| Two days after Sharon Stone made her unreflecting remarks on the earthquake, her advertisement in the shopping center in our building was removed from Dior boutique. In the past days, I was overwhelmed by the public criticism on this " shallow , brainless, cold-blooded hag " on internet. It reminds me of the Chinese saying , spits from all mouths can make a person drown. 1 month after what happened to Carrefour, again , I realized how prominent and overwhelming the " public opinion" could be . The prevailing opinion in Stone's case is that the meltdown of her career in China serves her right, while there were controversial views in Wang Shi's case. I think more and more people began to realize that money was not the only measurement to evaluate people's willingness to help. It just takes a little bit more time for them to regain the rationality. In this sense, you're not standing on the opposite side, you just stand higher and look further than they do. Don't feel helpless. It takes time for millions of Chinese netizens to practise rational thinking before they do passionate posting. With time passing by, we will gradually have a more mature netizen group with more diversity of views here in China. And by then, you may feel proud for taking the lead at one time. |
I Felt Afraid of Public Opinions Now