Dubbed the Black Pearl and Chocolate Girl on the show, her rise to fame culminated in heated discussions in the Chinese blogosphere.
[5] Through the exposure she received on the show, she gained attention as a human interest story and granted several interviews to television stations.
[1] On November 1, British newspaper The Guardian reported that Lou had emerged as the most famous talent show contestant in China and has become the subject of intense debate because of her skin colour.
[8]"The whole thing was a big bomb to my family and me, and it caused great harm," Lou told Neteast News on Sept 14.
[9] On August 31, 2009, someone posted a "Four Point Announcement" on KDS (a Shanghai local forum) under the name "Lou Jing," which led more controversy to this incident.
"[12] Author Hung Huang wrote on her blog, "In the same year that Americans welcome Barack Obama to the White House, we can't even accept this girl with a different skin colour.
[7] In an interview with Chinese internet portal Netease, Lou discussed her background and how her skin colour has affected her since childhood.
"[13] When asked whether she agrees about being "a native of Shanghai", she remarked "I'm a Chinese person born and raised in China," adding that her best friends are from Anhui and Henan.
[8] In an interview with the BBC's Matthew Bannister, she remarked that racial discrimination is present in all countries of the world, but in China it seems particularly focused towards people of an African background due to the assumption that Africa is less developed.
[8] Lou Jing is not the first Chinese person of African descent to have received widespread media attention in recent years.