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EastisEast
Joined: 29 May 2014
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 Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:40 am Post subject: Putin puts the move on Wife of Chinese President ? |
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BEIJING, China - It was a warm gesture on a chilly night when Vladimir Putin wrapped a shawl around the wife of Xi Jinping while the Chinese president chatted with Barack Obama. The only problem: Putin came off looking gallant, the Chinese summit host gauche and inattentive.
Worse still were off-colour jokes that began to circulate about the real intentions of the divorced Russian president — a heartthrob among many Chinese women for his macho, man-of-action image.
That was too much for the Chinese authorities.
The incident at a performance linked to this week's Asia-Pacific summit originally was broadcast on state broadcaster CCTV and spread online as a forwarded video. But it was soon scrubbed clean from the Chinese Internet, reflecting the intense control authorities exert over any material about top leaders while also pointing to cultural differences over what's considered acceptable behaviour in public.
"China is traditionally conservative on public interaction between unrelated men and women, and the public show of consideration by Putin may provide fodder for jokes, which the big boss probably does not like," said Beijing-based historian and independent commentator Zhang Lifan.
Xi's wife, Peng Liyuan, was once a popular folk singer more famous than her husband, and in contrast to her predecessors she has taken on a much more public role, prominently joining her husband on trips abroad as part of China's soft power push to seek global status commensurate with its economic might.
Propaganda officials have built the image of Xi and his wife as a loving couple. Photos of Xi shielding his wife from rain on a state visit, picking flowers for her, or simply holding her hand have circulated widely on China's social media, prompting much oohing and aahing.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin puts a shawl on Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping (AP Photo, …"When the president personally held up the umbrella for the madam, it complies with the international norm of respecting women," blogger Luo Qingxue wrote on the news site for the party-run newspaper People's Daily last year after Xi was seen holding an umbrella over himself and Peng on a state visit to Trinidad and Tobago.
But Putin messed up the script Monday night while Xi chatted with the American president.
In the video, Peng stood up, politely accepted the grey shawl or blanket offered by Putin, and thanked him with a slight bow. But she soon slipped it off and put on a black coat offered by her own attendant.
It spawned a flurry of commentary on China's social media before censors began removing any mention of the incident.
Li Xin, director of Russian and central Asian studies at Shanghai Institute for International Studies, said Putin was just being a proper Russian and did nothing out-of-line diplomatically.
"It's a tradition in Russia for a man of dignity to respect ladies on public occasions, and in a cold country like Russia, it is very normal that a gentleman should help ladies take on and off their coats," Li said. "But the Chinese may not be accustomed to that."
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https://ca.news.yahoo.com/putin-offers-shawl-chinese-presidents-wife-upstaging-host-142551934.html |
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Titus
Joined: 19 May 2012
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Western men are such pussies that they can not differentiate between chivalry and a pass. |
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catman
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Titus wrote: |
| Western men are such pussies that they can not differentiate between chivalry and a pass. |
Actually it was Chinese men who were freaking out. Many do not like the idea of a white many with one of their women. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:23 am Post subject: |
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| The Chinese criticized Obama for chewing gum during the official event, calling him a 'gum-chewing idler'. |
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catman
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| Titus wrote: |
| Western men are such pussies that they can not differentiate between chivalry and a pass. |
Well at least our hockey players are tougher.  |
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Nester Noodlemon
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Titus wrote: |
| Western men are such pussies that they can not differentiate between chivalry and a pass. |
We take care of our women, and take care of your women too.  Remember, when your woman is out, one of us might be taking her coat off.
Last edited by Nester Noodlemon on Wed Nov 12, 2014 5:23 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Plain Meaning
Joined: 18 Oct 2014
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| Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Died By Bear wrote: |
| The Chinese criticized Obama for chewing gum during the official event, calling him a 'gum-chewing idler'. |
Chewing gum is disgusting, disrespectful, and overall undignified. |
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guavashake
Joined: 09 Nov 2013
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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BONEY M. "Ras Putin"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AaTvyIuvE0
There lived a man in Russia long ago, in his eyes there was a flaming glow
Most people looked at him in terror and in fear, but to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
Ra Ra Ras Putin, Russia's greatest love machine, it was a shame how he carried on
But when his drinking and lusting and hunger for power became known to more and more people, the demands to do something about this outrageous man became louder and louder... |
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Titus
Joined: 19 May 2012
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| Nester Noodlemon wrote: |
| Titus wrote: |
| Western men are such pussies that they can not differentiate between chivalry and a pass. |
We take care of our women, and take care of your women too. Remember, when your woman is out, one of us might be taking her coat off. |
I'm white. Bragging about Asian women to someone you thought was an Asian, as a form of racial aggression against people who are your hosts, is completely disgusting. |
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Nester Noodlemon
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:10 am Post subject: |
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| Titus wrote: |
| Nester Noodlemon wrote: |
| Titus wrote: |
| Western men are such pussies that they can not differentiate between chivalry and a pass. |
We take care of our women, and take care of your women too. Remember, when your woman is out, one of us might be taking her coat off. |
I'm white. Bragging about Asian women to someone you thought was an Asian, as a form of racial aggression against people who are your hosts, is completely disgusting. |
Nope. The statement was directly to you. I could care less what race you are and never assumed you to be of the Asian race. Therefore, no racial aggression toward any race or region, unlike your Western men comment.
Now back to the end of the line, kid.  |
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Titus
Joined: 19 May 2012
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:49 am Post subject: |
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| Nester Noodlemon wrote: |
| Titus wrote: |
| Nester Noodlemon wrote: |
| Titus wrote: |
| Western men are such pussies that they can not differentiate between chivalry and a pass. |
We take care of our women, and take care of your women too. Remember, when your woman is out, one of us might be taking her coat off. |
I'm white. Bragging about Asian women to someone you thought was an Asian, as a form of racial aggression against people who are your hosts, is completely disgusting. |
Nope. The statement was directly to you. I could care less what race you are and never assumed you to be of the Asian race. Therefore, no racial aggression toward any race or region, unlike your Western men comment.
Now back to the end of the line, kid. |
You're not being honest. |
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Nester Noodlemon
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Titus wrote: |
| Nester Noodlemon wrote: |
| Titus wrote: |
| Nester Noodlemon wrote: |
| Titus wrote: |
| Western men are such pussies that they can not differentiate between chivalry and a pass. |
We take care of our women, and take care of your women too. Remember, when your woman is out, one of us might be taking her coat off. |
I'm white. Bragging about Asian women to someone you thought was an Asian, as a form of racial aggression against people who are your hosts, is completely disgusting. |
Nope. The statement was directly to you. I could care less what race you are and never assumed you to be of the Asian race. Therefore, no racial aggression toward any race or region, unlike your Western men comment.
Now back to the end of the line, kid. |
You're not being honest. |
You got called out on your degredation of Western men. You got pawned. That's a fact, Jack. |
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Titus
Joined: 19 May 2012
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 7:17 am Post subject: |
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| To whom did you pawn me? |
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EastisEast
Joined: 29 May 2014
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Well, hold on...I say, hold on a minute. Let's not be too rash in that assumption son.
I mean, where are you from? Who are your parents? What part of Whiteland are you from??
You may not qualify.
There are books that speak of standards....there are measurements that need to be taken... who was your grand mother.... |
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