http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/25/celebrity_gossi.php All comments for Celebrity Gossip: Jolin Tsai's gaffe, Gillian Chung mobbed in Beijing, Edison Chen hit by Nicolas Tse? en-us 2009 shanghailaine Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:30:00 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss elaine@shanghaiist.com elaine@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/25/celebrity_gossi.php#comment-1299240 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/25/celebrity_gossi.php#comment-1299240 Comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:32:20 +0800 <p>Jolin will indeed get a backlash for this, however I don't think it is really proper to say that this puts her in the press "for the wrong reasons". This terminology implies she has made a mistake, and implies a judgement on your part (which you are free to make, intentionally or not, but which should be highlighted no less). The correct way to say this would be that she has had a lot of bad press lately that may negatively impact her career. PRC nationalism aside, the matter is clearly one of perspective. She is simply voicing what many Taiwanese think and say. Regardless of the political situation, most DO see Hong Kong as guowai. It is not uncommon for Taiwanese to say they are leaving the country to go to Hong Kong or to China (whether they call it China or the mainland) no less. It is perfectly conversational. And most WOULD want to bring honour to the Taiwanese (which is the correct adjective to describe people from the island of Taiwan). Who wouldn't want to bring honour to the place they are from? If this shows anything, it is the ridiculous overreactions of mainland Chinese fans, who are incapable of recognising the situation. Now "gaffe" is also problematic. The question is, did she mean to say what she said in the way she said it? </p>