https://x.com/wentisung/status/1793895169957507228
Dude works for the Australian National University and the Atlantic Council and can’t scrape up any better dirt than “textbook girl wear pants now 😭”
https://x.com/wentisung/status/1793895169957507228
Dude works for the Australian National University and the Atlantic Council and can’t scrape up any better dirt than “textbook girl wear pants now 😭”
It’s funny how big the projection is on making this about sexuality. I think the real story is that they made these kids extremely pale and made them wear long sleeves and pants to avoid the sun. If there’s anything toxic here it’s East Asia’s obsession with paleness (and they are so good at it that they are often paler than euros at this point lmao). For this textbook it’s probably just to convey the innocence of the children, seeing that they’ve been protected from the aging rays of the sun. I’m not Chinese or even Asian for that matter so what do I know though.
The scan just looks paler in general, I think you’re looking into it too much
here’s the old and new without distortion from the original platform. i think they look lighter, but this looks to be mostly just from simplifying the depiction to make it more cartoonish. now i’ve really read into this too much