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Alyk

Alyk

Boston, MA
February 2005

MAR 27, 2006 09:11 PM

How can anyone diss Zhang Ziyi? If you're not familiar with her name, she is the Chinese actress who has starred in such films as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Rush Hour 2," and "Memoirs of a Geisha." While Americans have embraced Ziyi, Hong Kong Media outlets have reveled in tearing her apart piece-by-piece, starting with her formal wear.

"Zhang Ziyi's Armani evening gown made her look so flat-chested it was scary," the Sing Tao Daily, a major Chinese-language newspaper, said in a headline about the 27-year-old starlet's appearance at the Oscars earlier this month.



Zhang, who declined to provide comment for this story, has said previously the venom has to do with Hong Kongers' deeply entrenched bias against mainland Chinese, who are viewed to be bumpkins and gold diggers.



"They think, 'How can you be an international movie star? You are only from China.' For them, China is like the countryside," Zhang was quoted as saying in an interview with The Sunday Times of London in 2004.

If you plan on traveling to Hong Kong in the near future, be certain to bend at your waist to tie your shoes, because according to Next squatting is pedestrian.

The publication printed a photo allegedly showing Zhang squatting down to browse the bottom shelf in a store. A snarky picture caption said, "Miss Zhang displays the special trait of our motherland's compatriots" squatting down, her legs splayed.



People can often be seen squatting in China in crowded places such as railroad stations where the ground is too dirty for sitting and there's limited public seating.

Stateside, we marveled at Zhang's grace and refinement as she presented at this year's Oscars, but Chinese editors mocked her accent and wardrobe.

A headline in Apple Daily one of the most popular dailies ripped into Zhang's English: "Zhang Ziyi presents awards with Beijing-accented English." The story added, "She still can't change her English with a Beijing country accent. She didn't pronounce the 'r' in the winning movie 'Crash' properly."



Sing Tao Daily said Zhang read her cue card with "quivering lips" and her pronunciation of "Crash" sounded more like the toothpaste "Crest."



The Ming Pao Daily noted the Zhang forgot to hug or shake hands with the award winner, though the paper conceded that her English was improving.



The Zhang bashing didn't stop there. Hong Kong writers also savaged her Giorgio Armani outfit: a black beaded bustier with a crystal encrusted gray skirt.



"Lacking in youthful vigor," read a photo caption in the Oriental Daily News, a mass-market Chinese-language paper. Apple Daily hissed, "Zhang Ziyi two decades behind the times."

ThisIsWhoWeAre

ThisIsWhoWeAre

Oakland, CA
July 2004

MAR 27, 2006 10:11 PM

What?!? That girl's a hottie!!

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

MAR 27, 2006 10:12 PM

Jesus, that's harsh. surreal

lilyk

lilyk

I'm lost
December 2004

MAR 27, 2006 10:12 PM

ThisIsWhoWeAre said:
What?!? That girl's a hottie!!



Yeah, but occassionally she dressed like a blind girl without a mirror and it only takes once or twice to become a target.

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

MAR 27, 2006 10:15 PM

lilyk said:

ThisIsWhoWeAre said:
What?!? That girl's a hottie!!



Yeah, but occassionally she dressed like a blind girl without a mirror and it only takes once or twice to become a target.


...and then we have Chloe Sevigny, who practically lives like a blind girl without a mirror, and is constantly celebrated for her forward-thinking fashion.

Calypso

Calypso

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

MAR 27, 2006 10:15 PM

I think she's gorgeous and the collective population of Hong Kong can go eff themselves if they disagree. smile

ReverendGonzo

ReverendGonzo

Savannah, GA
September 2003

MAR 27, 2006 10:15 PM

I very recently gave her a shout out.

Jeff_Fries

Jeff_Fries

Humptulips, WA
September 2003

MAR 27, 2006 10:24 PM

alyk said:
The story added, "She still can't change her English with a Beijing country accent. She didn't pronounce the 'r' in the winning movie 'Crash' properly."


Boy, Hong Kong is a petty bitch.

Korin

Korin

Jacksonville, FL
January 2006

MAR 27, 2006 10:28 PM

I thought she did rather well at the Oscars. I happen to think that she is absolutely gorgeous.

TAFKASP

TAFKASP

Oakland, CA
June 2003

MAR 27, 2006 10:30 PM

this doesn't sound too different from how we treat our celebrities in america. george bush can't pronounce "nuclear" correctly, britney spears is trailer trash, and that stupid Blackwell list....


[Edited on Mar 27, 2006 by SuicidePuppies]

lilyk

lilyk

I'm lost
December 2004

MAR 27, 2006 10:33 PM

_DictionaryGirl_ said:

lilyk said:

ThisIsWhoWeAre said:
What?!? That girl's a hottie!!



Yeah, but occassionally she dressed like a blind girl without a mirror and it only takes once or twice to become a target.


...and then we have Chloe Sevigny, who practically lives like a blind girl without a mirror, and is constantly celebrated for her forward-thinking fashion.



Yeah, don't hold your breath for any celebrations of her from us, we loathe her bigtime. She has always dressed like an ungroomed asshole.

TedKoppel

TedKoppel

Glendale, AZ
March 2004

MAR 27, 2006 10:37 PM

It must have something to do with her becoming a recognized star in the West. Although I would have thought that this sort of backlash would have come from Japan, just because she was in Memoirs of a Geisha. (I don't really have a problem with that. Aguirre, Wrath of God had Germans playing Spaniards. I do, however, have something of a problem with both glamorizing and lamenting the life of a geisha, which was how that movie looked to me.)

adjunct

adjunct

Philadelphia, PA
July 2002

MAR 27, 2006 10:38 PM

Sorry, but Celeb Worship are amateurs compared to the HK press. They have the world's largest arsenal of tactical nuclear snark.

BraveArt

BraveArt

Los Angeles, CA
February 2004

MAR 27, 2006 10:39 PM

lilyk said:

_DictionaryGirl_ said:

lilyk said:

ThisIsWhoWeAre said:
What?!? That girl's a hottie!!



Yeah, but occassionally she dressed like a blind girl without a mirror and it only takes once or twice to become a target.


...and then we have Chloe Sevigny, who practically lives like a blind girl without a mirror, and is constantly celebrated for her forward-thinking fashion.



Yeah, don't hold your breath for any celebrations of her from us, we loathe her bigtime. She has always dressed like an ungroomed asshole.



so, basically what you are saying is that groomed assholes are hot, right?

(cuz i just shaved my butt.. wink )

TedKoppel

TedKoppel

Glendale, AZ
March 2004

MAR 27, 2006 10:40 PM

lilyk said:
Yeah, don't hold your breath for any celebrations of her from us, we loathe her bigtime. She has always dressed like an ungroomed asshole.


Is this stuff meant to be fashionable or is she simply not bothering with fashion? It makes a difference, because I absolutely respect a person who simply refuses to play the game of "I look better than you" at all and just wears whatever the hell they want.

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

MAR 27, 2006 10:55 PM

lilyk said:

_DictionaryGirl_ said:

lilyk said:

ThisIsWhoWeAre said:
What?!? That girl's a hottie!!



Yeah, but occassionally she dressed like a blind girl without a mirror and it only takes once or twice to become a target.


...and then we have Chloe Sevigny, who practically lives like a blind girl without a mirror, and is constantly celebrated for her forward-thinking fashion.



Yeah, don't hold your breath for any celebrations of her from us, we loathe her bigtime. She has always dressed like an ungroomed asshole.


God bless you, child. kiss

CocoabutteR

CocoabutteR

New York, NY
March 2006

MAR 27, 2006 10:58 PM

*Whispers in _DictionaryGirls_ ear*

Oh my Jesus, did you see the hat that EdwardTeach is wearing? It's is soooo last century. SHHHHH....he's looking over here.

*waves at EdwardTeach*

I love that hat, where'd you get it?!

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

MAR 27, 2006 10:58 PM

TedKoppel said:

lilyk said:
Yeah, don't hold your breath for any celebrations of her from us, we loathe her bigtime. She has always dressed like an ungroomed asshole.


Is this stuff meant to be fashionable or is she simply not bothering with fashion? It makes a difference, because I absolutely respect a person who simply refuses to play the game of "I look better than you" at all and just wears whatever the hell they want.


No one just wants to dress like this, do they? I thought it was all some sort of statement about being wild and indie and different.



[Edited on Mar 27, 2006 by _DictionaryGirl_]

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

MAR 27, 2006 11:01 PM

AC_Slater said:
*Whispers in _DictionaryGirls_ ear*

Oh my Jesus, did you see the hat that EdwardTeach is wearing? It's is soooo last century. SHHHHH....he's looking over here.

*waves at EdwardTeach*

I love that hat, where'd you get it?!


Oh my god and look at that facial hair! Tré creepy ass pirate.

HellooOOOOOooooo Edward! I'm totally loving that gatlin gun! kiss

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

MAR 27, 2006 11:03 PM

Coi said:

_DictionaryGirl_ said:

TedKoppel said:

lilyk said:
Yeah, don't hold your breath for any celebrations of her from us, we loathe her bigtime. She has always dressed like an ungroomed asshole.


Is this stuff meant to be fashionable or is she simply not bothering with fashion? It makes a difference, because I absolutely respect a person who simply refuses to play the game of "I look better than you" at all and just wears whatever the hell they want.


No one just wants to dress like this, do they? I thought it was all some sort of statement about being wild and indie and different.





Click here. Those sunglasses were a gift from her mother.


Oh no, the sunglasses are totally boss! I was talking about the bathrobe. wink

TedKoppel

TedKoppel

Glendale, AZ
March 2004

MAR 27, 2006 11:27 PM

Once again, I sort of admire that. But it could be because I was apparently the only one who liked Bjork's swan dress. I don't fucking care about celebrity fashion, so you have to wear something really amusingly stupid to be remotely interesting. I've always thought it would be fun to show up for the Oscars in jeans and a t-shirt or something much uglier.

[Edited on Mar 27, 2006 by TedKoppel]

jonasgrumby

jonasgrumby

Portland, OR
April 2004

MAR 27, 2006 11:38 PM

TedKoppel said:
I've always thought it would be fun to show up for the Oscars in jeans and a t-shirt or something much uglier.


TedKoppel

TedKoppel

Glendale, AZ
March 2004

MAR 27, 2006 11:49 PM

What was funny about that was that there were people who were actually offended at the way Trey Parker and Matt Stone dressed. I remember that for some goddamned reason I saw Joan Rivers's fashion review at the Oscars and people were upset about the whole thing (she was not).

lilyk

lilyk

I'm lost
December 2004

MAR 27, 2006 11:53 PM

TedKoppel said:
What was funny about that was that there were people who were actually offended at the way Trey Parker and Matt Stone dressed. I remember that for some goddamned reason I saw Joan Rivers's fashion review at the Oscars and people were upset about the whole thing (she was not).


It was because they were dressing to resemble outfits previously worn by Jennifer Lopez (teal dress worn as date to P. Diddy to 2000 Grammy Awards) and Gwynneth Paltrow (pink dress worn when she worn the Oscar for her performance in "Shakespeare in Love.")

EDIT: My typing is pants.

[Edited on Mar 27, 2006 by lilyk]

Gerry_D

Gerry_D

Los Angeles, CA
May 2003

MAR 28, 2006 12:10 AM

wtf

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