China Gets Sexy

July 30, 2005 10:09 PM

"The explosion of suggestive images [in Chinese media and art] is partly a reflection of changes in Chinese society -- many sociologists say China is in the midst of a sweeping sexual revolution -- and partly due to market reforms...The government has not given the press free rein to publish material with sexual themes, but the way censorship is carried out means that some media outlets can get away with quite a lot. Rather than issue top-down decrees, Beijing's censors primarily react to existing material, so websites, whose content is easily removable, and publications far from Beijing, which are less likely to attract censors' attention, can take more chances. Still, articles on topics such as 'China's Janet Jackson,' a TV star who has twice revealed a breast in public, and the incidence of erectile dysfunction among China's urban men are now common in the national media."
posted by JPowers (14 comments total)

"Li stroked (**TK) with He Jiong through the "star avenue" (**TK) in Shenzhen."

COPY EDITOR SENT TO DPRK GULAG
CHINA DAILY NOW HIRING
posted by raaka at 10:23 PM on July 30, 2005

Clearly, this post needs more links to images.
posted by Balisong at 10:46 PM on July 30, 2005

China probably needs to loosen up, but there is a negative side to everything.

For instance, a major conservative weblog was under persistent terrorist attack yesterday by some idiot who keep posting pornographic trackbacks to her site.

The weblog under attack has already been forced to close its comments section because of similar attacks.

Obviously, the terrorist who attacked this site hopes to also force it to cease accepting trackbacks.

If you read the comments in this site, you will see the same negative... kids who have convinced themselves that a bitter pornographic remark is the epitome of cleverness. Many comments threads on this site quickly deteriorate into this. It's pretty childish.

The "Dude, I'm so hip" ethos is pretty worn out. Boring.
posted by Shouting at 6:35 AM on July 31, 2005

... and these suggestive images would look like...????


Perhaps it's not really an explosion.
posted by jpburns at 6:53 AM on July 31, 2005

Sexual mores change over time. I wish people would accept that.
posted by infowar at 8:05 AM on July 31, 2005

Obviously, the terrorist who attacked this site hopes to also force it to cease accepting trackbacks.

"Terrorist?" A comment-spammer is a terrorist? Damn. Now I support the war on terra. We're gonna hunt them down, smoke them out, and take away their text editors.

Metafilter: The "Dude, I'm so hip" ethos is pretty worn out. Boring.
posted by realcountrymusic at 8:29 AM on July 31, 2005

Thread worthless without pictures.

Huh?

Wadda mean, this isn't Fark? I coulda sworn...
posted by Enron Hubbard at 8:38 AM on July 31, 2005

For instance, a major conservative weblog was under persistent terrorist attack yesterday by some idiot who keep posting pornographic trackbacks to her site.

No kidding brother. What's this damn world coming to. Why, this morning I walked outside to get my Sunday paper, when what do you know but the terrorists had forked my lawn.

I've got my eyes peeled for the teepee terrorists. Those bastards don't know when to quit.
posted by nervousfritz at 10:01 AM on July 31, 2005

China probably needs to loosen up, but there is a negative side to everything.

For instance, a major conservative weblog was under persistent terrorist attack yesterday by some idiot who keep posting pornographic trackbacks to her site.

The weblog under attack has already been forced to close its comments section because of similar attacks.

are you high?
posted by angry modem at 10:54 AM on July 31, 2005

This just in! Terrorists strike Metafilter!
posted by Ptrin at 11:27 AM on July 31, 2005

That reminds me a lot of '70s Spain. As in China now, the censure suddenly became suspiciously tolerant of smutty comedies that made Benny Hill look like a class act, and magazines with scantily clad beauties filled the newsstands. This was particularly curious in a regime once noted for its prudishness, but well, kept the increasingly unrestive youth away from revolutionary thoughts...
posted by Skeptic at 1:22 AM on August 1, 2005

There was a similar uproar recently when dancer Tang Jiali published "Tang Jiali: Nude Photographs". (NSFW)

Thanks for the link. Found it fascinating. :)
posted by zarq at 8:15 AM on August 1, 2005

Dear Metafilter,

My friend in China, TheRich, found the China's "Janet Jackson" incident pictures (NSFW). I now share them with you.

Thank you,
posted by Joey Michaels at 8:09 PM on August 1, 2005

Update: This is actually the correct image.
posted by Joey Michaels at 9:05 AM on August 2, 2005