Chinahasbanned“hiphopculture”andactorswithtattoosfromappearingontelevision,reportsandChinesenewsoutlet.
TheStateAdministrationPress,Publication,Radio,FilmandTelevisionthePeople’sRepublicChina(SAPPRFT),China’stopmediaregulator,hasspecifieditnow“requiresthatprogramsshouldnotfeatureactorswithtattoosordepict]hiphopculture,sub-culture(non-mainstreamculture)anddispiritedculture(decadentculture)”.
ChineserapperGAI,realZhouYan,wasrecentlyremovedfromChina’shittalentshowSinger,andclipshisappearancesontheshowhavebeenremovedfromthenetworkChinaHunanTV’sficialYouTubechannel,althoughhestillappearsinthetrailer.
TecentNewsalsoanotherprominentrapperVaVa,realnameMaoYanqi,hasbeencutfromentertainmentshowHappyCamp,andacontestantonthechallengeshowSuperBrain,whichhasnorelationtohiphop,hada“hiphopstyle”necklacethroughimageblurring.
Followingtheseincidents,moreovertruleshavenowbeenoutlinedbySAPPRFT’spublicitydepartmentdirectorGaoChangli,theseare:
“Absolutelydonotuseactorswhoseheartandmoralityarenotalignedwiththepartyandwhosemoralityisnotnoble.
“Absolutelydonotuseactorswhoaretasteless,vulgarandobscene.
“Absolutelydonotuseactorswhoseideologicallevelislowandhavenoclass.
“Absolutelydonotuseactorswithstains,scandalsandproblematicmoralintegrity.”
reportsthatthebanhasfacedbacklashonsocialmedia,labellingtheban"trashy"andaccusingthegovernmenthaving"childishlogic".
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