The work of fashion photographer Chen Man has recently caused a lot of controversy, which reminds me of a female star of the previous generation in Taiwan--- Hu Yinmeng.
Speaking of Hu Yinmeng, if the mainland side is not very concerned about Taiwan's early literary and art filmmakers, and it is not Wenqing, then there will not be too many people who know, but when it comes to his ex-husband Li Ao, his popularity in the mainland is much higher. Hu Yinmeng, who was on a par with Lin Qingxia in the 70s, was one of the "most beautiful" stars in Taiwan's literary and art circles, and her beauty was incomprehensible, and someone said at that time: "After she graduated from Fu Jen University, Fu Jen University lost its spring...". She withdrew from the film and television circle a few years after the mainland's reform and opening up, and at that time, when the mainland television set had not yet been popularized to the family, unlike Lin Qingxia, who still appeared in popular movies in the 1990s, so the people who knew her were still limited to those who were more interested in Taiwanese literary and art films, or had a certain understanding of Taiwan's historical society, and no longer knew Hu Yinmeng because of Li Ao's relationship.
I don't watch much love literary films, but I still have a little hunting for Taiwan and Li Ao, so I know Hu Yinmeng, and mainly because of Li Ao's factors. But unfortunately, Li Ao's most impressive description of her is not about her beauty, her works, but the final trigger for the divorce between them, because Li Ao accidentally pushed open the toilet door and saw Hu Yinmeng, who was convenient, and was struggling because of constipation, and his face was full of red and green tendons. Li Ao thought that this was too unsightly, saying that he could not imagine that "the constipation of beautiful people is no different from ordinary people."
What Li Ao said is actually very absurd, as a normal and rational person, everyone knows that beautiful women are not only constipated, even if any situation is no different from ordinary people. However, through the mouth of Li Ao, with his unique look and appearance, the description of dancing hands and feet, Hu Yinmeng constipation became a joke in Taiwanese society. Although rational people are dismissive of this, it is difficult to stop the gossip and rumors in the world. Of course, later Li and Hu divorced, the reason is not "constipation", constipation is just a derogatory statement for her, which is a later story.
Why do I quote this story when I talk about the West's persistent distortion and vilification of Chinese image? In fact, I want to say that there are many things that once preconceived, it is difficult to get rid of that solidified thinking and associations. Just like when I see Hu Yin's dream now, the first thing that comes to mind is "constipation", there is no way, I really can't get rid of it. I don't think "constipation" is anything unbearable and embarrassing for anyone. Hu Yinmeng's constipation will certainly not damage her image in my mind. On the contrary, It is Li Ao, who describes and attacks his ex-wife in vulgar language, which is the real shameful behavior. However, I have not been in contact with Hu Yinmeng's film, television and literary works, because of Li Ao's "high theory" to know Hu Yinmeng, so "constipation" is associated with Hu Yinmeng and lingers.
Westerners and the muyang people in the domestic fashion industry and art circles they have screened have forced the people of the world to see Chinese "high-end faces", and we Chinese naturally scoff at them, and it is impossible to accept these strange and ugly things. But Westerners and their followers are happy to do so, even at the risk of products being boycotted, still again and again, sparing no effort to launch ugly Chinese and Chinese visual works, they are obviously not afraid of some products losing the market, their purpose and hope to produce consequences, is to use the excuse of art to amplify some negative characteristics of the Chinese, with an extremely rare, even non-existent minority appearance, solidifying the image and cognition of Chinese among the people of the world.
The image of Chinese in the past may be like the Huyin Dream I know, I know that she is beautiful and capable, but when I see her, I always think of her "constipation" first. People in other parts of the world may also be like "I" and China like "Hu yinmeng", they will know that China is strong in the future, but if they are affected by the image of Chinese that has been lost by the West, the first thing that comes to mind may be the ugly, cunning, tool people who have been imprinted in their minds, Chinese, and tool people under the command of unscrupulous people, dry, numb, and withered. After all, a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth. So, how much effort will we have to spend on reversing this image in the future Chinese? Can our literary and artistic products and fashion products still resonate with the world and compete with the products of Westerners? Are our technology products easy to be suspected of piracy, are they constantly engaged in surveillance, and are they destroying the earth?
Therefore, do not think that Westerners are simply in the "misunderstanding" Chinese, advocating "aesthetic pluralism", Westerners are not white lotuses, their understanding and execution ability of cultural hegemony and aesthetic hegemony are far more profound and firm than we think, for this reason they will throw out some products and agents at home and abroad from time to time, not hesitate to offend the majority of the Chinese people, but also to carry out this strategy to the end----- distort the image of the Chinese in the world, and compete for the right to define culture and aesthetics. And the economic and national interests behind it.