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He apparently said that the portrait looked like SEA and then also said it looked like a famous Taiwanese comedian.

Clearly, he thought the caricature looked comical and laughable.

Anyways, it's probably doesn't matter in China because people there are used to say bad things about other races.

Unfortunately, he is popular enough that other people also see this racist comment.

I agree that there is NO misunderstanding. It's a common racist comment in China.

You are welcome! I have problem connecting all the names so this really helps me understand the story.

Then it must be the Dad!! I knew that the drama wants us to believe that TP did it.

It's not about how the drawing looks. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder so what might look good to you can look bad to me. To be honest, the drawing looks awful to me. The unkempt hair, thick lips, bushy brows, etc ... all point to an unpleasant vibe to me. And that's probably why he didn't accept it as his own picture. It does look like an exaggerated caricature of his overall looks.

The key is stereotyping a race is a form of racism.

For example, Asians are being stereotyped as "hardworking" "studious" etc ... even though these qualities may sound positive, they are racism stereotyping to put Asians down as not creative.

Also when people stretch their eyes to make the almond shape, they may look cute but it's very offensive to us. They never said anything but it's racism.

In China, racism is real. It's interwoven in the culture. Chinese government does nothing to stop it. For example, racism is rampant about black people there.

Racism is about stereotyping. He points to the picture and generalizing that's what an SEA person looks like. NOT all SEA people look like like that.
Again, no one is trying to bring him down. He apologized. It shows decency.

It's not minor to people who have suffer racism. No one is picking on him. In fact, I still watch his dramas if they are good. The fact that he apologized shows that he is a decent human being.
Don't worry, everyone behaving incorrectly like him is also "picked" on world wide when discovered by the internet.
It's only in China that racism exists and the government doesn't police them.

You DON'T OWN this forum. Your comment is based on your bias for actors and don't represent the population of this forum. If discussion about racism is wrong, ONLY the owner of this forum can police the comment, not you.
And again, one wrong act DOESN'T justify another.

There's a lot of racism in Asia because the culture is not built around awareness of racial stereotyping.

Racism is an unconscious thing. It just slips out because the society is like that IRL. When they are among themselves, they say things like that. It's only when people who are educated on racism catch them, that's when they know it's politically incorrect.

From the sound of his apology, he still doesn't get it. It's not about how he values SEA fans. It's about pointing to the picture and claim that's a SEA look alike. That's stereotyping a race.

I just summed up the relationship and mysteries as I read the book in my review. It's little confusing for me how the characters are related to the past and presents. Hope this help people who are following the drama too:

https://mydramalist.com/profile/scarfie/review/546980

I am hoping it's the twin's dad returning from the dead.

I don't know yet. I think he might have asked TP to take the envelop to CWY? OR the show wants to confuse us that it's TP. Can't wait to see CWY and her gang being blackmailed next week!

The Return of the Father? Mystery man got all the evidence!!! Time of Reckoning is coming next week!
So the red SUV that records everything that Chae Hwa Yeong did when killing JMi's dad belongs to him.

I agree. Especially, the war scene - the music is amazing.

Well for sure this is NOT a serious drama. It's for people like me who just want to see romance and some humor. The acting and chemistry are both great. It's not for serious critique and political intrigue. The directing is also good. I think it's better than reading the story.

Can't wait for these new episodes

I agree totally with you. A lot of people don't understand Chinese culture and why this is racism.

Actually for people who don't grow up in Chinese culture, it's very difficult to understand the racism behind these words. Whether it's SE Asia or any other countries, it's a deep rooted belief that these different races are not equal to Chinese. There's this superiority complex and class system that are archaic and they seep into the words without being conscious.

My family (grandparents came from China A LONG time ago before communism) but they still kept the same thinking and passed it down to the next generations: I grew up hearing wrong things like you should only marry Chinese, You only marry the people from these regions of China. etc etc etc. These last names etc etc ...

Chinese have unflattering names for white people... black people etc...

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/16/china-combat-anti-black-racism-social-media

Racism exists on many levels. If it's not, people wouldn't call him out for it. It's good that he's apologizing (actually clarifying what he meant) because what he didn't say meant a lot of things to people like me who had grew up under this system and to other people in South East Asia.
He is a role model ... just in case some one is offended.

Actually for people who don't grow up in Chinese culture, it's very difficult to understand the racism behind these words. Whether it's SE Asia or any other countries, there is a deep rooted belief that these different races are not equal to Chinese. There's this superiority complex and class system that are archaic and they seep into the words without consciousness.

My family (grandparents came from China A LONG time ago before communism) but they still kept the same thinking and passed it down to the next generations: I grew up hearing wrong things like you should only marry Chinese, You only marry the people from these regions of China. etc etc etc. These last names etc etc ... We have thousands of years of cultural civilization... My cousin ended up single because she couldn't marry a white guy - that would have messed up the Chinese pure blood.

Chinese have unflattering names for white people ( White Ghost ) ... black people etc...

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/16/china-combat-anti-black-racism-social-media

Racism exists on many levels. If it's not, people wouldn't call him out for it. It's good that he's apologizing (actually clarifying what he meant) because what he didn't say meant a lot of things to people like me who had grew up under this system and to other people in South East Asia.

Racial stereotyping is wrong and should be clarified. He didn't say "bad things" about SE Asians, but he made a claim that the cartoon picture represented SE Asian people.

What does a South East Asian person look like? Do they all look the same? Dark skin? Bushy eyebrows, Small eyes, barbarian, bad hair??? Clearly, these features don't describe EVERYONE in South East Asia.

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