{"id":1816,"date":"2020-06-11T20:25:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T12:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dailycpop.com\/?p=1816"},"modified":"2020-06-12T00:19:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T16:19:46","slug":"xiao-zhan-fans-spark-controversy-for-donated-uniforms-that-promote-wrong-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailycpop.com\/xiao-zhan-fans-spark-controversy-for-donated-uniforms-that-promote-wrong-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Xiao Zhan Fans Spark Controversy For Donating Uniforms That Promote “Wrong Values”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this year, fans collaborated with Xiao Zhan<\/a>’s official studio to form a charity organisation in the name of Xiao Zhan. One of the projects that the organisation took part in recently was a “Xiao Zhan Kindness Uniform” project. As part of the project which took place earlier this month, fans raised funds to help donate new school uniforms to underprivileged students in the Guangdong Province.<\/p>\n

However, the recent uniform donations made by Xiao Zhan fans sparked much controversy online. The event organizer ended up having to respond with with a public apology as a result.<\/p>\n

What happened?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Xiao Zhan’s “kindness uniform” became a subject of controversy\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Upon receiving the new school uniforms, many students wore it to participate in the celebratory event. Among pictures taken at the event, the word “Zan (\u8d5e)” which bears the literal meaning of “praise”, was observed in a big print on the uniforms of the children. Although the word did not seem to have any negative meanings at the beginning, it started causing unhappiness among netizens as it circulated online. Some began to say that because the word “Zan (\u8d5e)” is phonetically similar sounding to Zhan (\u6218) (the Zhan in ‘Xiao Zhan’), and allegations that the fans were trying to allude to Xiao Zhan on the school uniforms of the children began pouring in.<\/p>\n

\"\"The word “Zan (\u8d5e)” was observed on the uniform of the students, causing anger among netizens who felt that the word alluded to Xiao Zhan (i.e. Zhan for Xiao ‘Zhan’)<\/em><\/p>\n

This also brought back suspicions that Xiao Zhan’s fans were using public resources to “idolize” Xiao Zhan and to “promote fan culture” within the school campus. Such an issue is particularly sensitive among Chinese netizens, as it is not unprecedented. Less than a month ago, one of Xiao Zhan’s fan, who was a teacher, encouraged her whole class of students to show fan support for Xiao Zhan by dancing to a song.<\/p>\n

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#XiaoZhan<\/a> 's studio responds to a news report where a fan (who worked as teacher) got suspended from her duties as she unprofessionally asked students to dance in a video as fansupport for XiaoZhan.<\/p>\n

"[We] hope that every person can do something meaningful for society instead." pic.twitter.com\/E9tz2yoVPP<\/a><\/p>\n

— Daily Cpop<\/a> News (@DailyCpop) May 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n