Furong vs Xiaxue
Although I've been extremely sleepy since the end of rehearsal today, I simply have to write this down. All thanks to a friend who sends messages at this hour and then goes offline right after (to sleep apparently).
A Chinese master student, Furong Jiejie (Chinese for Sister Lotus), renowned through internet for her unabashed proclamations of herself being perfect, has come to the attention of even the Singaporean Chinese. Sister Lotus professes that she is a beauty as pure as ice, a talented dancer and, in her college years, is capable of solving a problem in n ways while other students couldn't solve it in any way within the given time.
http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/2005/08/dear-miss-furong.html
A blog entry of a famous Singaporean blogger, Xiaxue, regarding the above character.
Well it's true that FR posts a lot of pictures of herself, which are not as aesthetically pleasing as what she claims them to be; however, I'm quite damn sure that she is considered sexy in certain kinds of opinion. Just ask the Americans. Singapore's obssessed with slimming. Xiaxue's remarks about paleskins, flabby arms would just reassure people like me to never show our pathetic selves in the Singaporean public atmosphere again.
But the real point I want to make is that the following up of FR's news, her unbelievable proclamations of perfection, her life stories of tremendous drama with dubious authenticity, showcases of her pictures with embarrassing captions, etc doesn't make sense, when what the followers do next is to smirk and strip her down to an icon for incredulous ridicule. It is the case with this entertainment icon Xu Chunmei in Taiwan too. This lady in question does about the same thing, but right in front of the camera instead of through the internet. (however, seeing as how even the once-vice-president of Taiwan renders literal egoistic descriptions on herself, I take it more as a Taiwan thing - will deal with this sweeping statement later when more awake) Shockingly to me, this self-appointed beauty managed to star a lucrative concert in Singapore. How people actually take her seriously and are willing to spend a second of their lifetime thinking about her is lost to me (well I guess I'm spending seconds of my lifetime thinking about her right now but not really). The same applies to Sister Lotus. There's a mass psychology here about the pursuit of "ugliness". Like how Chinese in the olden times watch beheading. Watch the immense egoes do silly things which violate the conventions, then laugh at them, for they help to prove that we ourselves are kinder, more considerate, more normal, more social, more healthily integrated - better. Who doesn't want to be a better person?
A Chinese master student, Furong Jiejie (Chinese for Sister Lotus), renowned through internet for her unabashed proclamations of herself being perfect, has come to the attention of even the Singaporean Chinese. Sister Lotus professes that she is a beauty as pure as ice, a talented dancer and, in her college years, is capable of solving a problem in n ways while other students couldn't solve it in any way within the given time.
http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/2005/08/dear-miss-furong.html
A blog entry of a famous Singaporean blogger, Xiaxue, regarding the above character.
Well it's true that FR posts a lot of pictures of herself, which are not as aesthetically pleasing as what she claims them to be; however, I'm quite damn sure that she is considered sexy in certain kinds of opinion. Just ask the Americans. Singapore's obssessed with slimming. Xiaxue's remarks about paleskins, flabby arms would just reassure people like me to never show our pathetic selves in the Singaporean public atmosphere again.
But the real point I want to make is that the following up of FR's news, her unbelievable proclamations of perfection, her life stories of tremendous drama with dubious authenticity, showcases of her pictures with embarrassing captions, etc doesn't make sense, when what the followers do next is to smirk and strip her down to an icon for incredulous ridicule. It is the case with this entertainment icon Xu Chunmei in Taiwan too. This lady in question does about the same thing, but right in front of the camera instead of through the internet. (however, seeing as how even the once-vice-president of Taiwan renders literal egoistic descriptions on herself, I take it more as a Taiwan thing - will deal with this sweeping statement later when more awake) Shockingly to me, this self-appointed beauty managed to star a lucrative concert in Singapore. How people actually take her seriously and are willing to spend a second of their lifetime thinking about her is lost to me (well I guess I'm spending seconds of my lifetime thinking about her right now but not really). The same applies to Sister Lotus. There's a mass psychology here about the pursuit of "ugliness". Like how Chinese in the olden times watch beheading. Watch the immense egoes do silly things which violate the conventions, then laugh at them, for they help to prove that we ourselves are kinder, more considerate, more normal, more social, more healthily integrated - better. Who doesn't want to be a better person?
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