#China TV overhaul announced today banning mass "vote him/her off the island" type voting. Only a live audience can make selections. Shows training young performers to be stars: banned. Actors with "incorrect" political views: banned. "Effeminate" style male actors: banned.
There was a popular idol talent show here in #China which required fans to buy sponsored products in order to vote for their favourite young star. This led to some fans buying and then throwing out massive amounts of yoghurt. This type of voting is now prohibited.
"Sissy" men, "vulgar influencers" and those with "lapsed morals" have been banned from television shows in #China. Programme makers have been urged to steer away from "abnormal aesthetics" and inflating the pay of stars.
On the other hand, TV programmers in #China have been encouraged to vigorously promote traditional Chinese culture and "advanced socialist culture". The public should be guided on the "correct" political direction and correct values via "spiritual leadership".
At the moment, barely a day goes by without one sector or another of the Chinese economy / Chinese society being overhauled by the Communist Party. It's been hard to keep up with all the changes in #China recently and I'm doing it for my job.
In terms of banning the television "sissy boys" in #China, many of the programmes being targeted here have been modelled on Korean television, Korean K-pop boys etc. #Korea #SouthKorea
In terms of banning the television "sissy boys" in #China, many of the programmes being targeted here have been modelled on Korean and Japanese television, Korean K-pop boys etc. #Korea #SouthKorea #Japan
The Party under Xi Jinping has been on a morality crusade of late reaching into many areas of society: today's TV regulations; limiting young gamers to 3 specific hours per week; discouraging "effeminate" models of masculinity; pushing "Xi Jinping" thought into schools etc.
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