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combating the assumptions rule 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 (i.imgur.com)

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more adventures on rednote mostly because it’s entertaining how mad people get when i talk about it :3 /halfjoke

this was posted 12/31 btw so i don’t think “the mods haven’t gotten to it yet” is a real thing

#le is common in parallel to the anglosphere’s #wlw which i think is adorable

my number one qualm with little red book so far is there is no native translation like tiktok has. lots of google translate is necessary to get the social media to social :P

necessary disclaimer: fuck the CCP and all the real violence and repression they do. just want to give credit given where due, and so far here im just seeing a lot of assumptions with no evidence? so im gonna post what my experience is :) i welcome all to do the same

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Well whoever said CCP will censor LGBT content doesn't know much about the CCP.

On the other hand try posting anything critical about the Chinese government...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Chinese writer sentenced to 10 years in prison for homoerotic book

A Chinese novelist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for writing and distributing homoerotic novels, provoking widespread debate online over the severity of her sentence.

The female writer, surnamed Liu, but more commonly known by her internet pseudonym Tianyi, was arrested in 2017 following the success of her novel “Occupy,” according to reports in Chinese state media.

The book was described by police in East China’s Anhui Province as depicting “obscene sexual behavior between males” set to themes of “violence, abuse and humiliation.”

[–] Loss 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

He wrote porn, full stop. Creating pornographic content is an offensive, regardless of content or audience. But good work posting a sensationalized version of events that happens to align with us state dept propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

*she

If you find pornography offensive, that's a you problem. Well, unless you're a government. Then you make it other people's problem. Honestly, this reminds me of shitty US politicians. You're not denying it happened though.

The CCP doesn't censor anything, except when it does, but it's the author's fault then.

Every government, "western" or "eastern" that moves to limit access to pornography or other sexual expressions moves in a militaristic direction.

[–] Loss 2 points 11 hours ago

Sorry, confused this one with others in the same sweep.

Yes, all pornography is banned. Turns out that's what the people voted on. Sucks if you like porn but minority rule isn't a thing in China.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

IANAL in Chinese law but I believe it is writing erotic stuff that's illegal in China, gay or not.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm gay for tiananmen square.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

weirdchamp but aight 🤨

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

i have to admit it is quite magnificent.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

memes.ml banned me for saying both US and China engage in propaganda. One of the users, which I assume to be one of the moderators, responded as false equivalence because I could not reply the minute after the response. Either that, or because I directly mentioned .ml users in general is tone deaf about China doing its own propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 102 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (22 children)

The level of shortsightedness in people is astounding to me again and again. History really seems to always repeat. When will people ever learn that there is no company in the world that is their friend.

"Oh, but it looks fine and i havent had any issue" says the little user that is currently feeding the networking effect of the next platform, that will inevitably fail in exactly the same way as every other for profit social media.

"Oh, but everyone is here and i dont wanna switch again" says the little user that now has the choice between losing all their feeds and follows or staying on a platform slowly being squeezed for money or political incentives.

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 3 days ago (12 children)

From what I've seen, a lot of queer people are afraid to be themselves there. Some may even experience backlash and threats of violence for being LGBTQIA. There's a lot of hostility to us across that entire nation tbh.

On top of that, there is constant scrutiny with mass state surveillance. Queer and POC may be silenced or even face imprisonment for expressing themselves. And don't forget that nation's concentration camps, genocide, torture of political prisoners, and barring people who don't toe the party line from residency and citizenship.

Oh wait, that isn't Red Note. That's the USA and my small town.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago

Oh wait, that isn't Red Note. That's the USA and my small town.

Damn u got me at the first half ngl

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean…that’s both vampiric superpowers. China and the US.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (8 children)

There's no such thing as a benevolent state, to be honest. Nations and borders only divide and subject us. Every day, I feel more sure that we need to build communities in spite of states and to do what we can to disrupt and abolish them, so thank you for mentioning this glaring example.

However, I will say when we in the US point at China, we've got three fingers pointing back at us. Pretty hypocritical of us, and largely racist.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Are these posts ads?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

Yes I am being payed by the CCP to promote lesbianism

(sarcasm. the CCP is hatefully repressive to queer identities.)

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Suggesting that the CCP is open to letting lesbians live their life seems pretty surreal after what happened to Naomi Wu. It's shocking how quickly the dust settled on that.

Though to anyone trying to encourage discontent to westerners with socially liberal beliefs, it's a pretty helpful narrative to push.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Cringe app

cringe post

cringe everything

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago

Out of every lesbian manwha I read all of them were Chinese

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 days ago (12 children)

Is LGBTQ+ content not restricted/shadow banned there? 31 hearts and 1 comment isn't really a lot.

If Twitter took away the restricted flag, would anyone have known typing "cisgender" is blacklisted? Most corporate social media don't publish what is or isn't restricted.

Plus China officially encourages """"traditional"""" gender roles since their demographic crisis will come crashing down soon, with LGBTQ+ centers and clubs being shut down by the government.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 days ago (7 children)

I've been getting some major astroturfing vibes around here lately.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

"b-b-but corporation bad!"

No shit people, corporations are badbut some are worse and some are better. Not that that is even the topic of discussion, this is clearly about spaces people exist in.

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