it ain’t no edison chen
an indie based t-shirt company in beijing just couldn't resist the recent zhang ziyi $ex(y) "scandal" as fodder for its topical design content. i can't help but love the juiciness either. the chinese character stands for privacy. not sure if i care for this concept and typeface, but i dig the graphic on the back.
i think i'm the only person who actually finds the photos titillating and fun, but apparently zhang ziyi has shamed her country with such "indecent" behavior in public (even though they were on her wealthy fiancee's private beach). i've always been a poo-pooer of zhang ziyi. it's her conventional if not boring face and her seeming lack of personality. i just felt like, if there was gonna be an "it" girl representing china, she falls short of the job. she certainly is no gong li, that's for sure. the only time she did anything for me was in 2046. OH, worst of all, she has publicly stated that she prefers western men. now that's just not cool, girl ! regardless, i have some empathy for her in this case.
gotta credit ryan with sharing the pix with me before it really blew up.
January 19th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
I think you summed up how I feel about her… I was never able to put my finger on what bothered me about her, till now. Conventional, boring face. Bratty-looking, even. Doesn’t really use her fame for anything altruistic for China (that I can recall), at least not as much as Yao Ming or famous HK stars. Did a turn in 2046. Somewhat notable presence in “The House of Flying Daggers”, etc. I remember “The Road Home” fondly enough.
Anyway, beggh. I’m over her, too. Hopefully a cooler actress comes out of China soon to wow our pants off and make Zhang seem like a mosquito.
January 20th, 2009 at 12:24 am
never liked her. and what is up with these Chinese “sex” scandals? Edison Chen was like the only real one and that got surpressed like electric vehicles. All these other ones are like “ooooh, side cleavage” or “oh no, he’s sniffing her butt.” Someone needs to get a picture of a dog smell ZZY’s butt and give the scandal a clever name like “Buttgate” or “Dog and Ass Scandal”
January 20th, 2009 at 3:33 am
interesting – that character in japanese stands for “me” or “i”
January 21st, 2009 at 12:52 pm
finally! some god damn t’n'a on this site
January 21st, 2009 at 5:42 pm
lovin’ the comments, guys.
@andrea: so glad we agree. you’re right, she has that petulant look about her. glad you got my back!
@nat: yay, good. nothing a little photoshop can’t handle.
@rui: yes, indeed. very interesting.
@mike: …