Dog in Chinese mythology an apotropaic magic act meant to drive away evil spirits. Paper dogs were also provided for protecting the dead. (Eberhard, 2003: 80) Numerous statuary of Chinese guardian lions exist, which are often called ""Fu Dogs"" ""Foo Dogs"", ""Fu Lions"", ""Fo Lions"", and ""Lion Dogs"". Modern lions are not native in the area of China, except perhaps the extreme west; however, their existence was well known, and associated symbolism and ideas about lions were familiar; however, in China, artistic representations of lions tended to be dog-like. Indeed, "[t]he 'lion' which we see depicted in Chinese paintings and in sculpture bears little
Stephanie Foo saying, "If anything can ever make audio go viral, it’s a solution like this." Foo has also been noted for her commentary on diversity in media, especially for her 2015 essay, "What To Do If Your Workplace Is Too White." Introducing the piece at Transom, Jay Allison said it "should be required reading for everyone involved in building our workforce or programming." At "Current", Adam Ragusea praised it as "frank and funny" and Neiman Lab's Nicholas Quah called the piece "fantastic" and Foo "a force of nature." Foo produced "This American Life"'s 2015 video project, "Videos 4 U: I Love