Nope. This is a wuxia drama with straight romance as side stories. The ML has 2nd FL as his love interest. It…
Final thought...because I've dealt with enough social justice warriors to last a lifetime. Heck, I used to be one, though admittedly not as insufferable & sanctimonious.
But seriously, what the heck do rights have anything to do with it? Are you suggesting that all demographic groups have the basic & innate right to be represented in popular media or something? I'm no constitutional expert or anything, but AFAIK, even Americans are basically restricted to only the rights to "life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness." Is there some new constitutional amendment I don't know about re: the right to be on TV?!
Again, this will be my parting thought. Maybe someday when you stop regurgitating "woke" soundbites & actually come up with an original thought of your own, we can resume the conversation. But don't bet on it!
Nope. This is a wuxia drama with straight romance as side stories. The ML has 2nd FL as his love interest. It…
It's not the same. It's one thing for an American to criticize the States, it's quite another for you to criticize another society with which you have no intimate knowledge & experience. Have you ever even step foot in China? Do you read, write & speak Chinese? Do you know any Chinese history, culture & philosophy? The fact that you call it a "ban" tells me you've never actually read the policy recommendation in its original Chinese (presumably because you don't actually know any Chinese).
Here's the thing; you can respect or criticize whatever the heck you want. But to criticize another culture that you don't even know, let alone understand, makes you a cultural imperialist.
Just curious, what makes you think that you have some sort of privileged access to objective morality? Even assuming such a thing exists, what makes you think that 21st century liberal Western ("woke") gender ideology & identity politics are universally valid across all times in all places?
Until you can prove that your ethical system re: gender ideology & identity is objectively superior & universally valid, you are no different than the Western missionaries & colonizers that took on the "white man's burden" of civiliizing Asian, African & indigenous peoples all around the globe, over the last half millennium or so.
The big distinction is that these Western imperialists didn't know any better, that they thought the white way was the right way, so what's your excuse?
Nope. This is a wuxia drama with straight romance as side stories. The ML has 2nd FL as his love interest. It…
China is a sovereign nation. It doesn't ban everything that is not straight, in entertainment or IRL.
Have you ever stepped foot in China? In Shanghai alone, there are tons of openly gay & lesbian bars, nightclubs, & other hangouts. Do you know any Chinese language, history, culture, etc.? Maybe then, you'd begin to understand the rationale behind the policy recommendations, which are broadly defined & open to interpretation. At any rate, it is hardly a ban.
I currently live & work in NYC. I only watch PBS, but AFAIK, LGBTQIA+ people aren't explicitly "doing it" on national broadcast TV. So Chinese censorship is "dictatorship", but American (& Western) censorship is "democracy?" Gotcha!
What's bitterly & unbearably ironic about your contention is that the West practically invented "cancel culture." Half the American people tries to cancel the other half (& their culture). Just today, Charlie Kirk was literally canceled (gunned down), presumably by someone on the opposite end of the political spectrum.
God forbid a country as large & densely populated as China, whose history in the last half millennium has been defined by war & famine, not to mention invasion, exploitation & colonization by these "free" Western democracies for which you assume moral superiority prioritize social stability over 21st century liberal ("woke") Western gender politics & ideology (with which half the West vehemently if not violently oppose).
For the record, I am not a Chinese citizen, but an international C-drama fan...only I try not to be ethnocentric, xenophobic, let alone culturally imperialistic in my fandom.
I also don't suffer from so much delusions of grandeur to imagine that my personally perceived entertainment value carries more weight than the historical burdens of one of the oldest civilizations on earth.
The girl looks nice, but the guy doesn't. He's pretty average for an idol actor, but then I remember that Liu…
Plenty of men hate other men. That's kind of how wars start. And there aren't any men who are hated by both men & women alike? Seriously?!
If you're going to regurgitate 21st century liberal Western propaganda, at least try putting a little thought behind it. Oh, by the way, what does your propaganda say about non-binary or transgender persons or anyone else who doesn't identify with their cis genders? Whom do they hate & by whom are they hated (alike)?
And when you generalize that "women are hated by both men and women alike," are you speaking from personal experience, by any chance?
The girl looks nice, but the guy doesn't. He's pretty average for an idol actor, but then I remember that Liu…
How will Li Yun Rui ever sleep at night knowing that a "premier" beauty such as yourself think he's "pretty average" looking for a Chinese male lead (which means he's actually very handsome)!!
Just curious, what is the difference between "pretty average" and "average average?"
Apart from love in the clouds, there’s also the eternal fragrance. no idea when it’s gonna air tho it’s…
He's getting better.
He started out a fashion model exclusively, then moved on to martials arts type of dramas because he had martial arts training when he was a kid.
Unlike a lot of other C-drama MLs, he never formally studied film & theater at Beijing Film Academy, Shanghai Theatre Academy, The Central Academy of Drama & the like.
Edited to add: he was fine in Go Ahead, but the role fit him well.
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But seriously, what the heck do rights have anything to do with it? Are you suggesting that all demographic groups have the basic & innate right to be represented in popular media or something? I'm no constitutional expert or anything, but AFAIK, even Americans are basically restricted to only the rights to "life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness." Is there some new constitutional amendment I don't know about re: the right to be on TV?!
Again, this will be my parting thought. Maybe someday when you stop regurgitating "woke" soundbites & actually come up with an original thought of your own, we can resume the conversation. But don't bet on it!
Here's the thing; you can respect or criticize whatever the heck you want. But to criticize another culture that you don't even know, let alone understand, makes you a cultural imperialist.
Just curious, what makes you think that you have some sort of privileged access to objective morality? Even assuming such a thing exists, what makes you think that 21st century liberal Western ("woke") gender ideology & identity politics are universally valid across all times in all places?
Until you can prove that your ethical system re: gender ideology & identity is objectively superior & universally valid, you are no different than the Western missionaries & colonizers that took on the "white man's burden" of civiliizing Asian, African & indigenous peoples all around the globe, over the last half millennium or so.
The big distinction is that these Western imperialists didn't know any better, that they thought the white way was the right way, so what's your excuse?
Have you ever stepped foot in China? In Shanghai alone, there are tons of openly gay & lesbian bars, nightclubs, & other hangouts. Do you know any Chinese language, history, culture, etc.? Maybe then, you'd begin to understand the rationale behind the policy recommendations, which are broadly defined & open to interpretation. At any rate, it is hardly a ban.
I currently live & work in NYC. I only watch PBS, but AFAIK, LGBTQIA+ people aren't explicitly "doing it" on national broadcast TV. So Chinese censorship is "dictatorship", but American (& Western) censorship is "democracy?" Gotcha!
What's bitterly & unbearably ironic about your contention is that the West practically invented "cancel culture." Half the American people tries to cancel the other half (& their culture). Just today, Charlie Kirk was literally canceled (gunned down), presumably by someone on the opposite end of the political spectrum.
God forbid a country as large & densely populated as China, whose history in the last half millennium has been defined by war & famine, not to mention invasion, exploitation & colonization by these "free" Western democracies for which you assume moral superiority prioritize social stability over 21st century liberal ("woke") Western gender politics & ideology (with which half the West vehemently if not violently oppose).
For the record, I am not a Chinese citizen, but an international C-drama fan...only I try not to be ethnocentric, xenophobic, let alone culturally imperialistic in my fandom.
I also don't suffer from so much delusions of grandeur to imagine that my personally perceived entertainment value carries more weight than the historical burdens of one of the oldest civilizations on earth.
But many international fans may not know or understand the Chinese idiom on which it is based.
That's kind of how wars start. And there aren't any men who are hated by both men & women alike? Seriously?!
If you're going to regurgitate 21st century liberal Western propaganda, at least try putting a little thought behind it. Oh, by the way, what does your propaganda say about non-binary or transgender persons or anyone else who doesn't identify with their cis genders? Whom do they hate & by whom are they hated (alike)?
And when you generalize that "women are hated by both men and women alike," are you speaking from personal experience, by any chance?
Just curious, what is the difference between "pretty average" and "average average?"
Back From the Brink
He started out a fashion model exclusively, then moved on to martials arts type of dramas because he had martial arts training when he was a kid.
Unlike a lot of other C-drama MLs, he never formally studied film & theater at Beijing Film Academy, Shanghai Theatre Academy, The Central Academy of Drama & the like.
Edited to add: he was fine in Go Ahead, but the role fit him well.
A lot of people seem to prefer things to be spelled out for them, but I think that takes the fun out of it.