Lou Jing was born on 1989 and is a Chinese talent show contestant from Shanghai.
19 Facts About Lou Jing
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Lou Jing was born to a Chinese mother and an African American father.
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Lou Jing's father left China before she was born and the two have not remained in contact.
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Lou Jing entered the Shanghai-based Dragon TV's Go Oriental Angel talent quest in August 2009, where she became one of the five finalists from Shanghai.
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Lou Jing entered Shanghai's Go Oriental Angel program in August 2009 and reached the top-five in the Shanghai region.
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Lou Jing ranked as one of the top 30 contestants before being eliminated from the competition.
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Rumours flared on cyberspace, allegedly citing a press report, that Lou Jing's mother engaged in an extra-marital affair with an African American, resulting in the birth of Lou Jing.
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Lou Jing remarked that it was the first time she has experienced such racial hatred in her life.
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However, in the interview with NetEase, Lou Jing proved that the announcement was fabricated.
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Lou Jing further commented that this trend is "not totally race based," as the Chinese are biased against other darker skinned Chinese, especially women, and that he believes this to be an "offshoot of class discrimination" because historically, lower class laborers who usually worked outdoors often had darker skin due to constant exposure to the sun.
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Lou Jing responded to a hoax declaration widely circulated on the internet that proclaimed in her name that her father is "American, and not African".
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Lou Jing remarked that she was grateful that her parents gave birth to her, and played down racial discrimination, saying it has been overblown by false press reports.
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Lou Jing received an internship offer from Shanghai television station Dragon TV after the show.
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Lou Jing has since become a co-host of the show News Surfing Intelligence, a local Shanghai program.
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Lou Jing said that she found it interesting children of mixed Chinese-white parents do not receive nearly as much negative attention.
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Lou Jing is not the first Chinese person of African descent to have received widespread media attention in recent years.
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Lou Jing has a very close relationship with her mother, a native Shanghai woman.
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Lou Jing's mother appeared at all of her shows in support of her.
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Lou Jing had a timid personality before appearing as a TV contestant, and is sensitive towards outside criticism, though she maintains an air of optimism.