Nepeta 22

I don't think 28 years old is actually a kid, but we are all different. If you watch the episode, you will see that he clearly did not approve of the drawing and was finding a way to say it, and sadly, he chose the most ignorant and easiest cheap laughs route that gained nervous laughter.

To me, that exposed his racist view that SEAs are not great nor seen as ideal looking. Judging negatively based solely on race is racism.

As I have said earlier, it will all be fine, Especially in China, he will be fine. They just don't want to see these types of comments made because these stars embarrassing enough go to these areas to promote their products so it's horrible to say those things after just coming back from promoting something there.

It needs to be called out, not buried or normalised. Thanks.

I'm not jumping down on him like ants to honey. But I can't speak for others. Stars in China are expected to be held up in high regard because they set an example to mainly the younger generation. This is not so much outside of China, but in China, it is the way.

I don't think anything big will come of this. It's a talking point because of his dated view and he's just exposed himself to not be this so-called carefully curated modern open minded educated being.

Also, I don't claim to be perfect but will speak up if I see anyone trying to make this out to be harmless and not needing addressing. I do think it is worth addressing. Using a whole area/country to describe a cartoon drawing is below belt and going for the stereotyping and enforcing racial stereotyping. To slur a whole area based on comments prior to his problematic comment as not flattering more or less says he thinks he's superior to those in SEA.

I don't like it either and those were the initial reactions, but now a few years down the line, I think China is now much more open minded and to see JJY very much part of the elite young actresses is a good thing. Ithink China being a vast space has far more variety compared to S.Korea which ia a much more smaller space.

Hopefully, we get to see a wider variety of looks on both male actors and female actresses. Historically, in the entertainment industry, they tend to put northern beauty above those that are from the southern parts of China. It's mainly to do with skin tone, they prefer pale, narrow faces with minimal puppy fat.

Whenever someone wants to put someone down, they always attack someone's face size or head size, and subconsciously, they are saying northern people are generally more smaller faced and more paler, so this is also a form of intra racism that some don't understand about China.

I get your point, but intra racism exist because of a complex history that is very much ingrained into people's minds. It's all good that people should snap out of this type of thinking, but it is also right to say, those in ZLH's position should not be enforcing it when they are public figures that are normally held in above average high regard, because they are meant to set a good example to his fandom and the wider sphere.

BTW, it's also not smart eq skill nor cool to say these things when you have just come off promoting your products to these places not so long ago. Never bite the hand that feeds you...

Part agree, but he clearly was trying to point out that drawing looks unflattering and to end it with his comments is a racial slur. He will survive. It's just embarrassing for him because he had just finished promoting products in those areas. Never bite the hand that feeds you. Internalised racism is also a product of the bigger picture of countries that dominated them in the past. It's a complex love hate relationship.

Just to give you some examples in recent years. When Zhang Jing Yi first burst onto the entertainment industry you should have read the eye popping comments on Weibo. They didn't like her much because she looked too SEA looking & too dark! They pit her against someone like Zhou Ye as the epitome of perfection.

No he wasn't. He is trying to tell TXW the drawing doesn't look nice and finished with that type of comment. That's a slur on a whole area. That is racism. Those that keep saying it's harmless clearly normalised this or even say similar things. Use this opportunity to reflect on yourself. Something good has come out from this. And ZLH will be fine. He's apologised. That is quick thinking PR.

I agree. They are only fed the classic master and slave form through colonialism. Intra racism is usually not that well known.

It's not about the actual picture. The whole point was he was trying to tell TXW the drawing doesn't look good, and then tagging that person in the drawing as looking like someone from SEA - is a slur. In short he is putting the area down. It's not what you actually say, it's the intention through his approach.

Read Scarfie's comment. They are spot on. Unless you fully understand all Chinese culture, its history, the way of thinking, this is racial stereotyping and that is racism. It is also a slur if you are making a point that the drawing doesn't look nice and finish it up with the comment he made. It's not words, it's the intent.

There is no destroying in character. It's a discussion worth talking about. Especially for those outside of China. Btw this will not destroy his career as explained by others, in China these comments are in hushed circles and when he said it, they all cringed and laughed nervously. Why? Because it's not the sort of comment you want the whole of China to hear because it's dated, it's ignorant & most of all, it's a slur on places he has gone to, to make money from through his product endorsements. Never bite the hand that feeds you. That's the most basic motto in entertainment.

Unlike Eleanor Lee, this was broadcasted for all to see. No malicious editing or secret recordings. If anyone is destroying their own career it's the one that perhaps need to stay off reality shows because it can be a double edge sword. All he has done is dissolved his smart, modern image of openness to a backwards thinking person that likes to go for the lowest form for cheap laughs.

How ignorant to comment on whole countries based on a cartoon drawing. That's stereotyping and puts himself on a pedestal in the worst possible way. It's the equivalent of someone drawing someone with a triangle hat and then someone saying that person looks like a Chinese person.

I agree to some extent but in an industry where rival fandom & management will be ready to pounce on this. And it never looks good when he's just finished promoting some coconut water to those areas. Bad PR indeed. You never make fun or slur demographics you were relying on gaining or trying to make money from.

You should know that young budding stars need to be held up in high regard with morals and integrity. That is what the entertainment industry expects since they earn a heck of a lot compared to the average person.

Falling into tired and dated stereotypes for cheap laughs has shown to the rest of China that ZLH is just as backwards and ignorant as the older generation that may think this is normal behaviour.

Within China, it's like a social hierarchy which is like the western version of the master and slave form of racism. Hope you understand that only Chinese people within China know what that type of comment meant. In short, his comments was a slur.

Got nothing to do with the west. The fact that it trended and he had to post something shows his comments are problematic in China and not in line with what a public figure of his age & background should be saying. What kind of person immediately blurts out a nationality based on a cartoon style drawing? That is stereotyping in an ignorant way. There are a hundred comments you can remark on but to go for a country is plain rude and racist.

Do yourself a favour and quit what you are writing because just your post alone has helped further tarnish ZLH's reputation.

Those that are desperately trying to defend a clear ignorant comment with zero EQ skills show exactly what an ignorant and racist stereotyping persona looks like. Congratulations you managed to drag his squeaky clean image down to gutter level.

Sorry to hear this. Apart from using VPN, I don't know any other sites that will show this. There is just no demand on these dramas. It's a shame as it's a gem to watch.

That's what I don't understand, and one of the reasons I avoid all these court intrigued dramas and there's too many of them made. I don't think they're very inventive either.

It's just licence to bring every day Weibo into a historic style setting. But the audience must love this stuff because they keep making more and more of the samey set up usually with the stock female bitches that borders onto jealousy, or is it survival in a male dominated surrounding? It doesn't question their behaviour but enforces it by claiming many end up that way because they're just bitches rather than ask why or why use it as constant entertainment.

You can watch it on Youtube. This channel usually does most of the MangoTV stuff. Just set it onto English subtitles or any subtitles from the list. It usually is set on Chinese first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTy_lNLbWrA&t=2s

It's already up to episode 10.

I'm watching this on you tube with auto translate and it's good as far as I'm concerned. Don't know about Mango.