Sister Tomato —a.k.a. Shenzhen Superstar Tomato —is a dancer who performs in clubs across China. Tomato recently told BuzzFeed they don’t care if people stare or take pictures,

“I feel good to be dressed like that. Sometimes when I hear music I like in malls, I’ll start dancing and people will stare at me and take photos. It’s just fun for everybody, then I’ll say goodbye [and leave].”

Weibo, China’s answer to Facebook and Twitter, has been very useful about getting the word out. For this photo series, she posted to a photographer, Mr. Danzi,

“I’m going to do some shopping, and I’ll be dressed up very beautifully.”

The stunt seems to have gotten the thumbs up on social media, but reaction on Weibo was somewhat mixed. One commenter said,

“For any sex or age to dress like this and go out is called an eyesore. Transvestites are subject to no difference, one can’t just wear underwear, cut a hole above the butt and go out. Please don’t overcorrect — have we not shown enough tolerance to minorities nowadays?”

I posted the image on Wow’s Facebook before I knew the story and got some hostile responses like this from a young person,

“How can you love that?! i dont judge him but one thing is being original and being yourself everywhere and a completely different one is being disrespectful to the people (kids, old people, etc) the way he dresses is offensive.”

But most were like this,

“Wat [sic] he is wearing, isn’t wrong. What is , is people within our own community, shaming him. How are we to live in a world of equality if we r so quick to judge each other?“

What they said.

(via NewNowNext)