@obbek1 Anyhow, I'm glad that you got my point of why I used the comparision. As this discussion isn't that relevant to Bao's situatuon, I won't be replying more.
I made a burner account to recap the whole thing, just so everything is clear.
To start thing off:
Yes, I'm Vietnamese, born and raise.
No, I'm not on any side.
No, I do not speak for anyone, but rather only providing a recap.
I will try to spread this as much as I can.
To my sweet Vietnamese fans, thank you for educating me and being understanding that people outside of Vietnam have very limited knowledge on social issues. I appreciate everyone trying to clear up misunderstandings and I'm deeply sorry for hurting you.
@obbek1 "CNY" doesn't only erase VNese culture, but also cultures of all countries that celebrate the LNY. It's a part of a bigger plan of assimilation that runs into centuries ago. You only see VNese being vocal bcs Bao's of VNese heritage, but that doesn't mean no where else care.
@The_Artless_ Yeah, to some extend, I agree. Whether or not she address this sooner or later, the two side would have still reacted the same way, albeit the VNese might have taken it easier since they were still her fans at the time.
Anyhow, I appreciate your understanding.
@The_Artless_ Again, I can't speak for everyone so I'm just listing down what might be the reason for them. There might be more and I might be wrong for some of them. I'm just trying to explain things as detailed as possible. Hope it helps.
@The_Artless_ -to the use of the term "traitor". It's most likely a lost-in-translation kinda situation, bcs the original term refer to how one VNese disrespect their heritage for the sake of wealth/to please foreigners.
@The_Artless_ I see... Facebook tend to make it so your timeline are filled with ppl from the same location so it's possible that the two groups just never know the other exist. We all thought of Twitter as "the foreigner's platform". Thanks for clearing that up.
@The_Artless_ If you think it's not worth getting offended over, think like this: the fact that you and probably the majority of western ppl only knows of "CNY" proved that their spread of lies is working. When the issue is normalized so much you don't think it is an issue anymore.
@obbek1 China had colonized many SEA countries for centuries. They enslaved us and took away our cultures. As I have explained, the term "CNY" is used to claim Chinese owns/invented the lunar calendar. The fact that most ppl from the west only knows "CNY" proved it's working.
@obbek1 "LNY" stands for "Lunar New Year". In Asia, we have a calendar that track phrases of the moon, which isn't something unique to China. LNY marks the starting of a new year according to the lunar calendar and it's celebrated by most Asians, not only Chinese like how "CNY" imply.
@obbek1 To put it simply, what I'm saying is if the issue regrading CNY is as universally recogised as the issue regarding the n-word, meaning more ppl are educated abt why it is offensive, such matter will not be taken so lightly as how Bao' fans are currently react.