reading some chinese manhua and i think i’m picking up some features of chinese culture that intrigue me. for example: it’s taken as a given that female attraction towards men is heavily mediated by wealth + status. also: “poor” is a typical insult, which is wild to me
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yeah, it’s a bit foolish for me to try basing this analysis on two very isolated cultural artifacts without knowing much about the broader cultural context. like if i tried this same analysis of american culture via comics i’d come away with some funny ideas about violence
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Another interesting case study would be narratives like Legend of the Condor Heroes, lots of tv dramas based on that. From HK but became immensely popular in mainland China as well. MC comes from nothing and is usually not the brightest, but has talent and a good heart
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He doesn't understand any politics, but wins smart allies who are moved to support his cause of protecting the weak and restoring justice, order, peace
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