With the end of the Beijing Olympics comes the end of our series BEHIND CHINA'S WALL, in which we took a look at just some of the human rights abuses the Chinese government imposes, from which officials hoped the games would serve as a distraction.... 1/
3/ The games began with China choosing a Uyghur athlete to light the Olympic torch -- as if the government isn’t committing crimes and genocide against the ethnic minority:
15/ We will continue to cover human rights abuses by the Chinese government (and others), but this was our attempt to counteract the olympic propaganda. May the people of China, especially the oppressed minorities, some day soon have the freedoms and democracy they deserve.
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2/ Just contemplate how stupid the censors’ ending is. “The police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding.”
3/ And for those who have seen or read Fight Club, the notion that Tyler is sent to a “lunatic asylum” and “discharged in 2012” suggests the censors are also kind of stupid. It’s not just oppressive, it’s dumb.
Started researching and buying books by the great British cartoonist Ronald Searle a few months ago.
I adore and admire his skill and creativity so much. 1/
His art is not only so gorgeoys, it’s just so fun and preposterous. 2/
From his book THE SITUATION IS HOPELESS, Searle captioned this one: “particularly repellent dog glowing under the impression that it is man’s best friend” 3/