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fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

Why So Many Americans Online Suddenly Want to Become Chinese

Chinamaxxing, a social media trend where Americans adopt Chinese practices, perpetuates harmful stereotypes by framing Chinese culture as exotic and inferior while reflecting broader anxieties about American economic decline.
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

I didn't learn 'Chinamaxxing' on TikTok - my Chinese mom taught me. Here are 4 habits I still swear by.

The viral trend - where people share Chinese lifestyle hacks, from wearing red for luck during Lunar New Year to banning outdoor shoes indoors - felt like watching the world embrace the culture I grew up with. Around the same time, another phrase was everywhere: "You met me at a very Chinese time in my life." The line went viral after Hong Kong-born stand-up comedian Jimmy O Yang posted a video of himself singing the well-known Chinese song "Yi Jian Mei" on Instagram in November, with those words splashed across the screen.
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