In order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Jacky Cheung, the "God of Song", sent blessings in an interview, but words such as "Hong Kong has experienced a lot in the past 25 years", "I still hope that Hong Kong will be better than before", and "Hong Kong come on" were criticized by mainland netizens. "Unpatriotic", CCTV also quickly deleted the film.
Recently, the official media and mainland netizens have published articles and videos to support Jacky Cheung's patriotism, pointing out that they should "fight against Hong Kong independence and Taiwan independence" and "adhere to basic logic and rationality, uphold the spirit of the rule of law and an inclusive attitude, and citizens of big countries should have such self-confidence. and training".
And Jacky Cheung said that "as an artist, it is my basic principle not to be involved in politics" and also caused controversy in Hong Kong and the mainland.
Jacky Cheung's statement has been supported by the official media and most mainland netizens in recent days.
He issued a statement on the 3rd saying that he is a Chinese who loves the country and Hong Kong. It is the basic principle that he is an artist and not involved in politics. He cannot understand that "come on Hong Kong", "black" and "yellow" have become "banned words" and "banned colors". Chinese people are rational, convince people with reason, show Chinese demeanor in front of the world, and will continue to work hard to be a good person and a good singer.
In order to support Jacky Cheung, saying that he loves the country and Hong Kong, some netizens edited his various patriotic activities and remarks into videos to support his statement that he is "a Chinese who loves the country and Hong Kong."
Hu Xijin, a special commentator of the state-run Global Times, said that it is also sincere to agree that Jacky Cheung is a Chinese who loves the country and Hong Kong, and that "it is my basic principle as an artist not to be involved in politics".
At the same time, he believes that public opinion must resolutely promote patriotism and fight against the independence of Hong Kong and Taiwan, and at the same time, there must be a mainstream consciousness of uniting the majority, and it is not appropriate to interpret the words of artists and celebrities in the harshest way.
Cui Wenjia, a commentator of the official media "Beijing Evening News", also supported Jacky Cheung's comment, saying that there is a bad atmosphere on the Internet. Sometimes they are too sensitive and like to be polarized, and they practice "high-level black" in the name of "positive energy".
It must be pointed out that those who are ignorant and forget their ancestors must be criticized in a clear-cut way; those who have distorted and slandered and reversed right and wrong must also be exposed tit for tat.
But this naive sense of justice is not something of formalism.
The real "positive energy" is not so narrow and weak. It adheres to basic logic and rationality, and upholds the spirit of the rule of law and an inclusive attitude. The citizens of a big country should have such self-confidence and self-cultivation.
However, there are also netizens who believe that Jacky Cheung's statement that "it is my basic principle not to be involved in politics as an artist" is not in line with the facts. It is mentioned that Jacky Cheung participated in "Democracy Sings for China" at Happy Valley Racecourse on May 27, 1989 to raise funds for the Beijing 1989 democracy movement. He expressed his support for the mainland's pro-democracy activists through the lyrics of "CRY!" and "Proud", which made it difficult for his "artists not to be involved in politics" to be established.
Some mainland netizens also suggested that Jacky Cheung read "Speech at the Yan'an Literature and Art Symposium", and this year also happens to be the 80th anniversary of the speech.
The speech mentioned, "Literature and art are subordinate to politics, but in turn give great influence to politics." "All culture or literature and art belong to a certain class and belong to a certain political line. For the art of art, There is virtually no art beyond class, parallel or independent of politics.”
Netizens reacted to "artists are not involved in politics" in two extremes:
"Artists can think that they are not involved in politics, but politics will always find you, without exception."
"I hope someone can understand that artists are not involved in politics."
"Artists can talk about politics, but they have to bear the consequences."
"Artworks It is also the principle of the common people not to involve politics."
"Why should artists not be involved in politics, shouldn't everyone participate in politics in modern society?"
"As an artist, it is not about politics, only money, that's what it means, if you have a nationality It must involve politics.”
“Of course it’s okay to not be involved in politics, but the Hong Kong issue is about the righteousness of the family and the country, and you must make a clear statement. It’s okay not to say anything, you have to allow the Chinese people to dislike you or even hate you.”
“The ancestors of entertainers were ancient priests. , Artists are created for the sake of politics. There are always some people who use the excuse that the artist is not involved in politics, and to put it bluntly, they are not trying to blur the relationship with the country.
" , Trying to please both sides will only offend both sides, so we must make a clear and firm statement. It should not be said that artists are not involved in politics. Europe and the United States have already demonstrated that art and sports are the most political places. It is still necessary to improve political standing. "
As an artist, I don't involve politics. As a singer, I don't go to variety shows to make money. My duty is to run concerts in cities and countries. I don't care how much money I spend. The way to find someone who is more honest than Jacky Cheung."
"Unfortunately, every sentence in the text (Jacky Cheung's statement) is related to politics."
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