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Rowan Atkinson‘s iconic Mr. Bean character is well-known for stumbling his way into various hijinks, but even he couldn’t have scripted what’s happening to his look-alike in China.
A Mr. Bean impersonator known as “Mr. Pea” appears to have become a propaganda tool for state-controlled media in China, where he’s spent the last several weeks praising conditions in Wuhan, the suspected origin of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Mr. Pea, a.k.a. British actor Nigel Dixon, has repeatedly lauded the Chinese government in interviews with state-run media networks over the last month. He’s also amassed more than 6 million followers on Douyin, China’s state-monitored version of TikTok. More
He “decided to stay”? Or did some government officials make that decision for him?
How much peas could a Pea shill shell if a Pea shill could shell peas?
He’s on loan from London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
How many kids did round-eyes get caught diddling over there?
Is there ANYTHING the chi comms don’t steal?
These people have a 5,000 year old culture. You think they’d be more inventive.
“This Spaghetti alla Gricia is wonderful!” – Marco Polo, Chang’an-Tian Shan Corridor, 1293 AD.