dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoShen Yun (heavily advertised dance troupe affiliated with the Falun Gong religious group)en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
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minus-squarespicy pancake@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agothey advertise all the fuck over NYC with the smarmy tagline “China before Communism” I’m not a tankie (nor a China simp) but that line pisses me off it’s so pretentious
minus-squaredantheclamman@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThey seem to vary that slogan place to place. In the Bay Area of CA they use alternative slogans
minus-squaredurindana@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoHow did I not realize these dinguses were Falun Gong! I thought Shen Yun was a person
minus-squarespicy pancake@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoI was so disappointed to learn it’s a creepy cult thing and not just a cool Chinese traditional dance show that I actually kinda wanted to see luckily I live in NYC and can probably go find a Chinese dance performance that isn’t linked to a cult lol
minus-squaredantheclamman@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoChinese opera is fascinating and there are hundreds of varieties. I really enjoyed when I saw one in China and definitely can recommend it to everyone
they advertise all the fuck over NYC with the smarmy tagline “China before Communism”
I’m not a tankie (nor a China simp) but that line pisses me off it’s so pretentious
They seem to vary that slogan place to place. In the Bay Area of CA they use alternative slogans
How did I not realize these dinguses were Falun Gong! I thought Shen Yun was a person
I was so disappointed to learn it’s a creepy cult thing and not just a cool Chinese traditional dance show that I actually kinda wanted to see
luckily I live in NYC and can probably go find a Chinese dance performance that isn’t linked to a cult lol
Chinese opera is fascinating and there are hundreds of varieties. I really enjoyed when I saw one in China and definitely can recommend it to everyone