You probably all know by now about the famous (or infamous according to the Chinese government) Furong Jiejie, aka Sister Furong, aka Sister Lotus (her real name is Shi Hengxia). If you haven’t heard, she is a young woman (28 years old) in China that post a few pictures of herself on the Internet bulletin boards of two of China’s major universities with messages proclaiming her beauty and talents and the desire for relationships. Shi became a hot item on the Chinese web and she capitalized on that popularity with a blog which showcased even more of her suggestive (though non-nude) pictures. Like other bloggers, the young lady talks about what she finds interesting and how her day is going, just the stuff that the paranoid government can’t allow to be published (I stubbed my toe – ooo, scandalous and revealing state secrets too), the same narcissistic prattle we all do (isn’t that a prerequisite for blogging?), unlike others the Chinese government is trying to shut her down or hide her away.

Since I have been living in a hole in the deepest part of the backwoods, I was not aware of this person before reading about her on FARK so I did a little research, read a few articles, looked at some pictures, and visited her sites. I agree her writing is probably a little shallow (as I have to rely on translations since I can’t read any of the Chinese dialects) and she has a little inflated opinion of herself (though I suspect a little tongue-in-cheek is in play), but I am flabbergasted at all the people who call her ugly to the point of inducing involuntary regurgitation. I mean, she is not exactly Bai Ling

Too bad she is in China as I am interested in having a dialog with Shi to get her side of the story…. and to compliment her on her arse.

Feelin’ cool

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