Celebrities and Relationships!
Whever I watch TV at home (though I seldom watch TV here cuz I hate brain washing), I feel my brain is the one thing redandunt - there are 2 things happening: Love Affairs and Celebrities! My best friend has just become a hardcore fan of a new Celebrity who I wouldn't want to comment upon. And the rest are getting married or already married. So one should be busy for one or the other.
The new 'American Dream' of Chinese people is to become a celebrity through talent shows on TV. It is such an American Dream that a 20-ish sissy looking boy who cannot speak (aka he is numb) won No 2 in a recent competition. And many others who have an okay looking face are pulling their arse together, jumping up and down on the stage.
What message does this transmit? Let's put down our books, sell our face and body to earn big money? How much this alignes to 'technology makes a strong China' as how the central government always talks about? Or this is more brainwash topping down?
Love affairs seem to be the biggest concern of this country second to nothing! It is talked about in many creative ways in most of the TV shows. And it is a big concern of people of my age so almost all my friends are either admiring those who are (getting) married or worrying about themselves not having anybody yet. If you see those above 60 years old are showing up in the match making programs on TV, you certain feel pathetic to be left alone. Besides, there are many who got screwed by their relationships, getting on TV to talk about the bad experience, ask for advice or simply curse the guy or the girl - god help me!!!
Apparently, things are getting a bit ridiculous lately with the so-called 'freedom of speeches'. However, I have heard a very interesting analogy about men and women and their relationships: men are the head and women are the neck. Probably this relfects more of how relationship should work in China more than anywhere else. Still I thought it is brilliant that the neck is not so much 'at the front' compared to the head but still controls the head in a crucial but subtle way. ;-)
The new 'American Dream' of Chinese people is to become a celebrity through talent shows on TV. It is such an American Dream that a 20-ish sissy looking boy who cannot speak (aka he is numb) won No 2 in a recent competition. And many others who have an okay looking face are pulling their arse together, jumping up and down on the stage.
What message does this transmit? Let's put down our books, sell our face and body to earn big money? How much this alignes to 'technology makes a strong China' as how the central government always talks about? Or this is more brainwash topping down?
Love affairs seem to be the biggest concern of this country second to nothing! It is talked about in many creative ways in most of the TV shows. And it is a big concern of people of my age so almost all my friends are either admiring those who are (getting) married or worrying about themselves not having anybody yet. If you see those above 60 years old are showing up in the match making programs on TV, you certain feel pathetic to be left alone. Besides, there are many who got screwed by their relationships, getting on TV to talk about the bad experience, ask for advice or simply curse the guy or the girl - god help me!!!
Apparently, things are getting a bit ridiculous lately with the so-called 'freedom of speeches'. However, I have heard a very interesting analogy about men and women and their relationships: men are the head and women are the neck. Probably this relfects more of how relationship should work in China more than anywhere else. Still I thought it is brilliant that the neck is not so much 'at the front' compared to the head but still controls the head in a crucial but subtle way. ;-)
posted by Jingwei @ 8:49 PM
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Hey Jingwei!
I have been trying to get in contact with you! Aside from hardly seeing you on MSN, I don't know which email address you are using now!
drop me an email yah? :)
it's sharon.tan(at)aiesec.net
looking forward to reconnecting with ya!
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