Zhang Wu: Celebrities have children, and public opinion is more tolerant this time

Source: Global Times

From March 13, When Wang Ziwen blew himself up and gave birth to a child out of wedlock in a love variety show he participated in, to the next day, Wang Ziwen Studio debunked rumors that the speculation of the child's biological father and "marriage and divorce" rumored on the Internet were false news, and the incident quickly aroused public attention and was repeatedly listed on Weibo hot search. Unlike the public opinion caused by the previous Zheng Shuang storm, this incident did not arouse a lot of negative noise, and even compared with the storm of Hua Chenyu and Zhang Bichen having children out of wedlock, the public's attitude was more peaceful.

Compare the difference between the Wang Ziwen incident and several previous events: First, this is the information that is completely opened by the parties themselves - Wang Ziwen takes the initiative to tell the truth to the guests in the show in such a relaxed atmosphere as a love variety show. This was her first step in winning popular understanding. In addition, the image of a warm and loving mother she presented has also circled a wave of good feelings for her.

In the content consumption of entertainment stars, the public is pursuing curiosity on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is tired of excessive reversal of events. At the beginning, it was Zheng Shuang herself who sent three logical responses to Weibo in a row and was constantly punched in the face by the facts, which greatly magnified the public's incomprehension and anger towards her. In Wang Ziwen's speech so far, there is no contradiction - the female star has not lost her qualifications, and negative public opinion cannot be fermented.

On the whole, on the one hand, Zheng Shuang's storm has lowered moral requirements, on the other hand, Wang Ziwen's more complete public relations behavior and more solid business ability as an actor have further reduced her public opinion risk in the incident. But this is not certain that the public's attitude toward celebrities having children out of wedlock will change completely. It is worth mentioning that in the public discussion triggered after the exposure of the incident, there was also a clarification of public misunderstandings such as "unmarried children cannot be registered". It can be seen from this that the repeated discussion of celebrities' private lives seems to have brought some "positive surprises" - objectively promoting the popularization of fertility knowledge.