Saturday 20 March 2021

Baizuo Isn't a Kind Descriptive Word

 If you hang around Chinese folks.....and they get asked to describe Americans...somewhere in the description will be the Chinese word 'baizuo'.

The literal translation?  'Blessed mother'.

It's a 5-star sarcastic term to show people of opinions or emotions....lacking empathy and mostly promoting one's self of selflessness.

Around a decade ago, it started to be thrown around....mostly pointed at fakeness  or the lack of morality within western media (bluntly pointed at Twitter and Facebook).

All of this leads to destructive behavior naturally....where you might destroy a 20-year friendship with a school-friend, or dissolve a 10-year marriage, or screw over some church members because they didn't follow your preferred social doctrine. 

So here's the thing....all the way up and down Chinese levels....they perceive this same behavioral problem.  They don't respect you for it, and they certain won't sit at a table and let you dish out fake chatter leading back to baizuo.  You saw that this week with the Chinese folks invited to a discussion with the State Department idiots in Alaska.  

The key problem here....once they assign you with the tag of baizuo....you are regarded as naive and stupid....a country bumpkin.  It doesn't matter what you degree you profess, or if you carry a PhD level on your shoulder....your respect is chopped off.  You are in their mind....a fifth-grade kid.

So the LGBT stuff, the hyper behavior about refugees, the BLM chatter?  Yes, it all leads back to baizuo.  

The 2020 election?  The arrival of the Biden-team?  The Twitter idiots?  The Washington Post marginalized news?  The Greta crowd?  Baizuo.  

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