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I Took 12 Pics Of Regular Chinese People To Stop Prejudice And Show That They’re Like All Of Us
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I have been living in the Southern Chinese city of Shenzhen for exactly ten years now. During that time, this magnificent country has experienced untold amounts of change: industrialization, urbanization, technology, the construction of mega-cities, and more. The early part of each year is usually a time for family and a celebration of new beginnings. Still, this year the streets have been deserted, and the new year has been marred with the devastating worldwide Coronavirus. Along with the natural feelings of fear and confusion, this has also somehow generated a much less natural emotion, the emotion of prejudice. Every day more and more stories from around the globe are showing us all the darker side of human nature.
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To most, China is an unknown and mysterious place, and unfortunately, many people are quick to demonize something they don’t understand. My past decade in this profoundly fascinating country has taught me many things, and one that appropriately comes to mind now is just how similar we all are. All around the planet, people wake up, go to work, care about their families, and try to do their best to find their place in the world. Five years ago, I bought a camera and began my journey into photography. I hope these few pictures can help demystify something here, that we are all just regular people who wake up and go to work, go about their day, and do their best.
This is the kind of government that Bernie Sanders dreams of.
(I forgot where I read this but) many immigrants who move into the US can't find a proper job, so they get jobs that have to do with labor.... And many people don't realize that not only US citizens shape the US, but also other people... (perhaps it was in the past, but IDK)
!["Karen Complains To HR About My Body, I Uno-Reverse Her Complaint, [And Now] Everyone Hates Her"](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/coworker-complains-to-hr-about-womans-body-revenge-latest.jpg "\"Karen Complains To HR About My Body, I Uno-Reverse Her Complaint, [And Now] Everyone Hates Her\"")
I have nothing against Chinese people as a whole. Sadly the place is the largest polluters in the world, one of the worst places for animal cruelty, who will eat anything including human fetuses (yep that is genuinely a thing) and run by the worst type of governments and systems known to us humans. Oh and have caused mayhem and suffering of neighboring countries. I know it isn't the citizens that are at fault, they live under constant surveillance and scrutiny it is unreal, but those at the top could have saved lives by not doing a typical communist-socialist thing by covering up a virus which is now an epidemic. China really needs a new government after this because this will happen again. Or worse.
I like eastern culture, I like every nation on Earth. But some of their customs, I really really hate!!! I can't stand...wait, that is too lightly said, I really really hate and despise and it makes me horrified that Yulin festival and I need to see it stopped forever. While eating animal y meat is something we all do, torturing animals "for better meat" or worse "fun" is NOT acceptable, nor it will ever be, especially dogs! Mind you, I am against slaughterhouses and animals bred to be food only, if we need to eat meat, we can do it with some respect to animals. While there are many people in China who are Chinese and want to ban this horrible "festival" and Chinese people who bought hundreds of dogs to save them, this custom is still there. So, please, just stop animal cruelty forever. DOn't eat live animals, don't torture them, just be merciful. This is not against China, but this particular custom which even people in there want to be banned forever.
When it comes to judge people, above everything else, I believe in the "invisible man", meaning that you cannot fully know one's thoughts and real personality even if you know them for quite a time. If you see some jovial old woman there is no way knowing if she thinks that cats skinned alive make a good meal or she wants to save them all. In China, they can be both. Horrible customs could be eliminated in one generation with the proper education of the young, but it requires a government that cares.
While a majority of this is true, it has been debunked many times the claims that the Chinese consume human fetuses. A performance art piece by Chinese artist Zhu Yu, which depicted his eating a stillborn baby, was completely staged and not a human fetus at all. The artist himself has come out time and time again regarding these falsehoods, and his performance piece is actually a commentary on God and religion.
It isn't the government forcing them to eat raw exotic animals that transmit viruses, dude. That's on the ordinary folks. And those ordinary folks are too stupid and selfish to change their ways. Yes, the Chinese government sucks a*s, but it's not like the citizens are blameless.
Would be great if they would stop eating anything with a pulse
I think there is a Chinese saying that goes somewhat like "we eat everything with legs except the furniture". I respect the non-pickiness when it comes to hard times, but butchering street animals (from rats to cats and dogs) that can have every illness possible is another thing, not to mention wildlife.
*that used to have a pulse (I hope)
In November 2017 there was an article about Chinese " wet markets " and the origin of bird flu. It describes them basically as a Petri dish for crossover viruses. Nothing was ever done and guess what? While I don't blame the ordinary Chinese person it's somebody's fault and whoever it is lives in China.
I have nothing against Chinese people as a whole. Sadly the place is the largest polluters in the world, one of the worst places for animal cruelty, who will eat anything including human fetuses (yep that is genuinely a thing) and run by the worst type of governments and systems known to us humans. Oh and have caused mayhem and suffering of neighboring countries. I know it isn't the citizens that are at fault, they live under constant surveillance and scrutiny it is unreal, but those at the top could have saved lives by not doing a typical communist-socialist thing by covering up a virus which is now an epidemic. China really needs a new government after this because this will happen again. Or worse.
I like eastern culture, I like every nation on Earth. But some of their customs, I really really hate!!! I can't stand...wait, that is too lightly said, I really really hate and despise and it makes me horrified that Yulin festival and I need to see it stopped forever. While eating animal y meat is something we all do, torturing animals "for better meat" or worse "fun" is NOT acceptable, nor it will ever be, especially dogs! Mind you, I am against slaughterhouses and animals bred to be food only, if we need to eat meat, we can do it with some respect to animals. While there are many people in China who are Chinese and want to ban this horrible "festival" and Chinese people who bought hundreds of dogs to save them, this custom is still there. So, please, just stop animal cruelty forever. DOn't eat live animals, don't torture them, just be merciful. This is not against China, but this particular custom which even people in there want to be banned forever.
When it comes to judge people, above everything else, I believe in the "invisible man", meaning that you cannot fully know one's thoughts and real personality even if you know them for quite a time. If you see some jovial old woman there is no way knowing if she thinks that cats skinned alive make a good meal or she wants to save them all. In China, they can be both. Horrible customs could be eliminated in one generation with the proper education of the young, but it requires a government that cares.
While a majority of this is true, it has been debunked many times the claims that the Chinese consume human fetuses. A performance art piece by Chinese artist Zhu Yu, which depicted his eating a stillborn baby, was completely staged and not a human fetus at all. The artist himself has come out time and time again regarding these falsehoods, and his performance piece is actually a commentary on God and religion.
It isn't the government forcing them to eat raw exotic animals that transmit viruses, dude. That's on the ordinary folks. And those ordinary folks are too stupid and selfish to change their ways. Yes, the Chinese government sucks a*s, but it's not like the citizens are blameless.
Would be great if they would stop eating anything with a pulse
I think there is a Chinese saying that goes somewhat like "we eat everything with legs except the furniture". I respect the non-pickiness when it comes to hard times, but butchering street animals (from rats to cats and dogs) that can have every illness possible is another thing, not to mention wildlife.
*that used to have a pulse (I hope)
In November 2017 there was an article about Chinese " wet markets " and the origin of bird flu. It describes them basically as a Petri dish for crossover viruses. Nothing was ever done and guess what? While I don't blame the ordinary Chinese person it's somebody's fault and whoever it is lives in China.