The Campaign against “Sissy Men” and the Worship of Strength in Modern Chinese Culture

The Chinese authorities are worried that young men in China are becoming effeminate and that this threatens to Xi Jinping’s grand project of national rejuvenation. In September last year television regulators decreed that broadcasters must “resolutely put an end to sissy men and other abnormal esthetics”. Since then, we have witnessed a veritable campaign against […]
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