Comments on: The Buzz: ‘Bumble Bee’ Contestant Faces Racist Firestorm in China

By: Sinnitta

Sinnitta — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:44:15 +0000

Woah, I just threw up in my mouth a little. Feeling yourself a little too much eh? Must feel good having the whole of China worshiping at your blackened feet.

By: MC

MC — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:21:36 +0000

I sincerely think that racism in china is overrated. I have been traveling to china for business for nearly 10 years. I can’t even recall how many Chinese girlfriends I have had over the years. Girls (whether married or single) always approach me. During one single trip I had 7 girlfriends. My white coworkers called me a pussy magnet. They always want to go out with me because they know that if I am there girls will always come alone.
Trust me, Asian girls will rarely not say no to a black male in Asia especially Japanese girls. (Although it is completely the opposite for Asian girls here in the States). I am not sure why. They seem to know of all the positive stereotypes about black males and not be aware of the bad ones. Maybe they watch too many porn movies. I have noticed the same curiosity among European girls as well when traveling to northern Europe.
By the way, my wife is Chinese. Her parents think that I am the most beautiful man on the planet. (Talking about stereotype, I do not cheat on my wife)

By: Solgar

Solgar — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:03:32 +0000

China, it’s people pospered to become the world’s up coming super power by being loyal to themselves. If only ‘we’ could do the same we wouldn’t need to go begging to others.

By: ceecee

ceecee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:19:18 +0000

I agree totally. I also think that China and other south-east Asian countries were pretty homogeneous until very recently, probably like the last 10-15 years when they experienced an influx of immigrants/foreigners and they have always had a very strong nationalistic sentiment which can easily translate into xenophobia if left unchecked.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:02:22 +0000

China has what 56 ethnic groups. It’s all good along as you don’t have African blood or are a Uighur I guess. I find it interesting too that a lot of Chinese businesses are doing projects and have contracts in a lot of African countries, but will import workers from China and often not hire African workers. Also but I lot of Asian people in the US (and in their native countries) will get their eye lids “done”. I guess to look less Asian and what about heir calf lengthened and narrowing surgeries. I guess they have issues with wanting to look more Western. I guess anything outside of Chinese or Euro beauty standards is a sin. Sorry if I sound ignorant or culturally insensitive, but I’m annoyed.

By: MosaMuse

MosaMuse — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:54:47 +0000

you made some real valid points.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:59:43 +0000

This doesn’t surprise me at all. We can’t expect any society to be above this sort of thing, especially when they are extremely homogenized in cultural and racial aspects. China is nowhere near the “melting pot” that America is and look at how people are treated here.

By: Brit

Brit — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:08:30 +0000

poor baby :( but she is really cute and all this is making her kind of a big deal. maybe she can use this to make her stronger and fuel some international stardom after she finishes school.

fyi, the father didn’t “leave” them. he had no idea ma dukes was preggers when he had to return to america.

By: artofkawaii

artofkawaii — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:58:23 +0000

the host just said she looks like Halle Berry… we all look the same right?

By: Nyota

Nyota — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:47:34 +0000

She’s gorgeous! Is her talent singing or rapping? And if their “Idol” is anyway like the show in America for her to be a finalist means that she must have won some popular vote along the way so she is definitely sparking what looks like a much needed debate.
I also have this feeling that if she was half white half chinese the Chinese would have accepted her so much more.
“Apparently, many Chinese feel that her African ancestry negates her Asian lineage. We’ve heard this line before, but by possessing that philosophy, doesn’t that imply some sort of genetic weakness on the part of the non-Black party?” —so true but I think that rule seems to be some universal myth that many seem to go along with. When mixed children claim anything but black, I feel that many people usually see them as disillusioned and denying their roots…a la Tiger Woods’ term “cablinasian”? LOL black people went into an uproar over that.