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China Continues to Ban, Human Rights Go Bye Bye
Monday, March 10, 2008


By: MrDisgusting
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I understand banning something that has underaged sex (or visuals) from ever being produced, but to abolish any film that contains "murder, violence, horror, evil spirits and devils and excessively terrifying scenes, conversations, background music and sound effects," is just plain ridiculous. You might as well ban swearing, smoking, using the middle finger or anything else deemed malicious. Today China's top regulator, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, has announced a list of censorship criteria underlining a current crackdown on onscreen smut and horror. You can read all the BS inside.




Hard on the heels of a ban on an ad featuring Tang Wei because the actress starred in Ang Lee's erotic "Lust, Caution," China's top regulator, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, has announced a list of censorship criteria underlining a current crackdown on onscreen smut and horror.

The criteria, published on the Sarft website, are aimed at "purifying screen entertainment and creating a more harmonious and 'green' film environment for the public, especially children."

China's censorship system is rigorous but opaque, and while many of the categories are already an open secret, it is unusual to see the criteria spelled out so publicly. Significantly, the list was made available as China's political leaders were gathered in Beijing for the country's annual parliament, the National People's Congress.

Films that depict hardcore sexual activity, rape, prostitution or nudity cannot be produced. "Vulgar dialogue or music and sound effects that had a sexual connotation" are also out.

Any content involving "murder, violence, horror, evil spirits and devils and excessively terrifying scenes, conversations, background music and sound effects" is banned as well.

Also nixed are films that "distort the civilization and history of China or other nations ... or ... tarnish the image of revolutionary leaders, heroes, important historic characters, members of the armed forces, police and judicial bodies."

Other taboo subjects include the reconstruction of crimes or pics that reveal police investigatory techniques. In addition, pics that advocate nihilism, environmental damage, animal abuse or the capture or killing of rare animals are on the censor's list.

An exec for the local film regulator said implementing a film classification system in China would be like legalizing porn, and the country won't do it until the market has been "completely standardized."

Source: Variety

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imbored3898
12:55am, March 10, 2008
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Absolutley ridiculous! I'm glad I don't live in China.

mfcmk
1:08am, March 10, 2008
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Fuck that!

jmacgrath
2:03am, March 10, 2008
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I'm just disgusted at China right now. It's wrong to try and suffocate the creativity of someone.

Zombie Hell
3:06am, March 10, 2008
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Sucks for them, but makes me feel better about the censorship here in America.

Devourthesun
3:21am, March 10, 2008
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Communism is SUPER AWESOME!

francesco
4:20am, March 10, 2008
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but as i said before they are under a dictatorship!

ultrazilla2000
5:39am, March 10, 2008
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I have friends who are always bitching about how much they hate the U.S.A., and how they want to move out of it. I laugh at the reality they'd face once moved away, and realize how fucked up many other countries are in comparison! MPAA be damned, but at least it ain't THIS bad!

bangor09
6:57am, March 10, 2008
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Can't be more hypocrite than that, just because sometime it's not of their taste they will take it out from the public (let alone from the creativity of the artists) and then say it for the public own good, like if they were children who didn't know better.

horrorchick81
9:09am, March 10, 2008
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thats stupid

Sean of the Dead
10:39am, March 10, 2008
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so even Bambi is banned?

TxGal
11:53am, March 10, 2008
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So China doesn't have prostitution or people that commit crimes? Being hypocrites.

theGuardian86
5:06pm, March 10, 2008
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Fuck everyone's government.

Knight of Cydonia
5:21pm, March 10, 2008
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In the words of Roger Waters: "Ha ha, charade you are."


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