China bans depictions of gay people on television

[pErvinalia]

You really are a bore.

[Exi5tentialist]

You really are a bore.

How so?

[Svartalf]

You really are a bore.

How so?

You provide him with annoyance rather than entertainment

[Exi5tentialist]

You really are a bore.

How so?

You provide him with annoyance rather than entertainment

Ah, I didn't realise he was here for entertainment.

[pErvinalia]

You really are a bore.

How so?

You provide him with annoyance rather than entertainment

Ah, I didn't realise people wouldn't appreciate my trolling.

[Exi5tentialist]

Ah, I didn't realise he was here for entertainment people wouldn't appreciate my trolling.

Lower, rEv! You can go lower!

[pErvinalia]

Are you still here?

[mistermack]

When there's plenty of homophobia in the country, I would say it makes sense to keep gay propaganda off the air waves.
You hit people over the heads with gay blunt instruments, and they will tend to rebel, while the attitudes are still hard.
The Chinese governments are not keen to have people reacting against their main social control tools.
If there was an appetite for gay issues in the country, they would probably not worry too much about it being aired in public.

[Exi5tentialist]

Are you still here?

No, I popped out for some lunch. I'm back now.

[Exi5tentialist]

When there's plenty of homophobia in the country, I would say it makes sense to keep gay propaganda off the air waves.
You hit people over the heads with gay blunt instruments, and they will tend to rebel, while the attitudes are still hard.

That's the Mary Whitehouse approach to gay liberation. It didn't work.

The Chinese governments are not keen to have people reacting against their main social control tools.

No shit Sherlock

If there was an appetite for gay issues in the country, they would probably not worry too much about it being aired in public.

So let's all pander to government homophobia because there's lots of homophobia around anyway.

Oh great.

[mistermack]

When there's plenty of homophobia in the country, I would say it makes sense to keep gay propaganda off the air waves.
You hit people over the heads with gay blunt instruments, and they will tend to rebel, while the attitudes are still hard.

That's the Mary Whitehouse approach to gay liberation. It didn't work.

The Chinese governments are not keen to have people reacting against their main social control tools.

No shit Sherlock

If there was an appetite for gay issues in the country, they would probably not worry too much about it being aired in public.

So let's all pander to government homophobia because there's lots of homophobia around anyway.

Oh great.

I'm not pandering to it.

I really and truly don't give a toss.

[Exi5tentialist]

When there's plenty of homophobia in the country, I would say it makes sense to keep gay propaganda off the air waves.
You hit people over the heads with gay blunt instruments, and they will tend to rebel, while the attitudes are still hard.

That's the Mary Whitehouse approach to gay liberation. It didn't work.

The Chinese governments are not keen to have people reacting against their main social control tools.

No shit Sherlock

If there was an appetite for gay issues in the country, they would probably not worry too much about it being aired in public.

So let's all pander to government homophobia because there's lots of homophobia around anyway.

Oh great.

I'm not pandering to it.

I really and truly don't give a toss.

That's not actually what you said though. You expressed support for the Chinese Government's ban on depicting gay people on television. So the thing you don't give a toss about is gay rights in China.

[Svartalf]

When there's plenty of homophobia in the country, I would say it makes sense to keep gay propaganda off the air waves.
You hit people over the heads with gay blunt instruments, and they will tend to rebel, while the attitudes are still hard.

That's the Mary Whitehouse approach to gay liberation. It didn't work. .

Thanks for making me improve my knowledge of English culture

[mistermack]

That's not actually what you said though. You expressed support for the Chinese Government's ban on depicting gay people on television. So the thing you don't give a toss about is gay rights in China.

Make that anywhere.

Not gay rights, but the campaign for gay rights. I'm happy enough to see prejudice dwindle, but don't give a toss about fighting for it.

[Exi5tentialist]

That's not actually what you said though. You expressed support for the Chinese Government's ban on depicting gay people on television. So the thing you don't give a toss about is gay rights in China.

Make that anywhere.

Not gay rights, but the campaign for gay rights. I'm happy enough to see prejudice dwindle, but don't give a toss about fighting for it.

Although you're not averse to giving a toss about opposing it (the campagn for gay rights).