Showing posts with label Mao. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mao. Show all posts

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Mao, Hitler, Kitsch

From time to time I blog on the apparently inexplicable affection that Taiwanese have for Nazi kitsch. Many westerners are mystified and offended. But, as Michael K. pointed out to me this weekend while we were out partying, everywhere in China, westerners can be found purchasing Mao kitsch.

It goes both ways.