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I have seen people call this picture racist for some reason. But you know what? Fuck off. This is the appropriate reaction to getting a bowl of rice. Hell yeah!
Really? Bizarre.
It's a really fascinating photo. It was taken at a time when posing for photography still had a 'solemn' culture in the West, like having your portrait painted - especially considering that 'snapshot' photography was still cutting-edge at this time. But this fellow lacked that cultural context - not being, well, from the West - and opted for a stunning smile instead.
It's really fantastic, very humanizing in a way that you rarely see in old photos - due to that solemn posing culture!
I should have added it was on Imgur, so yeah. Same credibility as YouTube comments.
Thanks for the context!
Fried rice? Fuck yeah that's a meal baby