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Originally Posted by jayswin
Hahaha, I actually had this feeling based on your posts on CP that you'd hate him when I posted that. That's hilarious. 
I'm not really cultured or experienced enough with this particular guy to understand what would be insulting about it. I just loved the interactions and apparently millions of others do as well.  |
I have no problem with people who learn a language and use it to make money. DaShan became super famous in China basically for being a white guy who spoke superb Chinese and being great as an entertainer. He legitimately built bridges between Canada and China by doing it and by doing it in a way that was positive. There are lots of white guys and people of other races in entertainment in China who make money with that being part of what's unique about them, and I have no issue with that. But this guy is not that. From people I knew who were familiar with the guy before he launched his channel he was openly just looking for whatever he could do to get views and make money. He didn't give a #### about how people were presented, and he went the most low brow route of casting himself in the role of the white clown and the locals as the ignorant villagers. He was entrepreneurial and smart in finding a market, but he was also totally happy to play up ethnic stereotypes and exploit them to make cash. Can't deny the success of his channel, but I think he's pretty gross.