{"id":154988,"date":"2013-04-24T14:21:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T21:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=154988"},"modified":"2013-04-24T16:06:40","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T23:06:40","slug":"netizen-voices-after-quake-poem-for-red-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/04\/netizen-voices-after-quake-poem-for-red-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Netizen Voices: After Quake, Poem for Red Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese netizens have not forgotten Guo Meimei, the young woman who showed off designer handbags and flashy cars on Weibo in 2011, then claimed she was the \u201cgeneral manager of Red Cross commerce.\u201d Though plagued by previous scandals, Guo Meimei struck a heavy blow to the Red Cross Society of China. <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/04\/disaster-shows-faith-in-chinas-red-cross-badly-shaken\/\">In the wake of last Saturday\u2019s earthquake in Sichuan Province, many are still furious with the Red Cross.<\/a><strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/article\/1222416\/red-cross-society-china-reopen-guo-meimei-scandal\">The organization is now reopening an investigation into the Guo Meimei debacle.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Red Cross inspired one netizen to write a poem:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/\u85cf\u5934\u8bd7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-154989\" alt=\"\u85cf\u5934\u8bd7\" src=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/\u85cf\u5934\u8bd7.jpg\" width=\"407\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/\u85cf\u5934\u8bd7.jpg 407w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/\u85cf\u5934\u8bd7-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Whether or not you donate, that\u2019s up to you, but what are the bastards at Red Cross up to?<br \/>\nAn individual\u2019s donation is voluntary. Don\u2019t let selfish thoughts in your hearts become Justification for you to say, swelling with pride, \u201cA few yuan is enough to feed our disaster-Stricken brothers and sisters a few meals, but not enough to make a real difference.\u201d I don\u2019t Care what you all think, I will donate to the Red Cross, but is it enough to relieve the disaster? Of course one person\u2019s contribution isn&#8217;t, but for the sake of our beautiful motherland, And our wonderful mothers, be a good Chinese person. Brothers and sisters, if you often buy A pack of cigarettes or a midday snack, you\u2019re already spending a few yuan. The whole world And all of the ancients know that, since the quake, countless of our countrymen don\u2019t even have Pants to wear, including many young ladies. Do your hearts not ache?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This elegy to the Red Cross has a hidden message: the first character of every line, when read together, warns, \u201cThe money you donate isn\u2019t enough for Meimei to buy underpants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Via <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/chinese\/2013\/04\/%E3%80%90%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C%E6%B0%91%E8%AE%AE%E3%80%91%E8%AE%B0%E8%80%85%E6%B7%BB%E4%B9%B1%EF%BC%9F%E8%AF%B7%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E6%97%A5%E6%8A%A5%E5%85%88%E8%B5%B0\/\">CDT Chinese<\/a>. Translation by Josh Rudolph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese netizens have not forgotten Guo Meimei, the young woman who showed off designer handbags and flashy cars on Weibo in 2011, then claimed she was the \u201cgeneral manager of Red Cross commerce.\u201d Though plagued by previous scandals, Guo Meimei struck a heavy blow to the Red Cross Society of China. 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