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‘I’m out of your league’: woman in China who lost limbs in car crash slams patronising marriage offers as she fights disability stereotypes
- Young woman had left leg and arm amputated after suffering horrific injuries when sports car she was passenger in crashed in 2020
- 28-year-old conquered initial despair to become online influencer with 280,000 followers
A young woman in China who lost an arm and a leg in a car accident has become an online influencer dedicated to encouraging disabled people like herself to love life, cheering up many people online.
Weng Xinyi, 28, from southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, was the front-seat passenger in a Porsche sports car when her friend crashed it in 2020.
The injuries she suffered meant she had to have her left arm and leg amputated. [...]
Weng went viral again in October, slamming people who had offered to “marry and take care of her” and those who judged her appearance during a live-stream session.
“Some people said why is a disabled person bothering to dye her hair and get manicures. I say I am out of your league even though I am disabled,” she said.
‘I’m out of your league’: crash victim amputee in China rejects patronising men
A young woman in China who was left with only her right limbs after a horrific car crash has become an online influencer who battles disability stereotypes on mainland social media.
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