instagram/pinterest-ish chinese app that was promoted on american tiktok as a possible alternative after ban. it has actual chinese users and they weren’t impressed when american transplants wanted everyone to speak english
Isn’t this a screenshot from Twitter/X?! So - probably a bot.
I’m not American, but downloaded RedNote (Little Red Book) to see what the fuss was about and it’s been a charming experience. I’m particularly loving the cooking videos!
Very very interesting to see normal Americans and normal Chinese people have discussions together on a social media app. And for them to show each other “slice of life” videos. Probably the first time that this has ever happened?
I did too, but charming was not how I would have described my experience. But interesting that was your take. My experience was confusion and a lot of Chinese women in poses or outfits that were clearly trying to titillate, and then 90% of everything was just images, and no easy way to move between things. I gave it an honest try, but if rather do democratic socialism locally than agree to be a communist in a ToS
Example from me opening the app right now and getting the default feed:
Whoa! No that’s not what I got at all! And if you click into what looks like a still image you’re suddenly in a feed of videos. Who knows what their UX is doing.
I mean I wouldn’t say racism. To a more conservative society (which China is), this literally is what it feels like looking at Western society. Source: Am from another conservative society, for better or worse I know exactly what she’s talking about.
Okay. Since you’re from another country, you’ve seen that reputations aren’t always accurate. You’re halfway there. She’s still making a broad, insulting generalization about an entire race. That’s pretty much the textbook definition of racism.
Is it a generalization if it’s something that (under different terms) is considered normal or even celebrated in the target culture? What I’m trying to say is that this is mostly attributable to different in the Overton window between the two cultures at hand; her idea of Americans being “slutty and perverted” is probably very close to what Americans themselves call sexual liberation and actively celebrate as an ideal of a free and tolerant society. I don’t know much about China so to use a (to me) more familiar example, if someone said “Muslims are prudes” I wouldn’t say “no you’re racist”; I’d say “yes and we don’t consider that a bad thing”. Of course I can’t enter the mind of this person so I can’t tell you what exactly she intended or thought when she posted the quote in the parent comment, but I’d bet it’s something along the lines of “I’ve seen the shit y’all post and I don’t want that here” and whether or not you agree with that evaluation aside I wouldn’t call it racism.
racism is a form of generalization. generalization is not considered normal. it’s only rarely okay in jokes. stuff like sexism is also a form of generalization, for example. none of this is okay
instagram/pinterest-ish chinese app that was promoted on american tiktok as a possible alternative after ban. it has actual chinese users and they weren’t impressed when american transplants wanted everyone to speak english
Isn’t this a screenshot from Twitter/X?! So - probably a bot.
I’m not American, but downloaded RedNote (Little Red Book) to see what the fuss was about and it’s been a charming experience. I’m particularly loving the cooking videos!
Very very interesting to see normal Americans and normal Chinese people have discussions together on a social media app. And for them to show each other “slice of life” videos. Probably the first time that this has ever happened?
Utterly hilarious situation, tbh.
I did too, but charming was not how I would have described my experience. But interesting that was your take. My experience was confusion and a lot of Chinese women in poses or outfits that were clearly trying to titillate, and then 90% of everything was just images, and no easy way to move between things. I gave it an honest try, but if rather do democratic socialism locally than agree to be a communist in a ToS
Example from me opening the app right now and getting the default feed:
Whoa! No that’s not what I got at all! And if you click into what looks like a still image you’re suddenly in a feed of videos. Who knows what their UX is doing.
I don’t condone this manner of speech with people. However…
Literal lols. 🤣
it’s refreshing to see racism untempered by white guilt.
I mean I wouldn’t say racism. To a more conservative society (which China is), this literally is what it feels like looking at Western society. Source: Am from another conservative society, for better or worse I know exactly what she’s talking about.
Only white can be racist amiright
Okay. Since you’re from another country, you’ve seen that reputations aren’t always accurate. You’re halfway there. She’s still making a broad, insulting generalization about an entire race. That’s pretty much the textbook definition of racism.
Is it a generalization if it’s something that (under different terms) is considered normal or even celebrated in the target culture? What I’m trying to say is that this is mostly attributable to different in the Overton window between the two cultures at hand; her idea of Americans being “slutty and perverted” is probably very close to what Americans themselves call sexual liberation and actively celebrate as an ideal of a free and tolerant society. I don’t know much about China so to use a (to me) more familiar example, if someone said “Muslims are prudes” I wouldn’t say “no you’re racist”; I’d say “yes and we don’t consider that a bad thing”. Of course I can’t enter the mind of this person so I can’t tell you what exactly she intended or thought when she posted the quote in the parent comment, but I’d bet it’s something along the lines of “I’ve seen the shit y’all post and I don’t want that here” and whether or not you agree with that evaluation aside I wouldn’t call it racism.
I think it’s racism anyway, but now that you’ve explained your reasoning more thoroughly, I see your point.
racism is a form of generalization. generalization is not considered normal. it’s only rarely okay in jokes. stuff like sexism is also a form of generalization, for example. none of this is okay
s/racism/jingoism/g
What if their mother truly was a slut and she’s just speaking truth?
We already know she’s had unprotected sex.