bohnenkaffee:garbagebarge:theworldofchinese:‘I LOVE BEING WHITE IN CHINA’ Being a
bohnenkaffee: garbagebarge: theworldofchinese: ‘I LOVE BEING WHITE IN CHINA’ Being a foreigner in China, regardless of your country origin, is sometimes the best thing that ever happened to you – that is why China is becoming a very attractive place for those who want to earn money. If you are a professional in any kind of field, it is relatively easy to get a job here. If you are a qualified English teacher you can get a very high salary (though it is getting harder with new visa rules constantly being issued). In many cases, if you came here to study, you still can earn a lot of money. As sad as it sounds most of these jobs still prefer white foreigners over others – this kind of racism is a fact of life. Black people often encounter racism in China, Asians complain they are not “foreign” enough for China, but what about being white? How easy can it get, when you are white in China? The blessed few can get paid to go to bars and clubs, play with kids, and even offered chances to be in a movie with Jackie Chan… Continue reading here. wow fuck this “article” not saying that whiteness isn’t privileged in China BUT… “Chinese just assume that Europe is one big country that speaks just one language, and its English” (lol forget about the fact that due to imperialization whiteness is globally hella marketable independent of English-speaking/teaching ability, it must be that those chinese are DUMB AF) “I know it’s racist to say that its easy to be white in China, but it is true.” (uhhh isn’t it easy to be white EVERYWHERE?) P.S. ANY WHITE GIRL CAN STILL BE A “MODEL” WHEREVER B/C THEY NEED MODELS FOR EVERYTHING — like, in the US a white girl can be a model for laughing w/ salad, in China a white girl can be a model for being in a club to make their club look more “diverse” and “cosmopolitan” (i.e. western-friendly) — what, does this girl think she’s getting onto the cover of Chinese Vogue? “I love being white in China because it allows me to enjoy massive white privilige while I make generalizations about how ignorant Chinese people are! Nevermind that my whiteness affords me a similar amount of privilege whereever I go (although it may be more visible in some places than others), I’m just going to chalk the manifestations of my white privilege in China up to the fact that Chinese are RACIST AND DUMB AF” I’m glad someone else commented with what I thought as well since I couldn’t find a lot of critism on this. I can’t believe how wide-eyed and arrogant the person mentioned in the article is – they’re so unashamed about taking full advantage of their white foreigner privilege, I’m honestly speechless. But unfortunately, it seems quite common that many white European expats in China become full of themselves because they suddenly get “special celebrity treatment” or however they want to call it in another country. Firstly, Chinese people will be kind to you because your light complexion shows that you are from foreign countries,and Chinese believe that a host should make his guests feel happy.You won’t be welcomed if you prefer the privilege to sincerity.Most Chinese people(there are some rude people in this world) will try to make someone who looks different from them feel warm ,not only white people.They will compliment you on something.That’s civility,just like Japanese will bow and echo(it doesn’t mean that they think they are inferior to you ). We Chinese despise the people who are obsequious to foreigners. Secondly, what a club or a movie wants is a publicity stunt, just like putting a green onion among a lot of purple onions to stand out.You may get the job easily, but you won’t have promotion if you have no talent. Thirdly，Chinese prefer white people(American, British, Canadian, Australian…) to black people when they choose English teacher because they want native English speakers. What I want to point out is that a black or yellow person will also be hired if his/her mother tongue is English. One of my foreign teachers in high school is a black woman. One of my foreign teachers in college is a yellow woman. Lastly,I’m so glad that there are still some normal white people(yes,you are mad) in the world.At least, my foreign teachers are polite and good.I can’t believe that you may from the same place.Only the universe and the ignorance of people are infinite(Einstein is so brilliant). -- source link
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