Li Bingbing's magazine photos are suspected of insulting China. The photographer once had an in-depth understanding of the "dragon". Netizens: He did it on purpose. What do you think?

The magazine "Marie Marie" shared a set of covers shot for international star Li Bingbing. The cover borrowed "Chinese elements" and said that there is such a sentence in "The Book of Rites: Doctrine of the Mean": To travel far, one must Since.

Although these photos are beautiful, one of them has caused controversy among netizens. It is not that Li Bingbing is not beautiful enough, but that the background elements of this photo are suspected of "insulting China." In this photo, Li Bingbing is half lying on the ground, holding one hand on the ground, deliberately pulling down her clothes to expose one shoulder and sling, and the background of Li Bingbing is a blood-red full moon, with a clearly printed message on the moon. The shadow of the black dragon, and the problem lies with this dragon.

Some netizens pointed out that the origin of this "dragon" that is almost twisted into an S shape is from "The Dragon Girl" by the early Hollywood Chinese-American actress Huang Liushuang. The dragon in the work is actually an "evil dragon", which was also the image used by foreigners to describe our Chinese villains at that time.

Onlookers commented: "It is recommended that the five major magazines not show off their cultural heritage. It is embarrassing and ignorant." "It is true that the fashion industry does not read." Dressed up as "Squinty Eyes"...

Wong Liushuang, who was born in 1905, made her debut in the United States in 1919. She had always been portrayed as a negative and villainous image in Hollywood movies at the time. The 'dragon' image often appears in her photos, which is considered a symbol of an evil creature. Back then, under such circumstances, Anna Wong had no choice but to shoot even if she didn't want to. But now it’s 2022, and netizens said it’s surprising that there are still people taking almost identical photos.

After pointing out this error, the magazine editor and photographer contacted her and explained that it was an improper operation. The solution given was to no longer print the film. "Photographer Zhang Jiacheng and the magazine editor also said that their poor research and incomplete homework led to the use of the dragon totem in Huang Liushuang's Dragon Girl, which caused the current problem."

Soon as The photographer Zhang Jiacheng issued an apology. He claimed that this was not intentional, but was caused by insufficient research. I apologize to everyone here and will be more cautious in the application of elements in the future! He personally likes Chinese culture very much and has always used his own modest efforts to export Chinese culture on social platforms. He also hopes that people will not take this opportunity to slander him and his magazine.

It can be seen that the attitude of this cameraman is still very sincere, and many people have chosen to forgive, truly believing that he did it unintentionally! But soon some netizens discovered that there was an article on Zhang Jiacheng’s personal public account that gave a detailed interpretation of the movie Dragon Girl.

This public account introduces Westerners’ stereotypes of Chinese culture in detail, and lists the meaning of the movie poster of The Dragon Girl. As pointed out in the article, women perform in certain professions, while men perform in humble professions, and their endings are either killed or commit suicide. It can be seen that this photographer has a good understanding of Westerners' perspective on Chinese people, but since he knows so much, why did he include such a picture in the poster for Li Bingbing? Isn't this a deliberate act?

Remember that you must be confident in fashion and art. There is no need to deliberately please and cater to Western aesthetics in order to go global. Li Bingbing is an international movie star, but she is still our Chinese female star. Photographers must first respect Chinese culture. Secondly, we must respect female celebrities.