Former American ski actress Gu Ailing represented China in the Beijing Winter Olympics to win gold.
Gu Ailing won 2 gold and 1 silver at the Beijing Olympics, but she was considered to have the strength to win medals in 3 events before the opening, and when she chose to represent China, it was equivalent to taking away 3 medals from the United States. A picture circulating in reddit depicts a Republican American angrily scolding: "Get back to China!" Gu Ailing put on his sportswear and said, "Okay," and then the Americans broke down and shouted, "No, you traitor!" ”
Mocking the picture of the American right calling Gu Ailing "get back to China."
This was mainly echoed among Asian netizens, who said: "Those white people forget that Asians are also people, not their property." "Her surname is Gu, and it's obvious who raised her." "An Asian-American is not shy about embracing her own pedigree, and I'm glad to see Chinese like her." "Whether she's for commercial gain or descent, it's enough to infuriate white people in America."
According to the Beijing News, Gu Ailing's endorsement fees rose from $1 million last year to $2.5 million, and the number of endorsements she has is estimated to make her $35 million.
However, the rise of Gu Ailing has not helped to slow the rising anti-Asian sentiment in the United States in recent years. The Associated Press reported that between March 2020 and September 2021, there were more than 10,000 cases of Asian-American hatred in the United States, ranging from verbal to physical violence. Chloe Kim, a South Korean-American snowboarder, said last year that she was routinely subjected to "get back to your country, you Asian bitch." "This kind of cyber bullying, seeing the news of hate for Asians, will worry about whether their parents are victimized."
After Gu Ailing was criticized by the US media "Fox News" as a "traitor", another Korean-American Yu Fei'er tweeted sarcastically: "Every time we are told to roll back to our own country, how not to tell us to roll back to our own country to win the gold medal." ”