Because she presented a soft and gentle mood aimed at warming the hearts of men, feminist theorists might say that she is the classic product of the culture of a male-dominated society. But cultural theory emphasizes the right of women to express their femininity, and Teng's songs do just that.
因她抒的是女性之情，解的是男性之悶，傳統女性主義批評可以說她的歌是典型父權社會文化的產物；而文化理論則強調女性聽眾詮釋權的重要及她們對歌曲愛好的原因。