What exactly does diaosi mean?

The word suspended spring (diaosi) became popular on the Internet. "Hanging Spring" was originally defined as a young man of humble origin, and "poor and ugly" became their image and the corresponding "Gao Fushuai". Experts say that the spread of Hanging Springs has the characteristics of civilian narration, which resists mainstream discourse and values from bottom to top. The collective anxiety reflected in Hanging Spring reflects the current social problems.

Spider-Man, a typical "suspension spring"

Batman, the representative of Gao Fushuai.

goddess

They have no money, no background and no future;

Laugh at yourself for being "poor, ugly, short, fat and stupid";

In the face of "Gao Fushuai", only "kneeling" is my life;

Get up the courage to talk to the "goddess" and only get a "hehe";

So they declared: I am like this, it doesn't matter how bad I am. ...

Everyone calls themselves "suspension springs"

201110 In mid-October, while young Americans on the other side of the ocean occupied Wall Street angrily, a new word "suspension spring" (also written as "diaosi") was quietly born on the Internet in Chinese mainland. Who would have expected that four months later, the word not only occupied the Internet in Chinese mainland, but also "occupied Obamas".

"Hanging Spring" first appeared in Yi Lee of Baidu Post Bar. Football player Li Yi once said that his ball control protection is very similar to Henry's. Because Henry was called Henry the Great and netizens nicknamed him Li Dadi, Li was called "Buddy" and "Viba". As his fans, netizens who often gather in the post bar also call themselves "D silk".

In the quarrelsome online community, some people interpret their "D" as "suspension" and call it "suspension spring" in a sarcastic tone. Li Yiba's fans were "not ashamed, but proud" and accepted it. Since then, he has called himself a "hanging spring", adding helplessness and self-mockery. The word began to explode.

From the post bar to Weibo, from social networking sites to young people's daily life expressions, the word "floating spring" is like jumping out of a stone, spreading rapidly on the Internet and everywhere. Now more and more people call themselves "suspension springs", which are no longer limited to fans.

On February 20th this year, a large number of young people in China who call themselves "floating spring" occupied US President Barack Obama's Google+ homepage by leaving comments. At first glance, it looks like China's version. Some foreign users even claimed that China netizens occupied a place and they could not get in touch with the President, which attracted the attention of foreign media.

The definition of "suspension spring" is constantly expanding.

In fact, the definition of "suspension spring" is constantly expanding. Recently, it has been used to translate the titles of foreign TV dramas. A German comedy sketch was translated into "Ms. Suspended Spring", which was very popular on the Internet. In fact, the protagonist's performance is somewhat exaggerated, more like the female version of Mr. Bean. On the other hand, peach blossom period, a Japanese drama with a completely hiragana title, has attracted much attention because it was named "Hanging Springs" by netizens.

"They make me feel like a group of restless young people." Ke Qianting, an associate professor in Chinese Department of Sun Yat-sen University, summed up this phenomenon of network subculture as "a language carnival". With the appearance of the word "hanging spring", there are many highly stylized and templated "hanging spring words" among young people who are never tired of it.

"If divided according to Marx's class analysis, Xuanquan should include some extremely poor people, including migrant workers, urban small-scale craftsmen, industrial workers, employees of enterprises dissatisfied with the status quo, and rogue proletarians. In general, it belongs to the lower middle class. " In the text, "hanging spring" was originally defined as a group of young people from humble origins.

Some of them have been admitted to college for ten years, and after real work, they find that their ideals are far from reality, and reading can't change their economic difficulties; Some drop out of junior high school, go to work in cities, or work as coolies, or manage Internet cafes, or even become brick movers, or unemployed people, pretending to be freelancers. They are far away from the prosperity of the city, leading a meager salary and living the life of instant noodles and ham.

They have been unknown, not aspiring young people, not elites in the workplace. Sitting in the last row of the class when studying, always hiding in the corner when eating in the restaurant. If you have to write what kind of awards you have won on your resume, you may only need to fill in the "I won another bottle" award. They are usually giants of thought and dwarfs of action.

The floating spring is at the bottom of the love food chain.

It is worth mentioning that almost all the "suspended spring talk" is about women. In the eyes of these hot-blooded young people, the opposite sex is the most concerned topic in their carnival, with the most articles to do and the most prone to * * *. "In the virtual and anonymous cyberspace, anyone can safely say their most internal needs, which are often difficult to say in reality."

They like to use the words "poor, short and ugly" to describe the image of "suspended spring", which naturally corresponds to "Gao Fushuai". Female resources are the main contradiction between Hanging Springs and Gao Fushuai. These three simple and straightforward adjectives sum up the characteristics of "natural enemies of suspension springs", and the mate selection conditions such as height, wealth and appearance are perfect. "Gao Fushuai" men often win the favor of many women and succeed in love and marriage.

Whether "Hanging Springs" enter the society or not, the description of their emotional life starts from the campus and is full of campus characteristics. The role of women is always thin, which is nothing more than three types: "round soil and fat", "black fungus" (referring to women with more sexual experience) and "white and thin beauty"

The typical "hanging spring love story" looks like a simple love food chain, while "hanging spring" is at the bottom of the love food chain: "Gao Fushuai" and "white, thin and beautiful" are appropriate; Tu Yuanfei certainly likes Gao Fushuai, but doesn't watch Gao Fushuai, so he can only proceed from reality and doesn't like Hanging Spring. What Xuanquan really pursues is Auricularia auricula, but Auricularia auricula only has a soft spot for Gao Fushuai. Finally abandoned by Gao Fushuai, it accepted the pursuit of suspension spring in charity. At this time, the black fungus is just looking for a father for the baby in the belly.

Ke Qianting believes that these descriptions have a high tendency to label. "They judge people by their appearance, and they are divided into three or six grades, but the specific description is vague, without personality, without personality," Ke Qianting believes. "Their individuals are simplified and blurred." As the director of the gender education forum, she further criticized that this understanding of women is very extreme, similar to the simple and rude division of women into two opposites: virgins and adulterers in traditional literature.

The pressure is current,

Everyone has a hanging spring in his heart.

"Although it reflects many practical problems at the same time, emotional stories are the most attractive," Ke Qianting told the Yangcheng Evening News reporter. "The funny form in this subculture is very attractive." The * * * of "suspension spring" is not only among young men, but soon, female netizens are reluctant to let young men monopolize the self-deprecating mode of "suspension spring". When Ke Qianting saw the conversation between "the female hanging spring" and "Gao Fushuai", she felt quite funny, and admitted that she and her friends were also "the female hanging spring" in some ways.

Zhu Chongke, a professor at the Asia-Pacific Institute of Sun Yat-sen University, also admits that if he is still a student, he is also a "poor hanging spring" to some extent. "This can make people live less tired." Zhu Chongke believes that the spread of Hanging Springs has the characteristics of civilian narration, and it rebelled against mainstream discourse and values from bottom to top. The self-proclaimed "suspension spring" has helped many people find ways to laugh at themselves and vent their pressure, which is why it spreads so quickly.

In fact, "suspension spring" is by no means a specialty of Chinese mainland. Before Chinese mainland's "Floating Spring" became popular, "otaku", "drug Lord" and "electric bicycle man" had long been popular in Japan and Hongkong, which had experienced economic downturn and financial turmoil respectively. Although they have different connotations, they are all a group of men who are unhappy in life, work, love and family, and they are all "vulnerable groups" of men in their respective societies.

In Hong Kong, people who have never dated before 18 years old celebrate their birthdays alone every year and earn less than 6,000 yuan a month ... These hardware of material and emotional life are common "hanging spring" standards in Hong Kong.

Escaping from society is a common phenomenon of suspension springs. These young people are called "hidden youth". After finishing their studies, due to lack of ability or confidence, they have the idea of giving up looking for a job, and spend most of their time at home, browsing online communities or playing video games to comfort themselves. What's more, they are disgusted with the society and commit suicide, crime and other excessive acts.

The word "poison man" comes from "single man", which is manifested as "obviously interested in the opposite sex, but always afraid to act", and only hides behind the computer to fantasize and masturbate every day. They also lack confidence and don't know how to get along with the opposite sex. Either because of introversion, or because the appearance is not good enough, the self-esteem is too strong; Or because of economic problems, I feel that I lack confidence.

In the western society in the 1960s, the economic development encountered a bottleneck, and the baby boomers born after the war evolved into a lost generation. They also face the problems of losing their faith and rebuilding their values.

Since industrialization, in the process of rapid economic development and intensified social stratification around the world, unsuitable groups are often prone to a sense of loss; When the soaring economic growth slows down, or even comes to an abrupt end or retrogression, young people who were full of confidence in the future and even the whole society will have collective anxiety.

A German TV series, the title of which was translated into "Ms. Suspended Spring", immediately became popular.

The floating spring does not reflect a simple youthful mood.

But collective anxiety.

The collective anxiety reflected in Floating Spring is not only a cultural problem, but also a reflection of the current social problems in China. Some scholars believe that "it is not a simple youthful emotion, but a sign of the continuous accumulation of contradictions in real society."

According to statistics, in 20 10 years, the prevalence rate of mental illness among adults aged 15 and above in China was about 17%.

Some psychologists have analyzed that "ant tribe" is the most anxious group. Many of them are admitted to universities from rural areas, and their families have high expectations of them. They want to buy a car and a house. According to Zhu Chongke, a professor at the Asia-Pacific Institute of Sun Yat-sen University, today's social interest groups are forming, and a large number of young people from the middle and lower classes cannot squeeze into the rising channel.

Recently, a survey report on low-income college students (referred to as "ant family") released by relevant ministries shows that nearly 90% of the "ant family" belong to the "poor second generation". Some commentators believe that these young people are relatively weak urban groups. They may lack competitiveness in high-income industries, but what they lack most is social resources and family background.

"The real pressure in marriage and love has aggravated the anxiety of this group." Ke Qianting pointed out. There is an obvious sense of loss behind the carnival of floating spring. During the two sessions this year, the imbalance between men and women became the focus of attention. "leftover women are a false problem, and leftover men are a big problem." It is predicted that by 2020, there will be about 30 million more marriageable men than women.

Jing Tiankui, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, member of the China Academy of Social Sciences and former director of the Institute of Sociology, said that the basic feature of "leftover men" is that their economic and cultural resources are at a disadvantage and most of them are in a passive position in marriage. These marriageable men who can't find a spouse are at a disadvantage, have no right to speak and need more attention.

It can be said that this kind of group anxiety with the most "suspended spring" characteristics has neither retreat nor future. "Floating Spring" is just a gesture of network subculture, trying to give the disadvantaged groups the right to speak, leading to self-mockery and even self-abandonment. "A Q, who was criticized and abandoned, regained himself and became a spiritual resource for self-comfort in the times." Zhu Chongke, who has studied Lu Xun for a long time, said that material poverty has reduced the horizons and ambitions of young people, but calling himself "hanging spring" should not be an excuse in life.

When young Americans took over the rebellious spirit of their ancestors and took to the streets of new york to vent their dissatisfaction in the face of the plunder of financial capital, young netizens in China were engaged in a "language carnival" to escape the pressure of reality. It is by no means a "suspension spring" special in China, but it has the characteristics of China.

Are you a suspension spring?

These are the characteristics of suspension springs summarized by netizens. Special reminder: the probability of being shot while lying down is extremely high. Don't trust me.

Height:1.68m is the limit;

Income: no more than 2,000 yuan in first-tier cities and no more than 1500 yuan in second-tier and third-tier cities;

Mobile phones: Huawei, Nokia 5230, 5233, Gionee, Tianyu, Shanzhai;

Appearance: 2 -4 points;

Beverages: Master Kong series, Pulse, Fresh Orange, Happy Forest;

Gourmet: Master Kong series, egg cake, soybean milk, fried dough sticks, steamed stuffed bun, beef noodles, Sichuan-style shredded pork fried rice;

Hairstyle: flat head, long bangs or grotesque hairstyle, broken hair;

Clothes and shoes: Jeanswest, Li Ning, Delphi, Jordan, 36 1 degree, cheap, Taobao;

Frustrated in real life, pretending to be awesome on the internet. I am an "expert" in politics, medicine, sports and astronomy. I like to say: I used to be, or I worked in XX for many years;

Timid and wretched, girls blush when they see 7 points, and dare not speak;

No girlfriend;

Sit in the back. If you are late, you always want to enter through the back door, fearing the eyes of the "Gao Shuai Rich" and "Goddess".

I hate being photographed with a camera;

I dare not enter high-end hair salons and beautifully decorated places, and I don't know where to put my hands in Starbucks;

Act as a clown in life;

Dare not wear brightly colored clothes, nor dare to wear particularly fashionable clothes and accessories;

I like reading novels, especially YY novels and leisure novels. I often fantasize that I am a hero in novels or movies;

No specialty, plain;

If you don't like sports, you are either as thin as a dog or fat enough to sit down and pile up three layers of meat;

I think I am the most awesome, prescient, wise and brave. Everyone else is 2B, I can't see through someone. Actually, I am an idiot.

I failed the history and politics exams, and often went online to talk about history and politics like a scholar;

I have an "American dream" (studying abroad, immigrating), but I can only dream.

Japanese suspension springs and American suspension springs.

Suspension spring is by no means a specialty of China. In Japan, the "otaku" who always stays at home and is obsessed with the internet and games and the "dopted mother" who lacks enthusiasm and vitality are obviously suspended in spring.

In American culture, Loser is a serious word, which often refers to a "loser" who lacks ability in work and life. This title is a great contempt and blow to people. However, just like China's suspension spring, young people in the United States are becoming less and less concerned about being a loser. Baker, a rock musician representing the consumer generation, even jokingly sang, "Im? Answer? Loser, baby, so? Why? No? What about you? Murder? Me? " I'm a loser, honey. Why didn't you kill me? )

interconnection

A Classic Dialogue between Suspension Spring, Goddess and Gao Fushuai

Goddess is the proper name of "floating spring" of the girl she likes; The appropriate word corresponding to "suspension spring" is "Gao Fushuai", which describes the perfection of men in height, wealth and appearance.

Goddess: Have you eaten?

Suspension spring: Yes!

Goddess: Can you chat with me for a while?

Suspension spring: Well, what's wrong with you?

Goddess: Sorry, wrong!

Xuanquan: Have you eaten?

Goddess: I have eaten!

Xuanquan: Can you chat with me for a while?

Goddess: I went to eat.

Hanging spring wants to date hanging spring.

Suspension spring: We will wait and see. I wonder if I'm free.

Suspension spring: Well, next time.