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The "Saeko" Tweet, also known as Could You Please Address Me as Saeko, refers to a viral tweet sent by transgender Twitter / X user @Saeko_Cut in early October 2024 in which she outlined an interaction with a new therapist who used her deadname and refused to address her by the Japanese name, "Saeko." Many agreed with Saeko that the therapist was wrong to deadname her but the tweet also received backlash from many users who believed that it was problematic for Saeko to choose a Japanese name, assuming that she was white. Critics believed that she was fetishizing Japanese culture akin to the Weeaboo stereotype and Thing, Japan discourse. Saeko defended herself on the app by saying she wasn't white but many were skeptical of the claim as the post garnered virality.

Origin

On October 8th, 2024, X[1] user @Saeko_Cut tweeted a conversation between her and her new therapist that starts with the therapist saying, "Nice to meet you, [DEADNAME]" and Saeko responding, "Could you please address me as Saeko." The therapist purportedly refused to call Saeko by her name, saying, "As a professional I don't think I can ethically do that, [DEADNAME]." Over two days, the tweet received roughly 35.8 million views, 81,000 likes and 1,500 replies (shown below).

The original tweet from the "trans":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trans-rights "Twitter / X":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x user who goes by Saeko. The tweet was posted in October 2024 and outlines a conversation with her and her therapist who "deadnames":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deadnaming her. Backlash was levied at Saeko for choosing a Japanese name, akin to the "Weeaboo":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/weeaboo stereotype and the "Thing, Japan":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thing-japan meme.

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Later on October 8th, 2024, many X users replied to @Saeko_Cut's tweet and offered support, such as X[2] user @MaidenOfAir, who wrote, "Saeko is a great name" and "I actually think it’s more unethical to call someone by the wrong name, actually," gaining over 11,000 likes in two days (shown below).

TERFs aren't women @Saeko_Cut Oct 8 . ... New therapist: Nice to meet you, [DEADNAME] Me: Could you please address me as Saeko. Therapist: ... You want me to call you Psycho? Me: No, Sah-Eh-Koh Therapist: As a professional I don't think I can ethically do that, [DEADNAME] Q1.5K 15.2K 81K ılı 34M ☐ 1 Lily Dai @MaidenOfAir ... 1) Saeko is a great name, I love diphthongs; 2) I actually think it's more unethical to call someone by the wrong name, actually 10:52 AM Oct 8, 2024 912.9K Views . •

During the same timeframe, others questioned Saeko's name, such as X[3] user @fakecel420 on October 8th, who was sorry about Saeko's therapist situation but also remarked, "how are you a white woman named saeko… at least be a little embarrassed," gaining over 34,000 likes in two days.

Later on October 8th, @Saeko_Cut replied to @fakecel420 on X,[4] writing, "I'm not white." The reply received over 1,000 likes over the same timeframe (thread shown below).

This is an October 2024 thread from Twitter / X in which a user replies to the tweet from "trans":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trans-rights "Twitter / X":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x user @Saeko_Cut about her therapist "deadnaming":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deadnaming her and refusing to call her Saeko. The user feels sorry for the "deadnaming":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deadnaming incident but further states that she should not be going by the Japanese name Saeko as a white woman. Saeko then replies, "I'm not white."

Virality also ensued in the tweet's quote retweets (QRTs) over the same timeframe.

For instance, on October 8th, 2024, X[5] user @hah1hikaa quoted Saeko, attaching a screenshot of two of her previous tweets. One read, "I've been flirting with a girl who dirty talks in Japanese. It's pretty clear which one of us is happier!" and another read, "You will never know how it feels to have a Japanese name and hear it pronounced correctly in a soft moan."

X[5] user @hah1hikaa captioned the screenshot, "I'm sorry you're being deadnamed but can you address this…" receiving over 113,000 likes in two days (shown below).

› PIL^971 @hah1hikaa · Oct 8 I'm sorry you're being deadnamed but can you address this because what the f--- TERFs aren't women @Saeko_Cut Follow While these sexually repressed TERFS have been QTing to say "MALE," I've been flirting with a girl who dirty talks in Japanese. Its pretty clear which one of us is happier! 1:31 PM 12/23/23 13K Views 1722 199 ☐ 4 ↑ Most relevant replies ✓ TERFs aren't women @Sa... 12/23/23 ... You will never know how it feels to have a Japanese name and hear it pronounced correctly in a soft moan. 1713 130 15K ☐ ↑ TERFS aren't women @Saeko_Cut Oct 8 • New therapist: Nice to meet you, [DEADNAME] Me: Could you please address me as Saeko. Therapist: ... You want me to call you Psycho?...

Also on October 8th, X[6] user @shuiniprotect quoted the original tweet with a photo of a white man in a kimono, captioned, "'Could you please address me as Saeko.'" The QRT received over 146,000 likes in two days (shown below).

This is a "quote retweet":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/quote-retweets-qrts that is making fun of the tweet from "trans":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trans-rights "Twitter / X":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x user @Saeko_Cut. It was posted in October 2024 and outlines a conversation with her and her therapist who "deadnames":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deadnaming her. The QRT labels Saeko a "Weeaboo":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/weeaboo by using an image of a white man in a kimono.

Later on October 8th, 2024, X[7] user @wudabed unearthed a previous thread from @Saeko_Cut in which she explained why she chose a Japanese name. She wrote, "I chose Japanese name because my native language was made extinct by white settlers, and I refuse to use a name of those who destroyed our civilization. So I stole from a different empire instead" (shown below).

The QRT from October 2024 that questioned the thread received over 43,000 likes in two days.

lulu @neferpinto 2023-12-23 japanese chosen name, p--- degenerate, agp... seen it many times it's a pattens already 2 27 ♡ 1 tl 211 ☐ 1 TERFS aren't women @Saeko_Cut Follow I chose Japanese name because my native language was made extinct by white settlers, and I refuse to use a name of those who destroyed our civilization. So I stole from a different empire instead. 11:41 PM 2023-12-23 From Earth 288 Views 1 Quote 8 Likes 1 Bookmark 27 ☐ ↑ lulu @neferpinto 2023-12-23 whats the point of chosing a colonizer over another... 1 27 1 150 ☐ 1 TERFS aren't women 2023-12-23 I'm not going to appropriate a name from another indigenous people 12 7 189 ↑

Tweets about the "Saeko" tweet outside of its immediate orbit also surfaced in the following days. For instance, on October 9th, X[8] user @g0rillawarrior tweeted, "u let a white person get a little bit queer and suddenly they’re japanese," gaining over 160,000 likes in a day (shown below).

SxYxN @gorillawarrior Follow u let a white person get a little bit queer and suddenly they're japanese 12:53 PM Oct 9, 2024 3.2M Views

Memes with videos also surfaced about Saeko in the following days. For instance, on October 9th, X[9] user @blizzy_mcguire tweeted a video of two women dancing, captioned, "Saeko and her therapist when they work it out on the remix," amassing over 11,000 likes in a day (shown below).

Various Examples

* @jkcaprisun Oct 8 ... Timuoxi Cha le mei 提莫西·茶乐妹 TERFS aren't women @Saeko_Cut - Oct 8 New therapist: Nice to meet you, [DEADNAME] Me: Could you please address me as Saeko. Therapist: ... You want me to call you Psycho?...
Khalid Shawarma @l0tswife Follow ... imagining a white woman transitioning and going by Fatima rn TERFs aren't women @Saeko_Cu⚫ Oct 8 New therapist: Nice to meet you, [DEADNAME] Me: Could you please address me as Saeko. Therapist: ... You want me to call you Psycho?... Show more 9:58 AM Oct 9, 2024 3.1M Views
This is a "quote retweet":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/quote-retweets-qrts that makes fun of the tweet from "trans":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trans-rights "Twitter / X":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x user @Saeko_Cut about her therapist "deadnaming":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deadnaming her and refusing to call her Saeko. The QRT attaches a "Reddit":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/reddit post about trans women choosing odd names like "Mildred."

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About

The "Saeko" Tweet, also known as Could You Please Address Me as Saeko, refers to a viral tweet sent by transgender Twitter / X user @Saeko_Cut in early October 2024 in which she outlined an interaction with a new therapist who used her deadname and refused to address her by the Japanese name, "Saeko." Many agreed with Saeko that the therapist was wrong to deadname her but the tweet also received backlash from many users who believed that it was problematic for Saeko to choose a Japanese name, assuming that she was white. Critics believed that she was fetishizing Japanese culture akin to the Weeaboo stereotype and Thing, Japan discourse. Saeko defended herself on the app by saying she wasn't white but many were skeptical of the claim as the post garnered virality.

Origin

On October 8th, 2024, X[1] user @Saeko_Cut tweeted a conversation between her and her new therapist that starts with the therapist saying, "Nice to meet you, [DEADNAME]" and Saeko responding, "Could you please address me as Saeko." The therapist purportedly refused to call Saeko by her name, saying, "As a professional I don't think I can ethically do that, [DEADNAME]." Over two days, the tweet received roughly 35.8 million views, 81,000 likes and 1,500 replies (shown below).


The original tweet from the "trans":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trans-rights "Twitter / X":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x user who goes by Saeko. The tweet was posted in October 2024 and outlines a conversation with her and her therapist who "deadnames":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deadnaming her. Backlash was levied at Saeko for choosing a Japanese name, akin to the "Weeaboo":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/weeaboo stereotype and the "Thing, Japan":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thing-japan meme.

Spread

Later on October 8th, 2024, many X users replied to @Saeko_Cut's tweet and offered support, such as X[2] user @MaidenOfAir, who wrote, "Saeko is a great name" and "I actually think it’s more unethical to call someone by the wrong name, actually," gaining over 11,000 likes in two days (shown below).


TERFs aren't women @Saeko_Cut Oct 8 . ... New therapist: Nice to meet you, [DEADNAME] Me: Could you please address me as Saeko. Therapist: ... You want me to call you Psycho? Me: No, Sah-Eh-Koh Therapist: As a professional I don't think I can ethically do that, [DEADNAME] Q1.5K 15.2K 81K ılı 34M ☐ 1 Lily Dai @MaidenOfAir ... 1) Saeko is a great name, I love diphthongs; 2) I actually think it's more unethical to call someone by the wrong name, actually 10:52 AM Oct 8, 2024 912.9K Views . •

During the same timeframe, others questioned Saeko's name, such as X[3] user @fakecel420 on October 8th, who was sorry about Saeko's therapist situation but also remarked, "how are you a white woman named saeko… at least be a little embarrassed," gaining over 34,000 likes in two days.

Later on October 8th, @Saeko_Cut replied to @fakecel420 on X,[4] writing, "I'm not white." The reply received over 1,000 likes over the same timeframe (thread shown below).


This is an October 2024 thread from Twitter / X in which a user replies to the tweet from "trans":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trans-rights "Twitter / X":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x user @Saeko_Cut about her therapist "deadnaming":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deadnaming her and refusing to call her Saeko. The user feels sorry for the "deadnaming":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deadnaming incident but further states that she should not be going by the Japanese name Saeko as a white woman. Saeko then replies, "I'm not white."

Virality also ensued in the tweet's quote retweets (QRTs) over the same timeframe.

For instance, on October 8th, 2024, X[5] user @hah1hikaa quoted Saeko, attaching a screenshot of two of her previous tweets. One read, "I've been flirting with a girl who dirty talks in Japanese. It's pretty clear which one of us is happier!" and another read, "You will never know how it feels to have a Japanese name and hear it pronounced correctly in a soft moan."

X[5] user @hah1hikaa captioned the screenshot, "I'm sorry you're being deadnamed but can you address this…" receiving over 113,000 likes in two days (shown below).


› PIL^971 @hah1hikaa · Oct 8 I'm sorry you're being deadnamed but can you address this because what the f--- TERFs aren't women @Saeko_Cut Follow While these sexually repressed TERFS have been QTing to say "MALE," I've been flirting with a girl who dirty talks in Japanese. Its pretty clear which one of us is happier! 1:31 PM 12/23/23 13K Views 1722 199 ☐ 4 ↑ Most relevant replies ✓ TERFs aren't women @Sa... 12/23/23 ... You will never know how it feels to have a Japanese name and hear it pronounced correctly in a soft moan. 1713 130 15K ☐ ↑ TERFS aren't women @Saeko_Cut Oct 8 • New therapist: Nice to meet you, [DEADNAME] Me: Could you please address me as Saeko. Therapist: ... You want me to call you Psycho?...

Also on October 8th, X[6] user @shuiniprotect quoted the original tweet with a photo of a white man in a kimono, captioned, "'Could you please address me as Saeko.'" The QRT received over 146,000 likes in two days (shown below).


This is a "quote retweet":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/quote-retweets-qrts that is making fun of the tweet from "trans":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trans-rights "Twitter / X":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x user @Saeko_Cut. It was posted in October 2024 and outlines a conversation with her and her therapist who "deadnames":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deadnaming her. The QRT labels Saeko a "Weeaboo":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/weeaboo by using an image of a white man in a kimono.

Later on October 8th, 2024, X[7] user @wudabed unearthed a previous thread from @Saeko_Cut in which she explained why she chose a Japanese name. She wrote, "I chose Japanese name because my native language was made extinct by white settlers, and I refuse to use a name of those who destroyed our civilization. So I stole from a different empire instead" (shown below).

The QRT from October 2024 that questioned the thread received over 43,000 likes in two days.


lulu @neferpinto 2023-12-23 japanese chosen name, p--- degenerate, agp... seen it many times it's a pattens already 2 27 ♡ 1 tl 211 ☐ 1 TERFS aren't women @Saeko_Cut Follow I chose Japanese name because my native language was made extinct by white settlers, and I refuse to use a name of those who destroyed our civilization. So I stole from a different empire instead. 11:41 PM 2023-12-23 From Earth 288 Views 1 Quote 8 Likes 1 Bookmark 27 ☐ ↑ lulu @neferpinto 2023-12-23 whats the point of chosing a colonizer over another... 1 27 1 150 ☐ 1 TERFS aren't women 2023-12-23 I'm not going to appropriate a name from another indigenous people 12 7 189 ↑

Tweets about the "Saeko" tweet outside of its immediate orbit also surfaced in the following days. For instance, on October 9th, X[8] user @g0rillawarrior tweeted, "u let a white person get a little bit queer and suddenly they’re japanese," gaining over 160,000 likes in a day (shown below).


SxYxN @gorillawarrior Follow u let a white person get a little bit queer and suddenly they're japanese 12:53 PM Oct 9, 2024 3.2M Views

Memes with videos also surfaced about Saeko in the following days. For instance, on October 9th, X[9] user @blizzy_mcguire tweeted a video of two women dancing, captioned, "Saeko and her therapist when they work it out on the remix," amassing over 11,000 likes in a day (shown below).


Various Examples


* @jkcaprisun Oct 8 ... Timuoxi Cha le mei 提莫西·茶乐妹 TERFS aren't women @Saeko_Cut - Oct 8 New therapist: Nice to meet you, [DEADNAME] Me: Could you please address me as Saeko. Therapist: ... You want me to call you Psycho?... Khalid Shawarma @l0tswife Follow ... imagining a white woman transitioning and going by Fatima rn TERFs aren't women @Saeko_Cu⚫ Oct 8 New therapist: Nice to meet you, [DEADNAME] Me: Could you please address me as Saeko. Therapist: ... You want me to call you Psycho?... Show more 9:58 AM Oct 9, 2024 3.1M Views This is a "quote retweet":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/quote-retweets-qrts that makes fun of the tweet from "trans":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trans-rights "Twitter / X":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/twitter-x user @Saeko_Cut about her therapist "deadnaming":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deadnaming her and refusing to call her Saeko. The QRT attaches a "Reddit":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/reddit post about trans women choosing odd names like "Mildred."

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So after reading this entire article, I can now safely say that the person is a fucking lunatic. Not for wanting to be called Saeko, anyone can choose a name if they wish to be called differently no matter where they originate or where they came from, that isn't an issue. What is an issue though is their strange thinking that they are doing something right by "Stealing a name from another empire because my ancestors destroyed another civilization and I don't want to take from an indigenous people" which given any kind of normal thought, you would see that is fucking already hypocritical of them to even think they are doing something right.

If you want to change your name, go ahead, but if you are gonna virtue signal about changing your name to "own the terfs" then I reckon you probably need mental help, and no not for being trans.

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