Now Even Hu Shi Is a "Master of Chinese Studies" — the Steamed Bun Finally Has an Even Steamier Bun!

2006/3/9 13:01:36

Today I saw a post claiming something about "Master of Chinese Studies Hu Shi" and his this and that. It seems that nowadays the most formidable skill of male ape-men is still the work of the mouth — aside from blowing hot air, they can't really do anything else. Now even Hu Shi has been promoted to "Master of Chinese Studies." It seems the steamed bun finally has an even steamier bun, and the steamed bun can stop being a steamed bun!

Hu Shi's level of Chinese learning is worse than plagiarism. The matter of Hu Shi's plagiarism (or, as the euphemizers would say, "borrowing and referencing") is old news. But this fellow didn't even plagiarize well. Take the matter of Chan Buddhism — he didn't even understand the most basic issues, yet he used Shenhui, a mere intellectual disciple, to hoodwink everyone. It seems hoodwinking is not exclusive to the Northeast's "Living Lei Feng." As for the likes of Hu Shi loudly denouncing Peking Opera on one side while consorting with opera performers on the other — for a Hu-bullshitting type like him, that's entirely fitting behavior, nothing to be surprised about.

In short, from now on "Master of Chinese Studies" can be used interchangeably with "steamed bun." For example, "You're such a steamed bun" becomes "You're such a Master of Chinese Studies!" Extending the usage: "You're really too Master-of-Chinese-Studies about this!" "Go Master-of-Chinese-Studies yourself!" "What a Master-of-Chinese-Studies brain!" "Has your brain gone Master-of-Chinese-Studies?" "Going Master-of-Chinese-Studies." "Your Master-of-Chinese-Studies Master-of-Chinese-Studies brain is just too Master-of-Chinese-Studies-ly making people truly Master-of-Chinese-Studies-ed to the point of Master-of-Chinese-Studies!" And so forth.

The valuable human quality is self-awareness. The likes of Hu Shi, greedy for fame but mediocre in substance, putting up a sheep's head to sell dog meat, not knowing that fame is not fame — posterity with discerning eyes will see that a shape-shifting demon is still a demon, and one who fools people for a time will ultimately be despised by the world. You right-wingers, waving your flag to hoodwink people — couldn't you at least pick a better one? Parading the likes of Hu Shi around — aren't you afraid of being laughed at?