super girl
Each of the foreign teachers has specific characteristics assigned to them by the students.
Nicole is the blonde, beautiful one. (She has sandy hair, but according to the students she is blonde.)
Tessa is the beautiful, possibly Uighur one.
Kirk is the tall Australian one.
And me? I am neither beautiful or tall or Australian. I'm apparently the cool, Super Girl one because I have short hair like Super Girl Li Yuchun (linked article discusses issues of gender and sexuality in Li Yuchun's star persona). Super Girl is like the American Idol of China, only just for women, and it is huge.
There's a whole series of reactions compiled by EastWestNorthSouth about the whole Super Girl phenomenon in terms of whether or not the show represents an outpouring of democratic spirit in China. It's fascinating reading.
Nicole is the blonde, beautiful one. (She has sandy hair, but according to the students she is blonde.)
Tessa is the beautiful, possibly Uighur one.
Kirk is the tall Australian one.
And me? I am neither beautiful or tall or Australian. I'm apparently the cool, Super Girl one because I have short hair like Super Girl Li Yuchun (linked article discusses issues of gender and sexuality in Li Yuchun's star persona). Super Girl is like the American Idol of China, only just for women, and it is huge.
There's a whole series of reactions compiled by EastWestNorthSouth about the whole Super Girl phenomenon in terms of whether or not the show represents an outpouring of democratic spirit in China. It's fascinating reading.