did you read the article, he said he messed up and apologized.
except there was no mockery in what he said. he even agreed that the picture looked handsome before he said it looked like SEA born. If you take the entire segment into context, it's easy to tell there was no racist intent in his words.
i cant believe a lot of people defend his racist remaks like wtf, even before saying "I feel like I was born…
I won't defend anyone for being racist, but you are spreading lies. I am watching Hi6 right now. episode 20260307, 1:03:30. Tian Xi We showed her drawing of Zhang Ling He and these are the exact words translated into English.
Host He: it is pretty handsome, hair blown messy by the wind haha. Zhang Ling He: *nods*, who does this look like? looks like someone born in South East Asia. Host He: she even put the birthmark that you have by the nose Zhang Ling He: it is special.
That is all that is said on the picture. nowhere did he say it looks like Yang Di or mean anything derogatory towards SEA people.
As a SEA, can you please help understand how that remark is viewed as racism?
pretty close, but stereotyping doesn't care about race. anyways, he is not cancelled despite the efforts of haters hating on the success of the drama. If he is really cancelled, you'll hear it from all media outlets and not from some shady accounts on X or mdl comment section.
As a SEA, can you please help understand how that remark is viewed as racism?
It really depends on the intent. if the phrase is said in a derogatory way, it is racist. I went and checked out the source tv show for context and I can tell you it's not derogatory.
We need more of gongsun yin and qi shu..they don't get screen time at all
I found it pretty funny when Qi Shu just casually said "I'm going to go hang myself. Wanta join me?" when her mother's maid asked her where she was going lol
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Host He: it is pretty handsome, hair blown messy by the wind haha.
Zhang Ling He: *nods*, who does this look like? looks like someone born in South East Asia.
Host He: she even put the birthmark that you have by the nose
Zhang Ling He: it is special.
That is all that is said on the picture. nowhere did he say it looks like Yang Di or mean anything derogatory towards SEA people.