On December 9, at the concert in Zhengzhou, Henan, Rainie Yang exposed the remarks that "Henan people love to deceive people", which sparked heated discussions. According to upstream news reports, on December 10, Rainie Yang posted an apology through Weibo: "I want to apologize for the offensive and impolite joke at the Zhengzhou concert, I'm sorry." It is indeed my fault, and I am very willing and should accept everyone's timely correction and criticism. Once again, I would like to apologize to the people who have been troubled by me. ”
After Rainie Yang finished singing, she asked the audience why she screamed just now, and the fans reacted enthusiastically, and Rainie Yang said after asking to no avail, "Don't lie to me", which is the stereotype of Henan people.
Judging from the scene situation, this was originally a scene where singers and fans amused each other, and after Rainie Yang's words, fans did not immediately feel offended, but gave laughter in response. However, once the context is changed, the meaning is very different, and this ** turmoil is the best proof of this.
I would like to believe that Rainie Yang herself has no ill will towards Henan, and on the premise of full consideration, she can't say this. Even, she will do the opposite, for example, she previously donated 1 million yuan for the natural disaster in Henan. This is precisely the best reflection of the problem, most people will not take the initiative to use the territory to "hack" others, but sometimes, their deep prejudices will be exposed through inadvertent words.
The deepest prejudices in people's hearts are often the hardest to remove. Most of the netizens in Henan also understand this in their hearts, but they are reluctant to forgive, which may also be due to a sense of powerlessness against this deep-rooted prejudice.
Regarding the fermentation of regional black, it is a kind of reinforcement for the stereotype of Henan people. As long as "Henan people" is replaced with any province, such a sentence will not attract attention at all, maybe it is still a proof that the singer and the audience mingled together, and the atmosphere was hot. But once it fits into a certain bias, it will become a topic of discussion, and eventually, let the unintentional mistake become an intentional mistake. From this point of view, such a discussion should not exist at all.
It has been said that the way to be invincible in a debate is to "never fall into the trap of self-proof". The Henan people who were accidentally injured in one regional black incident after another, obviously did nothing, but they were detained in a "big cauldron", and they must feel aggrieved in their hearts.
When the people of the whole country began to discuss "whether Henan people love to deceive people", in fact, they were also examining every move, word and deed of every Henan person around them in their hearts. Making the topic of this discussion a false proposition is the way to free Henan from the gaze of the gaze.
This incident should be a reminder to all public figures: on some topics that may cause controversy, you should maintain rational restraint, and one of your blurted out jokes is likely to push the entire region into the spotlight, forcing them to accept the gaze of the people of the whole country, and also giving a chance for people with ulterior motives to stigmatize others.
From a deeper point of view, public figures must have independent thinking and discernment, and after removing their inner prejudices, the audience can feel that they are innocent and straightforward, otherwise, it can only be a disaster. (Zhengguan commentator Yang Han).
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