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Paul Schoe

This is a really nicely written story about Little Red Book's sudden popularity with Americans.

It describes the origins of Little Red Book, and its surprising international orientation.

The article goes on to describe how ice-breakers like “Hello, I am a spy. Show me your cat” led to meaningful exchanges between Chinese and American users.

@TheConversationUS

The image is a cartoon illustration featuring a red cat character in bed surrounded by various anthropomorphic cats and other characters. The red character in bed appears confused, with a question mark above its head. The red character represents the Chinese Flag as it's ears are decorated with the yellow Chinese stars. Around the bed, there are several cats with different flags on their bodies, representing various countries. Some of the cats have speech bubbles with text in them. For example, one cat says "English homework," another says "Any opinions on xx?" and another says "Nihao." There are also expressions like "666," "23333," "XSWL," and "NB" scattered around the image. The flags represented include the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Argentina. The cats are stylized with simple features and are mostly gray with flag patterns. The overall theme seems to be a humorous take on international communication or cultural exchange.
Jan 29, 2025, 10:39 AM·Public
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