Reprinted from the original author: Women of the World
On November 8, in the final of the 27th Samsung Car Insurance Cup World Go Masters, South Korean female chess player Choi Jing lost to Shin Jin-jin, who is now recognized as the "world's first Go player". Although Cui Jing was the runner-up, she set the best result for a female chess player in the world Go Championship.
Chess player Cui Jing
Very similar to the Chinese women's basketball team, which ranked second-up, in this Samsung Cup, female chess player Cui Jingjiudan also achieved a series of record victories, with the miracle of constantly completing the "impossible task" along the way, completely breaking the myth of male chess players and the traditional concepts and stereotypes of female chess players in the Go world.
After defeating Atsushi Sada Shichidan in the round of 32, Choi Jing defeated the first player in Japanese Go, Ichiri Ryōdan, in the round of 16. In the round of eight, Cui Jing faced Yang Dingxin, China's top player who maintained a record comparable to Shin Zhenzhen Kudan, and finally won.
It equaled the record of "Top 4 World Series" set by Chinese female chess player Rui Naiwei Kudan 30 years ago.
The next day, Choi Jing defeated South Korea's second-ranked Bian Sang-ik-kudan, and once covered his face and slapped himself with a top male chess player, and finally realized the dream of a female chess player reaching the final of the World Series for the first time with a hearty victory. Men's world number one Shin Jin-jin and women's world number one Choi Jing met in the final of a world-class competition, a record milestone in the history of Go.
Chess players Shin Jin-jin and Choi Jing
Women's Go will change as a result, and Cui Jing will completely break the stereotype that "it is difficult for men to win against men" deeply engraved in the minds of female players. Although Go is a sport in which both men and women participate, there are only 3 female players in the top 100 professional players.
Many people will think that Go is not a sport that relies on physical strength, but a sport in which men and women can compete on an equal footing. But this is not the case, there are many reasons, the biggest of which is the problem of self-confidence.
Since women who play Go are a minority, they are excluded from childhood and are also at a psychological disadvantage. The so-called victory or defeat is when sitting face to face, and the moment you feel as if you are going to lose, there is almost no hope of winning. South Korean celebrity Yoo Chang-hyuk Kudan once said: "Female chess players instinctively feel that it is difficult to win against men, but Choi Jing has not been afraid of men since he was a child." "That's what made her record final this time. Thinking of the pseudonym of female chess player Cui Jing in the online game game is "Da Zhuang", it reflects her ambition and ambition not to succumb to gender restrictions.
A more straightforward expression was in the post-match interview, Cui Jing had a sentence that particularly touched the audience: "Although it is a pity this time, by entering the final this time, I understand that my limits are determined by myself." So I will work harder and challenge Shin Jinjin with a better look. ”
Yes, many times, it is not the tangible shackles of the external objective world that limit women's development, but the invisible shackles of the psychological subjective world. Cui Jing dared to break the psychological shackles and shouted "Your own limits, it's up to you to decide." That's a great thing to say! This is the key reason why Cui Jingneng made history in the final. It is also the driving force for the Chinese women's basketball team to surpass its own strong opponents such as France and Australia and finally get the opportunity to challenge the hegemonic American team.
Another "big girl" who "has no limits" is actress Chen Yalan, who won the "Drama Program Actor Award" with her opera "Jiaqing Jun Tour Taiwan" at the 57th TV Golden Bell Awards ceremony that just ended. An actress won the "Emperor of Sight", which is also a veritable "no limit".
Actor Chen Yalan
Not to mention winning the award, it is the first time in history that she was shortlisted for the Golden Bell Award "Best Actor" as a woman. Actresses won the highest award for male actors, is this "unlimited" performance and "unlimited" award convincing? The jury explained: "She signed up as a character in the play, acting from young to old, which convinced the judges that she was the male lead. ”
In film and television works, it is very common for women to pretend to be men, and letting an actress reverse the role throughout the whole process has indeed achieved many classic roles. For example, the well-known Ye Tong as Xu Xian, or Lin Qingxia, who impressed us, played the Oriental Undefeated.
In fact, there are also many debates about whether actresses finally fall into the category of "male protagonist" or "female protagonist" after playing male roles. But such results are undoubtedly ahead of their time and exploratory. The emphasis on the gender of fictional characters and the character-based nature of the selection seems rigorous, but in fact constitutes a classic paradox in contemporary women's culture: the subject of the performance - the actress - has become vacant, and her actress status has been surpassed while she is recognized as a movie star.
There is also an "big girl" who "has no limits" named Tsuneko Sasamoto. Born in 1914, she died in Kamakura on August 15 this year at the age of 107. In her life, she has experienced two world wars, the Japanese nuclear explosion, the 311 earthquake, the financial crisis, etc., and experienced all the major events of the last century.
Tsuneko Sasamoto
Tsuneko Sasamoto became Japan's first female photographer at the age of 26; 52 years old to learn flower design; At the age of 71, he returned to photography and founded a photography exhibition; At the age of 86, after two marriages, she began a new relationship; At the age of 100, he held a solo photography exhibition again; At the age of 102, he also won the Lucy Award for Lifetime Achievement, known as the "Oscar of photography".
This amazing move, especially the great achievement beyond the limits of age, comes from her "unlimited" courage and ambition. As Tsuneko Sasamoto herself said, "Even if someone asks me about my age, I still answer, I don't have an age!" No matter how old you are, if you keep thinking about it, I'm this age..., it's over! ”
Setting limits is the prejudice and injustice of historical traditions against women. Without limits, it is the only way for women to become self-reliant, autonomous and free "big girls".
Yang Lan said
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