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Starting Career Often Dressed Up as a Chinese, Edric Tjandra Used to be Criticized

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Starting Career Often Dressed Up as a Chinese, Edric Tjandra Used to be Criticized Edric Tjandra © KLY.TV/Budy Santoso

Kapanlagi.com - Claiming to be inspired by veteran comedian Aming, Edric Tjandra is not hesitant to give his best performance and show his distinctive characteristics in front of the public. This mindset led him to choose to appear with a stereotypical Chinese appearance when starting his career in the entertainment industry.

However, the appearance that became a trademark of Edric Tjandra did not always receive positive responses from the public. In an interview with Bunda Dona Show uploaded on Tuesday (31/03), Edric revealed that he had received criticism from the audience when performing with Nycta Gina.

The audience felt that the character portrayed by Edric Tjandra was demeaning towards Chinese people. In their anger, the audience even pointed fingers and almost slapped Edric Tjandra backstage.

1. Reasons for Chinese People to Dress Up

To clarify the issue, Edric Tjandra admitted that he had no ill intentions when appearing as a Chinese person. On the contrary, he takes pride in being able to portray that character to the public.

"I chose to do it because of being Chinese, I just wanted to showcase the Chinese culture. Traditional Chinese. Since I am of Chinese descent, I wanted to promote it," said Edric Tjandra.

2. Stepping Stone

Despite the criticism he received at the beginning of his career, Edric Tjandra views that experience as something positive and helpful in his career journey. His distinctive appearance has always been remembered by the public from then until now.

"But I turned it into a stepping stone, so people know me, no one knew me before," added Edric Tjandra.

(kpl/rsp)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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