Chinese Heads on Skewers
I went by Objects this afternoon at Scottsdale's Biltmore Fashion Park. Objects is similar to Z Gallery and Pottery Barn that sells interior decorations and accessories. Currently Objects is doing a Chinese theme sale.
When I saw this display (shown above), I asked the sales lady what was the theme to have heads of Chinese men on skewers. I have also asked her if she knew about a little incident happened in China back in December 13, 1937 called "Nanjing Massacre", where Chinese citizens were slaughtered mutilated by invading Japanese troops. Many of Chinese's heads were placed on top of skewers and displayed in public.
She did not know.
The store's interior decorator probably has never heard of Nanjing Massacre neither, and thinks putting Chinese heads on skewers was a good idea.
posted by tian at
7:17 PM
5 Comments:
Tian, thanks for the post. I've been following for the past few months - good stuff. Reminiscent of Sinosplice Food Reviews were your food reviews, I enjoyed them.
This one really caught my eye. It's up there with exploting Asian culture for the mainstream victims of commercial and generic. But at least it's exposure. Anyways, Objects must have their heads up their asses to do something such as you have exposed. They have absolutely no clue when it comes to Asian culture. The 90% can see this, the elite 10% can go to: RosewoodHouse.com, for the realness, since 1969.
Wilson
Wow - This is amazing. I can't believe they had this in a store. That's grotesque, like selling Khmer Rouge action figures.
Tian is starting to show sensitivity in his old age... :)
BASTARDS!
During the nanjing massacre, 30,000 chinese citizens were killed and every female in the city was raped by japanese soldiers regardless of age.
They also commited acts of cruelty such as driving 6 inch nails through people's bodies until they died and burying many people together alive.
I love it when people/companies fail to use consultants when they try something outside their own cultural experience. Probably some local (non-Chinese) art student who thought they were being so risque and "hip".
Geeezzz
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