On April 23, Li Chen was scolded on the hot search for saying that "girls are burdensome".
The reason was that Li Chen participated in a variety show, and after learning that Fan Chengcheng had caught Bailu and Song Yuqi in the physical competition, he said very dissatisfied:
"These two girls will be a burden to us!"
Song Yuqi instantly became angry and asked in a loud voice: "What is it?" ”
Fan Chengcheng didn't know what to think of, and also rolled his eyes.
Li Chen's remarks have aroused the attention of some female netizens, believing that they obviously have the smell of discrimination.
At 11 p.m. that night, Li Chen issued an apology statement on social media, saying that he "rashly said something to a friend that should not be said."
The next afternoon, China Women's Daily published a critical remark, arguing that Li Chen had concluded that the two female stars were cumbersome and inappropriate before they even started participating in the game, and variety shows should not cover up the negative impact of inappropriate remarks because of entertainment... The value of men and women should be equal.
Then the program team (probably afraid that the show would be taken down) immediately deleted Li Chen's footage.
However, it seems that the matter has not subsided because of "Li Chen's apology", but has become more fermented.
In an "Does Li Chen need to apologize" poll initiated by an entertainment blogger, 122,000 people participated in the vote, 84,000 felt that no apology was needed, and only 37,000 thought that an apology was needed.
People who think that Li Chen does not need to apologize have good reasons, thinking that this is just a variety show, and there is no need to go online.
"If you use it as a variety show, you must not be too online. If you don't use it as a variety show, what is the purpose of watching this kind of show? ”
"In the competitive game activities, girls' physical strength and tolerance are poor, especially if you encounter a more squeamish and pretentious girl, it is indeed a burden, don't be so glassy..."
However, some netizens think that Li Chen's view that "girls are a burden" is not accidental, but only exposes his true thoughts.
"This buddy is stronger, it is indeed different from ordinary people. Give women gifts do not be strong, stone wholesale. Girlfriends should not be strong when they are in trouble, they can enjoy blessings, and they are not good when they are difficult. These careers, loves, and self-esteem are all very flexible. Make a variety game, I really want to win..."
Between the lines, it is all an allusion to Li Chen's character.
The person who insinuated Li Chen couldn't get used to Li Chen?
The two factions that believe that "Li Chen should apologize" and "Li Chen does not need to apologize" have different logical thinking.
The faction that believes that "Li Chen does not need to apologize" advocates "discussing things by facts", which is probably quite a lot of variety show fans.
It would have been! Watching variety shows is "conflict" and "entertainment", what happened to making a few jokes or even a little aggressive joke?
For example, didn't Li Xueqin also make a joke in the same show? The same very aggressive.
When Zhang Yuqi asked, there are no permanent guests in this show, is it a man? Li Xueqin said: "It may be the deceased."
Everyone laughed at the female guests, and Li Xueqin's burden was "men have to die sooner or later" - this is the "terrier" that the female guests are confident that they can PK the male guests.
And what are those who think that "Li Chen should apologize"? I'm afraid it's not the sentence itself, but the information revealed by Li Chen, the "variety showman" himself.
Li Chen revealed similar information in interviews, variety shows, and realistic words and deeds, but this is not the first time.
It is said that after living with Li Xiaolu in the early years, he broke the news on the wine table about the private affairs with each other, and the lovers who had been in love for 4 years and had tattoos on each other's bodies were treated so casually.
After falling in love with Zhang Xinyu, he wanted to fall in love with Bingbing, and for the favor of his new girlfriend, he posted an article to belittle his ex-girlfriend for cheating, and called people "scheming girls". Men who "jump ship" and dump the woman, but still bite the woman, are not too common in the entertainment industry. If Zhang Xinyu hadn't found a solid enough harbor later, I'm afraid this dirty water would not have been washed for a lifetime.
He went on the show of Little S Cai Kangyong, and even said that he had been looking for a girl with "big buttocks".
When they were with Bingbing, the two were on a variety show once, and they once cried Bingbing...
No matter how this remark should be judged, according to past remarks, it is said that he is a bit "machismo", and he will definitely not be wronged.
Official media criticized Li Chen's essence: variety shows should not incite confrontation
"China Women's Daily" criticized Li Chen, many netizens thought that "not to" "glass heart".
However, many people only paid attention to the "criticism of Li Chen's gaffe", and did not pay attention to the connotation behind the official statement - that is, variety shows should have a bottom line when designing "entertainment" points.
First, the design of variety show "entertainment points" should not incite opposition between men and women.
"The entertainment of variety shows cannot hide the negative impact of inappropriate remarks, but should pay more attention to their own words and deeds."
Entertainment and speech should always be a variety show that needs to be taken into account, but many variety shows are unbalanced in this regard, and even have no bottom line in order to create entertainment effects, and even have been using the maximum to test the audience's bottom line.
1. Let Fan Chengcheng compete on the same stage with the "former brother-in-law-to-be", and arrange the clip of "pouting".
2. Arrange a meme such as Li Xueqin saying that "the deceased is a boy", echoing Li Chen's "girls are a burden", and causing a heated discussion of "male and female opposition".
These "variety show designs" are all accidental on the surface, but in fact they are the design of the program, and even "Li Chen said that girls are cumbersome and scolded", which can also be the effect of "hot search" designed in advance.
A professional talks about the design of variety shows:
"From an entertainment point of view, it consists of ten measurement factors, namely, spectacle, sex, survival, wrestling, funny, mystery, humanity, art, anger, problem solving..."
In contrast, inviting Fan Chengcheng and Li Chen to the same stage seems to be thinking from the perspective of anger, mystery and wonder, and the topic of "male and female opposition" echoes "two sexes", "human feelings" and "wrestling".
Second, the editing of variety shows should not use the "only words" of stars
"Li Chen concluded that the two female stars were a burden before they started the game."
China Women's Daily commented.
Maybe Li Chen is not a "saint", if it is a game played privately between daily friends, someone is in a hurry to let the game win, and it is understandable to say such words, but this is a public TV variety show.
Such "just words" with "value judgments" should not be edited into "program highlights".
In 2020, Mango TV specially recorded the program description "clip" to cause trouble to stars, hoping that the audience would not believe the "wrong facts".
But in fact, variety shows have repeatedly used these controversies to blog traffic to themselves.
If the phrase "girls are a burden", cut after the two girls fail the game, it can be regarded as an "emotion".
But before the game started, it did become a "value judgment" - in fact, Bailu this issue is not a "burden", and finally caught Zheng Kai or relied on her discovery...
The program team knew the controversy that Li Chen had caused, and let him say this sentence obviously wanted to bring the topic.
It's just that this little trick of the program group was seen through by the official media at a glance, so it stood up and criticized.
Li Chen apologized and said that he said this sentence because of "the setting of the pursuit plot in the game session", then it can be proved that the program group is "pitiful and its heart is reprehensible".
The official media criticized Li Chen on the surface, but in fact, they were also criticizing the program group.
If Li Chen was really put together by the program group, he would not be wronged
If it was designed by the program group and Li Chen was "put together", does he need to apologize? A: Yes.
Because the words and deeds of the stars are guiding netizens and audiences, after this incident caused heated discussions, some girls expressed their views:
"I'm a girl, and I also think girls are quite troublesome."
What I am afraid of is such a "response": women are troublesome, women are burdensome to form a "social consensus".
It is precisely because of this subconscious view that the "consensus" of couples on the street arguing to kick women and firing newborn mothers in the workplace is also understood, isn't it?
In fact, if you treat gender relations properly, you can be like Zhou Shen -
For example, in the kicking shuttlecock link, an amateur eldest sister kicked the shuttlecock flying for the first time, Li Chen immediately asked the family to rest and not participate, but Zhou Shen insisted on encouraging the eldest sister to continue to kick, and sure enough, the second time it was successful...
The variety show should apologize because it wants to gain traffic and take advantage of the "wit" of stars and the public.
Li Chen should apologize because of his "objectifying remarks" to women and being insincere.
The criteria for choosing a mate for "good buttocks", "decisively cutting 800 million ice", "openly having private affairs with Li Xiaolu" and "slandering Zhang Xinyu" all show the big star's "materialized thoughts" for girls.
When Li Chen fell in love with Zhang Xinyu, he also announced another standard: he hoped that girls would be alone, take care of themselves, and take care of their families.
If it is because "he is a star and does not have the time and energy to accompany the other party", then the conclusion should be "the woman should take care of herself", but Li Chen's conclusion is that "not only can take care of herself, but also can take care of my family." ”
According to Li Chen's standards, each of her girlfriends is "competent" to his standards: good figure, beauty, better career than him, golden, his success, it seems that every girlfriend to his "topic help", but what does he give back to his girlfriends?
One netizen hit the nail on the head: he is just a human essence and pretends to be an honest person.
Therefore, he also owes the audience an apology because his "persona" is insincere.
Moreover, the mask of this "honest man" has long been seen through by the audience, and there is really no need to wear it anymore.
It is not necessary to amplify the sentence "women are a burden" infinitely, but the Internet has a memory, and the human heart is also perceived: people live a lifetime, sincerity is always a must-kill. The magnificence and delicacy of the mask alone will not win applause at all, and it is possible to be scolded if it is revealed.