但这毫无疑问都是博主收割流量的手段,实际上,视频里的内容无一例外,都在说中国和他们想象中截然不同,基本上都是正面信息。
这些博主在解释自己制作中国旅行视频的原因时,都会提到西方对中国的负面叙事。
一位美国旅游博主在其频道TriFate Lifestyle中说,美国人看待中国的视角非常狭窄,他们在学校里几乎学不到中国相关的知识,美国版的中国文化甚至不是真实的,而来自媒体和政客传递的信息是:“中国在衰退,中国很危险,中国很邪恶。”(China is failing. China is dangerous. China is evil.)
As Americans, we clearly have a very narrow view of China. School taught us almost nothing. The Americanized version of Chinese culture is not even true. And if you only get your information about China from the media or from politicians, you’ll get a lot of similar narratives pushing you toward the same manufactured conclusions: China is failing. China is dangerous. China is evil.
澳大利亚博主Josie lifts things也表示自己对于中国的了解都来自新闻报道,非常狭隘。
Most of my knowledge of China is limited to what I’ve heard in the news cycles over the last few years. I decided to visit Shanghai and find out what China is really like for myself.
这些有质疑和探索精神的年轻博主选择了最好的、也是最直接的方式来了解中国:到中国去!
We're going to go and see what it's really like.