Singer Rainie Yang made a "joke" with "Henan people" at the Zhengzhou concert on December 9, to the effect that you Henan people have a reputation for "loving to deceive people", don't lie to me!Later, realizing that such a "joke" was a bit big, Rainie Yang publicly apologized through Weibo the next day.
As many "Henan people" commented, Rainie Yang may just be a joke and has little malice;"Henan people love to deceive people" is what she heard, and she herself may not have such prejudices. In fact, as a "Henan native", the author has not been teased with such jokes in his daily interactions, and everyone laughed it off. So it seems that this joke about Rainie Yang can also be laughed off?
No, you can't!A simple truth is that jokes should also be divided into occasions, especially celebrities like Rainie Yang, who should be more cautious in their words and deeds. As a public figure, in such a public place of a large-scale concert, how can jokes suspected of regional discrimination be made indiscriminately?To a certain extent, the label of "Henan people love to deceive people" is a pain in the hearts of Henan people, and the reason why it is "painful" is because this label is contrary to the facts and generalized, and it is unfair and unfair to the vast majority of Henan people who never deceive people. Mr. Lu Xun famously wrote "Women May Not Lie Much": "Instead of saying, 'Women tell lies more than men', but women come more often when they are accused of 'telling lies more than men'." The statement that "Henan people love to deceive people" can probably be viewed in the same way, which only belongs to the level of IQ tax.
Statements such as "Henan people love to deceive people" have long been extinct in China's public speech arena, and there are occasional acts suspected of regional discrimination in society, such as "everyone shouts and beats rats crossing the street". Unexpectedly, a "joke" by Rainie Yang actually made such remarks sink again. It is worth noting that although the public ** severely criticized Rainie Yang one-sidedly, there are still quite a lot of "regional black" scolding wars on the Internet, and there are even some self-** people who are happy to see the hunt, and it is not a big deal to watch the excitement. This also just shows that as a public figure, we must always maintain the awareness of prudence in words and deeds, and behave appropriately to convey positive energy to the society, and misbehave to convey negative energy to the society, and if we are not careful, we may provoke confrontation and tear apart the society.
In 2007, she publicly apologized for one of her gaffes, admitting that she "doesn't know how to speak" and "doesn't read much". However, 16 years have passed, Rainie Yang is still "not very good at talking" and still seems to "not read much". In the final analysis, "being able to speak" is not only a matter of skill, but also a question of cultivation and even morality. I still have to quote Mr. Lu Xun's words: "The source of the disease of 'being in a hurry to choose a word' is not in the absence of thought, but in the absence of thought when there is time." "If an artist can read more books and supplement more public knowledge in addition to acting, he will remain in awe in front of some sensitive topics, dare not make "jokes" so casually, and even let himself become a "joke".