Blog Tag - racism

Kapital Koopas: Tencent's Nintendo Switch Celebrates its First Anniversary and Monster Hunter Pisses Off Chinese Audiences
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. New imported...
Mandarin Monday: Make Sense of the George Floyd Protests With These Key Terms
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing learning tips, fun and practical phrases, and trends. The...
Q Mex Respond to Video Purportedly Showing Staff Not Allowing Foreigners
[UPDATED: Mar 20, 2.40pm] This story has been updated to include a statement from the party who made the video. As of Friday morning, a video showing...
R1 ''We Need a Jazz Band, but They All Have to Be Foreigners" : The Discrimination Faced by Asian Musicians
Even though Beijing's jazz scene is booming these days, the benefits don't always reach the musicians involved. In fact, some artists face harsh...
Dashan Apologizes for Wearing Blackface In High School
If you think Dashan is squeaky clean – what with the tame, wordplay-heavy Mandarin crosstalk routines that made him megastar on Chinese television in...
Photographers of Racially Charged Wuhan Photo Exhibit Apologize After Meeting With Beijing-Based Activist
Samantha Sibanda returned from Wuhan this past weekend with a triumph for her fellow African expats. The Beijing-based Zimbabwean activist and...
Crossing the Border: When Does Culture Shock Become Racism?
Experiencing different cultures is part of the reason we travel, and those of us who choose to live somewhere far from home may smugly assume that we...
10 Things I Hate About You: Readers Dish About Annoying Things Foreigners Do
I totally and completely understand the culture shock that happens which sometimes turns into cultural fatigue. But what has frustrated me is...
Racist Products in the Chinese Market
Last week, The World of Chinese wrote an interesting blog discussing enduring racist marketing in China and questioning why products such as Darlie...