River crab is grass mud horse stone desert. I guess none of you have read this strange sentence before. I invent it. Only people from China can understand it.
"River crab" means the type of crab lives in river. In Chinese, it's "河蟹" which has the same pronunciation of "和谐"(harmonic).
Grass, mud, and horse in Chinese are "草", "泥" and "马". "草泥马" has the same pronunciation of "操你妈"('Fxxx' your mum). Stone desert in Chinese is "戈壁" which has the same pronunciation of "个逼"(pussy) This sentence means "Harmonic is like Fxxx your mum's pussy". Obviously it is a rude word to say. However, I posted this on my account on Xiaonei today(www.xiaonei.com is a Chinese website similar to facebook, which is quite popular in China)
Today June 4th is a special day. I believe most people in this world know what happened in Beijing on the same day twenty years ago. The fact is nobody want that to happen, but similar issues happened in different countries again and again(Bonus March, Spring 1932; Kent State Shooting, 1970; Greek police shooting, Dec 7th 2008). The June 4th issue was serious, because it was the first time Chinese government handle this kind of issues. The government at that time was lack of experience. They wait almost two month until there were so many people gathered in the square and there was no other way to let them leave. Although some people criticize that the government has no democracy, I believe things need to be change gradually. However, it is sad that some real problems was not solved much. The biggest one is the freedom of speech.
Recent years president Hu always mention that the government is trying to build a harmonic society. What I have found out is the true "Harmonic" means blocking all the unwanted voices. That's what I have found out today.
This morning one of my friend post a status on Xiaonei(www.xiaonei.com). Her status was "It seems today is an important day, but why?". I replied "Today is June 4th". Once I clicked the "Comment" button, a new window pooped out. It said "It is not allow to post any porn or political sensitive comments". Then I replied in an indirect way "Today is 42 divide by 7, and 20 divide by 5". To my surprise, even this comment got blocked again. Later on I figured out I should avoid using number 4 or 6(both Chinese and English form) in my comment. Finally my comment "Calculate 58 divide by 9, take the integer result and remainder" got passed. I was really angry of this way of blocking people's comments. That's why I changed my status to "River crab is grass mud horse stone desert". It is an indirect way to express my anger.
"River crab" means the type of crab lives in river. In Chinese, it's "河蟹" which has the same pronunciation of "和谐"(harmonic).
Grass, mud, and horse in Chinese are "草", "泥" and "马". "草泥马" has the same pronunciation of "操你妈"('Fxxx' your mum). Stone desert in Chinese is "戈壁" which has the same pronunciation of "个逼"(pussy) This sentence means "Harmonic is like Fxxx your mum's pussy". Obviously it is a rude word to say. However, I posted this on my account on Xiaonei today(www.xiaonei.com is a Chinese website similar to facebook, which is quite popular in China)
Today June 4th is a special day. I believe most people in this world know what happened in Beijing on the same day twenty years ago. The fact is nobody want that to happen, but similar issues happened in different countries again and again(Bonus March, Spring 1932; Kent State Shooting, 1970; Greek police shooting, Dec 7th 2008). The June 4th issue was serious, because it was the first time Chinese government handle this kind of issues. The government at that time was lack of experience. They wait almost two month until there were so many people gathered in the square and there was no other way to let them leave. Although some people criticize that the government has no democracy, I believe things need to be change gradually. However, it is sad that some real problems was not solved much. The biggest one is the freedom of speech.
Recent years president Hu always mention that the government is trying to build a harmonic society. What I have found out is the true "Harmonic" means blocking all the unwanted voices. That's what I have found out today.
This morning one of my friend post a status on Xiaonei(www.xiaonei.com). Her status was "It seems today is an important day, but why?". I replied "Today is June 4th". Once I clicked the "Comment" button, a new window pooped out. It said "It is not allow to post any porn or political sensitive comments". Then I replied in an indirect way "Today is 42 divide by 7, and 20 divide by 5". To my surprise, even this comment got blocked again. Later on I figured out I should avoid using number 4 or 6(both Chinese and English form) in my comment. Finally my comment "Calculate 58 divide by 9, take the integer result and remainder" got passed. I was really angry of this way of blocking people's comments. That's why I changed my status to "River crab is grass mud horse stone desert". It is an indirect way to express my anger.
3 comments:
Wow! Censorship is alive and well....
Of course, the Chinese government will continue to lose credibility and support as its control diminishes even further though it tightens its reins. In the internet age, more voices ARE heard--even the ones that the gov tries to silence. That is a fact.
Very interesting post!
However, censorship do works. Like now, it seems nobody remember what happened in ten years' culture revolution(from 1968 to 1978). This June 4th issue is not known by a lot of young people. It is sad, isn't it?
In 1949, Mao really did a great job which united the nation. Once a person is stick to power too long, the power can affect him. Power need to be inspected.
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