{"id":321719,"date":"2021-08-11T17:09:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T14:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/china-bans-illegal-content-in-karaoke-such-as-fart\/"},"modified":"2021-08-11T17:09:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T14:09:16","slug":"china-bans-illegal-content-in-karaoke-such-as-fart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-bans-illegal-content-in-karaoke-such-as-fart\/","title":{"rendered":"#China bans ‘illegal content’ in karaoke, such as ‘fart’"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#China bans ‘illegal content’ in karaoke, such as ‘fart’<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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China\u2019s leaders are raising a stink over its national pastime \u2014\u00a0and some angry constituents are shouting a chorus of \u201cbrainwashing\u201d claims.<\/p>\n

The nation\u2019s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced a new blacklist of karaoke songs, including one novelty tune titled \u201cFart,\u201d according to the BBC<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Due to take effect on October 1, songs now considered to have \u201cillegal content\u201d include those that promote anti-state sentiments, such as songs that criticize China\u2019s government or their decisions, Reuters has reported<\/a>. Hate speech, discrimination, discussion of violence and other illegal activities would also be prohibited under the new law. <\/p>\n

Lewd, vulgar and otherwise inapp<\/a>ropriate language has also been called into question, including a song titled \u201cFart\u201d \u2014 one that was previously banned, but now serves as an example of the extremity of the ministry\u2019s new mandate. <\/p>\n

Karaoke music providers \u2014 which contribute to more than 50,000 music entertainment venues in China, according to the ministry \u2014 are being urged to review their catalogs for such subject matter and flag officials with their findings. <\/p>\n

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\u201cCultural censorship, ideological cleansing \u2014 it\u2019s all brainwashing \u2026 this will affect any songs linked to themes of freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sun Jialin, current affairs commentator, on the karaoke crackdown<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Lawmakers in Beijing have previously banned thousands of songs<\/a> that \u201ctrumpeted obscenity, violence, crime or harmed social<\/a> morality\u201d from karaoke bars, the ministry said<\/a>, according to multiple reports. Along with \u201cFart,\u201d song titles on that preliminary list included \u201cSuicide Diary\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Want To Go to School.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, some citizens are already coming out swinging against the karaoke crackdown.<\/p>\n

Zhejiang current affairs commentator Sun Jialin told Radio Free Asia<\/a> that targeting karaoke is merely part of an ongoing bid by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to control every aspect of cultural life, including people\u2019s inner thoughts and emotions.<\/p>\n

\u201cCultural censorship, ideological cleansing \u2014 it\u2019s all brainwashing,\u201d Sun told the local outlet. \u201cJudging from the main points [in the rules], this will affect any songs linked to themes of freedom and democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ministry is encouraging karaoke content providers to pack their library with \u201chealthy and uplifting\u201d music. <\/p>\n

The South China Morning Post spoke to<\/a> Angeli Datt, a senior research analyst specializing in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan at Freedom House, about the proposed ban. <\/p>\n

\u201cTargeting karaoke song libraries is part of a broader attempt to extend the Chinese government\u2019s vast information control system into every facet of the entertainment industry,\u201d said Datt.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe extension of censorship and attacks on freedom of expression to these new frontiers signal ongoing CCP nervousness about any avenues for domestic dissent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A crowd engaging in the popular singing pastime in Beijing. Lawmakers in that city banned thousands of songs<\/a> that \u201ctrumpeted obscenity, violence, crime or harmed social morality\u201d from karaoke bars.<\/figcaption>
South China Morning Post via Get<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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“#China bans ‘illegal content’ in karaoke, such as ‘fart’” China\u2019s leaders are raising a stink over its national pastime \u2014\u00a0and some angry constituents are shouting a chorus of \u201cbrainwashing\u201d claims. The nation\u2019s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced a new blacklist of karaoke songs, including one novelty tune titled \u201cFart,\u201d according to the BBC….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":321720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/china-karaoke-bans-01.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[113932,32128,4973,73167,39579],"class_list":["post-321719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-8-11-21","tag-censorship","tag-china","tag-karaoke","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}