BlockBeats news, November 13 — Binance co-founder He Yi posted on X: "I wear leather jackets. I disagree." The post was intended as a response to an opinion article recently published by The New York Times Chinese website, indicating that she also wears leather jackets and does not agree with tying leather jackets to Jensen Huang's recent controversy.
On November 12, The New York Times Chinese website published an opinion piece titled "Jensen Huang Embarrasses Leather Jacket Enthusiasts," discussing Huang's signature black leather jacket in a satirical tone. The article wrote that a billionaire dressing up as a rebel is irritating enough, and stated that "one man's physical failing should not tarnish our second skin," while asking "have expensive leather jackets now become a sign of middle-aged men falling into honey-trap schemes?" What offended many readers was that in a controversy already involving extramarital affairs, national security, and corporate governance, The New York Times used the leather jacket as an angle for satire, which was seen as mockery and personal attack that deviated from the substantive issues.
