I’ve been asked to post Professor Hori’s reply to your thread as she doesn’t have enough karma to comment (she just made her Reddit account today):
“Hi everyone! I am the college professor being described here as the "self-hating Lu and LGBTQ+ behind Assassins' Creed Shadows." I was not a Reddit user but I created an account so I can talk to you. I reached out to the author of this thread but he did not respond. For the record, I don't hate myself and I am not an LGBTQ+ activist. My husband is biracial (Japanese and German American) and my last name is like this for a reason you would never guess. I know that truths don't matter to some of you but I just wanted to let you know my truths. Please do not get me wrong; even if I were married to a white man or chose to hyphenate my name like mine because I hate my Asianness and love whiteness, that would not make it OK for you to talk about a stranger whom everyone can identify (while you guys are all anonymous). I do teach about various racial and gender-based stereotypes in the Western media and many of my students are Asian American men, who appreciate what I have to say about the things this community seems to care a lot. Some of you may think what you are doing here is harmless. But it's not. Even if you don't wish to see me physically attacked by a crazed person (remember: people know where I work, where my office is, and what I look like, etc.) or I become depressed and commit suicide, what you are doing does contribute to making such outcomes a real possibility.
Many people who have never read my book make assumptions about it. If you are curious why anyone would write a book like mine, you can read a freely available review of my book:
https://wapercyfoundation.org/?p=1133 (other reviews were published in academic journals so they are not easily accessible). This book is only one of the many things I have written. I study representations of gender, sexuality, and class in premodern Japanese literature. It is part of Asian Studies and again, most of my students are Asian or Asian American. They seem to get a lot from what I teach.
Anyways, if it was your goal to make me sad or angry, congratulations, you succeeded. But I really, really admire the few people who defended me even if they did not have to. If you are one of them, thank you :-).
Now, when the game comes out in November, this kind of hate will likely resurface. I would like to ask this community's members for a favor. When you see a short Asian woman being kicked around by a bunch of masked men, please do not join the mob or watch silently. Be the person who tells the masked men to stop or at least ask them why. It does not matter who she is married to or what she studies as a scholar; a bunch of masked men should not be cyber-bullying an individual with a public profile. It's dangerous. I have received so many hate mails and messages. Even if I am a happy-go-lucky person, the amount of hate compromised my mental health and I had to cancel my class.
Thank you for your attention.
Sachi *********”
