(Bloomberg) -- Chinese regulators summoned gaming companies including Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Netease Inc. to discuss further oversight of the industry and the need to deemphasize profits, prompting a steep share selloff.Tencent, the country’s largest gaming company, dived as much as 6.7%, on track for its biggest fall since July, while smaller rival Netease fell as much as 7.7%.The Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee, the National Press and Publication Adm
A major point I’ve seen made is that the specific “aesthetic” they mentioned is associated with plastic surgery, specifically the 双眼皮 (“double eyelid”) surgery, which is done to make people look more “western” (eg white). It was unsurprisingly popularized in the occupied south of Korea.
This topic understandably hits a nerve for all of us as leftists because we’re actively fighting for queer / trans / LGBTQ+ liberation here as well.
I strongly suspect that there is a component of wanting to counter a trend of viewing white/european as being physically “above” actual Chinese people. There are likely other aspects as well here (in fact I’d bet on it), but I’ve seen this theme show up enough while reading about this that it’s worth mentioning.
A major point I’ve seen made is that the specific “aesthetic” they mentioned is associated with plastic surgery, specifically the 双眼皮 (“double eyelid”) surgery, which is done to make people look more “western” (eg white). It was unsurprisingly popularized in the occupied south of Korea.
This topic understandably hits a nerve for all of us as leftists because we’re actively fighting for queer / trans / LGBTQ+ liberation here as well.
I strongly suspect that there is a component of wanting to counter a trend of viewing white/european as being physically “above” actual Chinese people. There are likely other aspects as well here (in fact I’d bet on it), but I’ve seen this theme show up enough while reading about this that it’s worth mentioning.