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first thing in my recommendations after making an account was sprunki ecchi. 10/10 experience

Imagine making a social media app for the Chinese diaspora and literally calling it Little Red Book only for millions of westerners to flood it because their governments don't want their citizens indoctrinated with Maoism

The app's algorithm is now serving me a lot of queer content.

It's amazing (and also quite annoying) seeing Westerners be so surprised by any of it. On a video I saw in which two Chinese guys were being in love with each other, I saw a Westerner comment: "don't you get stoned for this??", and a Chinese user replied: "of course not, we have gay bars in China, don't believe all that nonsense"

I've made an account (not American) and my first picks was some cat, Luigi Mangione fanart and those Chinese hyperrealistic fursuits. They've got me nailed down from the start

guys did i not say that we should move to a Chinese/Russian (or any country the CIA/Israel) doesn't like platform?!

the good thing about interacting with other westerners on xiaohongshu is that you can debunk CIA/Israeli propaganda and bots cant flood you with bullshit and they cant ban you for going against their narrative

I came across a hateful MAGA comment earlier, reported it, + it immediately was like "this was unfriendly and war-induced, + has been dealt with — it's no longer available to the public." [害羞R] Such a breath of fresh air vs hearing the most heinous stuff "doesn't violate community guidelines"! 🥲

The people want Hexbear moderation

I love that app already

Caption: The "two-state solution" proposed by Mexican netizens

been browsing it for an hour or so, front page is full of goofing on Biden and US gov lol, and a lot of Luigi stuff too as others mentioned, someone said that they plan to add a translate feature for comments, I'll probably stick around for the Chinese language learning stuff at the very least, never used tiktok or ig

Someone asked why they like Luigi so much, this was the top response:

中国是一个倾向于集体主义的国家，如果有一个人为了集体去奉献自己，那他会得到大家的尊重。中国甚至有奖项专门去表彰和宣传那些舍己为人的好人[害羞R]我们这个民族延续至今也是因为有很多像他那样的人，为了公共利益不顾自己的生命[害羞R]

Google translate:

China is a country that tends to be collectivist. If a person dedicates himself to the collective, he will be respected by everyone. China even has awards to recognize and promote good people who sacrifice themselves for others [shy R] Our nation continues to this day because there are many people like him who risk their own lives for the public good [shy R]

Also saw this one:

还有一个，sorry我忘记他名字了，自焚在以色列大使馆前面的那个美国军人，我忘记他是否退役了。中华文化里，推崇为民请愿和为正义发声的人。

Google translate:

There is another one, sorry I forgot his name, the American soldier who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy. I forgot whether he was retired. In Chinese culture, people who petition for the people and speak out for justice are highly respected.

Response to that one:

Aaron, another hero[哭惹R][哭惹R][哭惹R]

Loving this app.

EDIT: This also came up pretty quickly:

Protip: US posters have 美国by their names. There are some people pretending to be from China on there pretending to be oppressed Chinese

Just saw a post by an American asking to see photos of Chinese cities and Chinese ppl in the comments were sending photos. Super fun!

Found this really sweet.

i haven't used 小红书 in a few years but i can imagine the average user being really tired of this sudden invasion of USians. imagine trying to use your normal social media app that you use for normal shit and suddenly it's full of clueless anglos posting bullshit in their bullshit language and refusing to use your language, and a normal post about normal shit suddenly has 25 comments like "huh what's this lol" "i don't speak thingumajig, speak american lol" "haha your chinese dances are funny lol" "wooow i wanna eat chinese noodles, i love pad thai"

i get that exposing anglos to normal shit outside of iowa is enriching and good for the low percentage of people that are actually curious and willing to learn but damn, can't imagine being a normal user on the normal app right now

i guess it'll blow over very soon

Ahahahha this is fucking bonkers

So many videos of things happening in China, so many Chinese people and they’re normal people

Because of course they are, no shit. Hope there is some dialogue about this on TikTok right now

Holy shit, the trans content on this app is wholesome af. Tons of supportive Chinese users too. Really heartening to see this kind of international coming-together.

I’m so used to browsing trans TikToks and inevitably seeing transphobic shit posted by chuds in the comments, but I see only kind words here.

This is also really cool:

Original post text:

弦歌不辍，薪火相传 思政课作业

这些人物信仰马克思列宁主义，具有革命思想，从事革命工作，并做出了重大贡献。这些人物通过他们的理论、实践和领导，为世界社会主义民主独立运动作出了伟大贡献，他们的思想和精神至今仍激励着人们为革命和进步事业奋斗。

作品旨在传承红色基因，弘扬民族精神。也是对未来发展之路的美好憧憬，激励每一代人接力奋斗，薪火相传，生生不息。

#画说马克思主义#思政课作业#主旋律#马克思#毛泽东#马克思主义发展史#恩格斯#列宁#斯大林#板绘

Google Translation: The strings and songs are endless, and the firepower is passed down from generation to generation. Ideological and political coursework

These figures believed in Marxism-Leninism, had revolutionary ideas, engaged in revolutionary work, and made significant contributions. Through their theories, practices and leadership, these figures made great contributions to the world socialist democratic independence movement. Their thoughts and spirits still inspire people to fight for the cause of revolution and progress.

The work aims to inherit the red gene and promote the national spirit. It is also a beautiful vision for the future development, inspiring each generation to work hard and pass on the fire from generation to generation.

#花说Marxism#ideological and political coursework#main theme#Marx#Mao Zedong#Marxism development history#Engels#Lenin#Stalin#plate painting

finally installed xiaohongshu even though i'm australian and we haven't banned it yet, and literally the first thing i saw was luigi latte art

now this is posting

Based cultural hegemony