80 thousand subscribers from the single upload. I just wanted to rant about how terrible I found the 2020 live action Mulan movie, and Twitter wasn’t enough to express all my feelings, so I recorded a 35 minute video on a shoddy camera and made a YouTube account to throw it up there. I didn’t have serious thoughts about becoming a YouTuber until I accidentally blew up with my first video though. I think there’s much misunderstanding about Chinese culture from Western points of view, so I’ve made it my life’s mission to demystify it by spreading the stories I love. While there’s “typical Chinese culture” that seems to make everything about Confucianism and obedience and sticking within your designated social roles, there has also always been a counterculture that rebelled against that, and that spirit is just as Chinese. Finding the stories of defiance and resilience in the historical records inspired me like nothing else. I got really into Chinese history a few years ago when I was in a pretty dark place in my life.
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