Read the entire article here:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/china-ban-boy-bands-reality-talent-shows-1235008064/

They certainly use clear terminology. The one term that confuses me is they are banning people who are "overly entertaining". What the heck is is "overly entertaining"?  It must be similar to the coded language people used to use for flamboyantly effeminate entertainer Liberace here in the 1960s. People used to say "he's a great showman".

Excerpts:

China’s ongoing crackdown on the country’s entertainment industry stepped up a notch on Thursday after the state media regulator called for the boycott of “sissy” boybands and effeminate men on television, the end of reality talent shows and a ban on vulgar social media influencers among a raft of other measures.

The National Radio and Television Administration, China’s broadcast regulator, released an eight-point regulation plan for the entertainment industry that calls for a wholesale clean-up of the sector, both in front of and behind the camera as Beijing continues to reshape cultural life.

Among the key points that were published in the South China Morning Post, the media regulator says that media companies should boycott “immoral” and “overly entertaining” stars as well as “sissy idols” who go against ”correct beauty standards.”

“Sissy idols” is a direct reference to boy bands that enjoy massive popularity in China. Acts such as TFBoys, Uniq, Super Junior-M and Exo-M have been the long-running target of criticism for wearing makeup and being focused on high fashion as opposed to what the state considers traditional masculine interests. The new regulations have now codified existing criticism.

The regulator is also calling for a boycott of stars who flaunt their wealth online or on social media, a ban on people that trade in entertainment gossip as well as “vulgar” social media influencers.

Any time someone calls a boy or man a “sissy” I throw up a little. The homophobia and misogyny is quite strong.

It must be similar to the coded language people used to use for flamboyantly effeminate entertainer Liberace here in the 1960s. People used to say "he's a great showman".


Isn’t “flamboyant” a code word? ???

Isn’t “flamboyant” a code word? ???


I'd say "flamboyant" is pretty blatant.

China gets worse by the day thank God we don't live there!

I'd say "flamboyant" is pretty blatant.

eccentric is more like it.