No Sex on Chinese TV
The ban order, issued by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, is the latest in a raft of measures which have included axing reality shows featuring sex changes and plastic surgery and banning talent contests during prime-time. "Sexually suggestive advertisements and scenes showing how women are influenced into a life of crime are detrimental to society," it said in a statement posted on its Web site on Wednesday, referring to its decision to axe "Red Question Mark", a crime documentary.
No violence, no sex, no underwear, nothing sexually suggestive at all.
Are they trying to stop people from watching TV at all? And this comes after all the recent fervor in Australia over sexually explicit and extremely vulgar shows like Californication, which I might add has been pulling massive audiences for every episode in Australia and America. Makes commercials for ladies underwear seem slightly trivial doesn’t it?
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m currently fervently thanking God I don’t live in China. While there may be controversial shows that push things a little too far, at least I’m not being banned from seeing a commercial about the latest aphrodisiac supplement! Who knows, one day I might need them!
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