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Everyone just shows up in the same feed. USians are making posts in English alongside all the posts in Chinese. I've seen Chinese users making jokes like "Give me your data!" or "Welcome, I'm your new Chinese spy". I saw one comment on a post that read, "They better start posting in English soon." which, was getting heavily flamed. Lots of Luigi posting, it would seem. I also keep getting Chinese accounts posting a lot of really cool Socialist Realism art/propaganda posters, old and new. Lots of cringe USians making posts about being "refugees" on the app.

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[–] coolusername@lemmy.ml 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

i replied to a post asking an american history phd about the difference between israel and the US regarding the greater israel project and manifest destiny and it was removed. dunno if OP can delete replies or not or only moderation can do it

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 1 points 19 hours ago

I'm not sure, I haven't made any posts that resulted in comments, so I can't say. I have seen comments from Chinese IP addresses saying that talking about politics on the app isn't something they do. I don't believe that's a "rule" of the platform, but more of a social rule.

[–] WIIHAPPYFEW@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

first thing in my recommendations after making an account was sprunki ecchi. 10/10 experience

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 days ago

Imagine making a social media app for the Chinese diaspora and literally calling it Little Red Book only for millions of westerners to flood it because their governments don't want their citizens indoctrinated with Maoism

[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 91 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I came across a hateful MAGA comment earlier, reported it, + it immediately was like "this was unfriendly and war-induced, + has been dealt with — it's no longer available to the public." [害羞R] Such a breath of fresh air vs hearing the most heinous stuff "doesn't violate community guidelines"! 🥲

The people want Hexbear moderation

[–] Hermes@hexbear.net 55 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The people want Hexbear moderation

Dear President Xi,

I’m a 9 year old American girl Emma. Our internet platforms are filled with liberals who are promoted by our government. My people yearn for freedom, please send DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 24 points 2 days ago

For self defense to send to the local state legislature

[–] khizuo@hexbear.net 49 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I’m pleasantly surprised at the moderation myself, reported a few racist and unfriendly comments and most of them were taken down, plus I even got a message from XHS thanking me for reporting comments lol

[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 34 points 2 days ago

Love to see it

[–] Pili@hexbear.net 127 points 2 days ago (12 children)

I love that app already

Caption: The "two-state solution" proposed by Mexican netizens

[–] Des@hexbear.net 56 points 2 days ago (1 children)

powercry-2 but i don't wanna live in kkklanada!!!

[–] sisatici@hexbear.net 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You vill live with ze moose, you vill drink ze maple zyrup und you vill be happy

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[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 31 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The app's algorithm is now serving me a lot of queer content. dean-smile

It's amazing (and also quite annoying) seeing Westerners be so surprised by any of it. On a video I saw in which two Chinese guys were being in love with each other, I saw a Westerner comment: "don't you get stoned for this??", and a Chinese user replied: "of course not, we have gay bars in China, don't believe all that nonsense"

[–] batsforpeace@hexbear.net 82 points 2 days ago (6 children)

been browsing it for an hour or so, front page is full of goofing on Biden and US gov lol, and a lot of Luigi stuff too as others mentioned, someone said that they plan to add a translate feature for comments, I'll probably stick around for the Chinese language learning stuff at the very least, never used tiktok or ig

[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 52 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

we dont hate americans

Lib

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[–] TheLepidopterists@hexbear.net 90 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Someone asked why they like Luigi so much, this was the top response:

中国是一个倾向于集体主义的国家,如果有一个人为了集体去奉献自己,那他会得到大家的尊重。中国甚至有奖项专门去表彰和宣传那些舍己为人的好人[害羞R]我们这个民族延续至今也是因为有很多像他那样的人,为了公共利益不顾自己的生命[害羞R]

Google translate:

China is a country that tends to be collectivist. If a person dedicates himself to the collective, he will be respected by everyone. China even has awards to recognize and promote good people who sacrifice themselves for others [shy R] Our nation continues to this day because there are many people like him who risk their own lives for the public good [shy R]

Also saw this one:

还有一个,sorry我忘记他名字了,自焚在以色列大使馆前面的那个美国军人,我忘记他是否退役了。中华文化里,推崇为民请愿和为正义发声的人。

Google translate:

There is another one, sorry I forgot his name, the American soldier who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy. I forgot whether he was retired. In Chinese culture, people who petition for the people and speak out for justice are highly respected.

Response to that one:

Aaron, another hero[哭惹R][哭惹R][哭惹R]

Loving this app.

EDIT: This also came up pretty quickly:

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I saw a reply to that question that just said, "Look up the first line of our national anthem"

:::spoiler spoiler

起来!不愿做奴隶的人们!

Stand up! Those who are unwilling to become slaves!

[–] CTHlurker@hexbear.net 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Is that line from "L'internationale"? Looks quite a lot like "Debut! Le Damné de la Terre" (pardon my spelling, im writing french from memory)

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 2 points 20 hours ago

It's from "March of the Volunteers"

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[–] khizuo@hexbear.net 117 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just saw a post by an American asking to see photos of Chinese cities and Chinese ppl in the comments were sending photos. Super fun!

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 77 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I need to go in there and tell those brave patriots not to be tricked by Chinese sorcery that makes their cities look modern it's actually a hologram programmed by project blue beam.

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[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 31 points 2 days ago
[–] coolusername@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

guys did i not say that we should move to a Chinese/Russian (or any country the CIA/Israel) doesn't like platform?!

the good thing about interacting with other westerners on xiaohongshu is that you can debunk CIA/Israeli propaganda and bots cant flood you with bullshit and they cant ban you for going against their narrative

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 94 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] lunlu@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This one I found.

[–] Tomboymoder@hexbear.net 77 points 2 days ago

Framing it in the way the colonial mind can understand, good.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 107 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is also really cool:

Original post text:

弦歌不辍,薪火相传 思政课作业

这些人物信仰马克思列宁主义,具有革命思想,从事革命工作,并做出了重大贡献。这些人物通过他们的理论、实践和领导,为世界社会主义民主独立运动作出了伟大贡献,他们的思想和精神至今仍激励着人们为革命和进步事业奋斗。

作品旨在传承红色基因,弘扬民族精神。也是对未来发展之路的美好憧憬,激励每一代人接力奋斗,薪火相传,生生不息。

#画说马克思主义#思政课作业#主旋律#马克思#毛泽东#马克思主义发展史#恩格斯#列宁#斯大林#板绘

Google Translation: The strings and songs are endless, and the firepower is passed down from generation to generation. Ideological and political coursework

These figures believed in Marxism-Leninism, had revolutionary ideas, engaged in revolutionary work, and made significant contributions. Through their theories, practices and leadership, these figures made great contributions to the world socialist democratic independence movement. Their thoughts and spirits still inspire people to fight for the cause of revolution and progress.

The work aims to inherit the red gene and promote the national spirit. It is also a beautiful vision for the future development, inspiring each generation to work hard and pass on the fire from generation to generation.

#花说Marxism#ideological and political coursework#main theme#Marx#Mao Zedong#Marxism development history#Engels#Lenin#Stalin#plate painting

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[–] Carcharodonna@hexbear.net 93 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Holy shit, the trans content on this app is wholesome af. Tons of supportive Chinese users too. Really heartening to see this kind of international coming-together.

I’m so used to browsing trans TikToks and inevitably seeing transphobic shit posted by chuds in the comments, but I see only kind words here.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 68 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But lib media told me that all Chinese are anti-LGBT+?!

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[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 64 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Protip: US posters have 美国by their names. There are some people pretending to be from China on there pretending to be oppressed Chinese

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hello my name is Yuanyuan, five years old Chinese girl. Jinping Xi genocided my family this morning. Please send aerial bombardments, my people yearn for freedom

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[–] khizuo@hexbear.net 54 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah lol I saw some people from the US and Canada trying to pass themselves off as Chinese and being racist. Actually ridiculous. Thankfully the comments I reported got taken down.

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[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 69 points 2 days ago (4 children)

finally installed xiaohongshu even though i'm australian and we haven't banned it yet, and literally the first thing i saw was luigi latte art

now this is posting

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 50 points 2 days ago

All it took was a single swipe and boom Luigi

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[–] stigsbandit34z@hexbear.net 60 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Ahahahha this is fucking bonkers

So many videos of things happening in China, so many Chinese people and they’re normal people

Because of course they are, no shit. Hope there is some dialogue about this on TikTok right now

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 2 days ago

I've made an account (not American) and my first picks was some cat, Luigi Mangione fanart and those Chinese hyperrealistic fursuits. They've got me nailed down from the start

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 82 points 2 days ago (6 children)

It's like reassuring to know that China behind the USA censorship are dirtbag shitposters like the rest of us.

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 81 points 2 days ago

That one phrase lives in my head rent free:

"The Great Firewall is for America's sake. If it were removed, they would find out what cyberbullying really means."

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[–] iByteABit@hexbear.net 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If people actually just start using Chinese social media apps, it is a huge win for china's soft power tbh

[–] CTHlurker@hexbear.net 1 points 23 hours ago

China needs to make another Genshin Impact. They've been struggling to win League of Legends championships ever since the koreans stopped being hopelessly addicted to gacha-games.

[–] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 65 points 2 days ago

It took roughly 3 minutes of scrolling before I got a socialist art account ran by an account with a Stalin pfp. I felt right at home

[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 70 points 2 days ago

Unintended consequences lmao.

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 65 points 2 days ago (3 children)

lmao

RedNote, or Xiaohongshu as it's known in China, is the number one free app on the Apple app store as of Monday, followed by TikTok's photo-sharing Lemon8 app and OpenAI's ChatGPT.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/money-report/as-tiktok-faces-potential-u-s-ban-chinas-rednote-tops-apple-app-store/6105394/

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[–] CredibleBattery@hexbear.net 52 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Tear down this wall Mister Gorbachev

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[–] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 50 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Using this opportunity that we are having an agitprop contest here on Hexbear! Whatever leftist/hexbear related post a Hexbear user makes on Xiaohongshu and accumulates the most interactions will be featured in the agitprop community on the 19th (day TikTok is set to be banned in the US)

More details here!

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