Our culture is often categorised as “shame culture”, and the issue of extra-marital sex is exactly where we should allow this culture to show its strength. We should create a strong public consensus, and disgrace those who have affairs and keep mistresses, and let those involved know that to have a mistress is shameful...
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Tags: Chongqing Normal University, Homosexuality, Li Yinhe, Mistresses, Pre-marital sex, Southwest Normal University
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Zhang Wen calls on Chinese media to stand up for their rights when faced with unlawful hassle from authorities.
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Tags: Media, Nanjing Factory Explosion, Qiu Ziming, Zhang Wen
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"In education, recruitment, employment and various other sectors, the pattern of power-retention by the powerful is solidifying, yet the rights of the lower classes often suffer encroachment. The hardening of the hierarchy is right before our eyes. The channel of upward mobility for the lower classes is narrowing by the day."
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Tags: ants, hereditary, hierarchy, post-80s, second-generation wealthy, Southern Weekend
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In his latest post, science fiction writer and subversive blogger Han Song considers the possibility of a major earthquake in Beijing. Han Song’s style is a little disjointed at times, and this post swings from fantasy and dissidence to history and geology. His assessment of the situation is thought-provoking, if a little 2012. Below...
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Tags: Beijing, Han Song, Qinghai Earthquake
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Sexologist and activist Li Yinhe has dedicated her latest three blog posts to the defence of Ma Xiaohai, a Nanjing Technical University professor who recently pleaded ‘not guilty’ to accusations of group licentiousness, having been caught organising group sex meetings. In a previous post, Li defended Professor Ma’s right to sexual freedom (referring to...
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Tags: Group Licentiousness, Li Yinhe, Ma Xiaohai, Wife-swapping
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The internet is a big gift from God to the human race, especially to China, but it’s a shame that when confronted with this rich and multi-faceted gift, many people are at a loss as to what to do. Because Chinese people have never received such a good gift, it has made some people...
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Tags: Censorship, Microblogging, Ran Yunfei, Twitter
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Sexologist Li Yinhe has been very vocal recently about her dissatisfaction with China’s pornography law. In her latest blog post, Li uses pretty rousing language to encourage readers to rebel against what she sees as improper enforcement of the law. Translation From the ‘Taiyuan porn site’ case [9 individuals were jailed for running pornographic...
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Tags: Law, Li Yinhe, Porn
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