‘McDonalds Goddess’ Draws Throngs Of Men To Taipei Golden Arches, Hoping For A Glimpse
A so-called “McDonalds Goddess” is drawing thousands of spectators and curiosity-seekers — mostly men — to a Taipei location, where an exceptionally-attractive young lady works, MSN is reporting.
Wei Han Xu is, of course, not a goddess — she’s a college student who works part-time at a Taipei McDonald’s. But she has features, described as “doll-like,” that apparently embody all that Taiwanese men find attractive in young women. So attractive is the McDonald’s Goddess that thousands of people have shown up at her workplace, hoping to catch a glimpse (and if they’re lucky, a selfie) with the young woman.
The story of the McDonalds Goddess got started back in June, when Taiwanese blogger “RainDog” spotted her and, taken by her divine beauty, posted photos of her to his blog. From there, the young lady became an internet celebrity, and celeb-watchers have been pouring into her job site ever since.
That hasn’t sat well with her boss (can a goddess have a boss?), who is none too pleased about customers crowding up at the counter when she’s on-duty, and who leave without buying anything when she’s not, says the New York Daily News.
Not helping matters is the fact that the McDonald’s Goddess sometimes shows up at work dressed in costume, such as a cute maid or a cheerleader. She’s not doing this on her own, though: McDonald’s managers in Taiwan encourage their female employees to come to work in costume, while the male employees just wear their regular uniforms, according to Rocket News.
In fact, the demanding standards of beauty on Asian women — standards that Wei lives up to and then some — put undue pressure on Asian women, says Huffington Post writer Adora Svitak.
“Cuteness that borders on infantilization is common in Asian pop culture — look up ‘aegyo’ or ‘kawaii’ and you’ll see countless examples from Korea and Japan. The cute, aegyo, or kawaii girl is pouty, submissive and ultra-feminine.”
For her part, Wei is taking her newfound fame in stride: even before she shot to fame as the McDonald’s goddess, Wei had done some modeling on the side. Since her sudden fame, she’s been offered more modeling contracts, and has appeared here and there on Taiwanese game shows.
On her Facebook page, Wei thanked everyone for the attention — here’s the extremely awkward translation.
“In these few days, I received a lot of message from people that had different backgrounds. I was shocked because in my point of view it is just an old news In Taiwan. I would like to say thank you to all the attentions, thank you so much to concern about me.”
[Image courtesy of YouTube]
