TikTok users including myself moved to Xiaohongshu, they banned me for life for posting a comical video critical America through Mao.
TikTok users including myself moved to Xiaohongshu, they banned me for life for posting a comical video critical America through Mao.
It’s been nice to see ordinary Americans open up to life in China but everyone is acting blind to their censorship. Makes me thankful for the fediverse and being able to self host my own instance.
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China is pretty sensitive about depictions of Mao, so it doesn't surprise me.
Ironically enough it's actually super popular in China to "Rent-a-Mao" or Chiang Kai-Shek or whoever else from China's modern history. There are a lot of Mao impersonators, just like we have impersonators of Elvis.
Even positive ones? But what's up with that?
It's like how companies don't like satirical use of their trademarks even if positive. Brand control. Or for China, propaganda control. They don't want you to get comfortable using jokes about it.
Xiaohongshu does not tolerate political posts altogether, from what I read
I'm not really sure, it may be to do with how Jiang Zemin got called toad boy a lot.
Surprising to me too, it was a positive depiction of Mao.
It’s largely cultural. China is a place where filial piety is import so anything that can be construed as disrespect for your forbearers is looked down upon.