I did hear it was getting much better though, do you know anything about that?
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panic@lemmygrad.ml 2 years ago
I can tell that China does censor LGBT content, I don't know why.
But from my (not-Chinese) perspective the LGBT censorship is not... vile. Compare it to the Hays code and we aren't forced to watch LGBT people being killed off, raped or cured. It's a "wink-wink, two bros" thing. Tied with "did I mention that straight people are normal and being gay is a bit funny".
Most prosecuted cases are definitely tied to pornography and not being LGBT. Which rubs liberal the wrong way but the government is right to do so.
American_Communist22@lemmygrad.ml 2 years ago
panic@lemmygrad.ml 2 years ago
Absolutely. China is still developing and growing its ideas towards LGBT people (like every other country on Earth) it follows that the self-censorship will mellow with time.
It's a relatively new phenomenon, the Mainland produced some (questionable at times) LGBT content up to 10 years ago. It's not a feature of "Chinese media" by any means. Online/independent communities keep making it. It will get better.
Beat_da_Rich@lemmygrad.ml 2 years ago
This is key. These countries have to struggle for lgbtq rights on their own terms. No one claims China or any other AES country is a bastion for sexual freedom. But libs think that because they aren't that they deserve to be balanced, which is straight up psychopathy.
panic@lemmygrad.ml 2 years ago
Don't forget that most post-Communist countries didn't become LGBT paradises. They're rightist hellscapes now. One of the worst disservices we could make to Chinese LGBT people is advocate for the dissolution of the Communist goverment.
ballthrower@lemmygrad.ml 2 years ago
Understandable. It’s just confusing considering I’ve been around Chinese fandom sites for awhile now and seen how popular LGBT content is there. Never seen irl porn on those sites, but certainly hentai, so liberals shouldn’t be too mad. But they’re liberals so they think irl porn is freedom for some reason.
panic@lemmygrad.ml 2 years ago
Liberals will only care about two good-looking actors/actresses kissing on a tv show before they contemplate the reality of being gay in China. Are LGBT people protected from housing discrimination, can they be fired for mentioning off-hand their sexuality? Who cares! They only want to consume Chinese LGBT people like any other product.