Underdogs can only laugh at troubles
A word has gone viral on the Internet in China. It may sound vulgar and offensive but is widely accepted. From migrant workers to white-collar employees, it has mesmerized millions - even celebrities have rushed to embrace it. The term is diaosi.
Youth icon writer Han Han has described himself as "a pure rural diaosi from Shanghai's suburbs". And members of the pop group Mayday have identified themselves as "diaosi once off stage".
Originally it was a word about male private parts, in the sense of being the lowest of the low. Now it is used to describe underprivileged people who come from a background without connections, and who don't have a promising career or social status. Surprisingly the phrase has now become something of a badge of honor for youths dwarfed amid swift-changing urban skylines.
