The Urban Dictionary defines baizuo as:Quote"Baizuo (pronounced "bye-tswaw) is a Chinese epithet meaning naive western educated person who advocates for peace and equality only to satisfy their own feeling of moral superiority. A baizuo only cares about topics such as immigration, minorities, LGBT and the environment while being obsessed with political correctness to the extent that they import backwards Islamic values for the sake of multiculturalism."The Urban Dictionary goes on to clarify that a stereotypical baizuo is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. So to be recognized as a 'total baizuo' you should hold similar political sentiments as Trudeau does. Chinese culture tends to act in a more traditional manner and frowns upon individuals or groups demanding special privileges, just because they identify themselves as so-called victims.Even though, I'm not baizuo and a conservative, one of the biggest challenges to adapt to China when first arriving here was to learn that you can not play your 'victim card' to gain advantages here.In the Chinese mind, everybody has some suffering, so why should certain people deserve unfair privileges over others? To promote harmony they suggest you stop looking at yourself as a victim and do whatever you can to become a productive member of society.
Hence, a baizuo faces many obstacles to gain greater acceptance in Chinese society. They base their philosophical mindset on a notion that they and anyone else they support are victims, so society must not only welcome them with open arms but provide them with extra benefits that ordinary Chinese are not permitted to enjoy.
On the basis of fairness, the Chinese would find it difficult to condone the baizuo's requests for special treatment for members of the LGBT community, environmentalist activists and Islamist jihadists. They will wonder why do these certain types of people enjoy better career opportunities than a more qualified person does? Therefore,they view affirmative action hiring practices as counter-productive and could lead to disharmony for the community as a whole.
Of course, I do warn baizuo newcomers that their efforts may not succeed and they should at least consider the possibility of compromise when making demands. But, the over-zealous 'baizuo' can not comprehend such advice and usually tells me I'm acting intolerant and ignorant.
Well so be it and usually when my conversation comes to an end, I tell them, "it was nice knowing you," because so many 'baizuo' depart from China in disappointment a few months later, if they last that long.