China is cracking down on young women who write gay erotica - eviltoast
Haitang: China is cracking down on young women who write gay erotica
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"Every word I once wrote has come back to haunt me," posted a writer who says she was arrested for "obscene" work.

“Every word I once wrote has come back to haunt me,” posted a writer who says she was arrested for “obscene” work.

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  • Jabril [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    318·
    2 months ago

    All porn is illegal in China. There are hundreds of queer romantic novels and such not being targeted, because they don’t cross the line into graphic pornography. This is being framed as anti queer but it is actually anti porn

    • Mothra@mander.xyz
      61·
      2 months ago

      You have Chicken with a counterargument for why it’s anti queer in particular. I’ll take your anti porn frame instead just for the sake of it: still dystopian. Especially written. You can’t even make the case actors are being abused.

      • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]@hexbear.netBanned
        116·
        2 months ago

        Could you do me a favour and get a fucking grip please? You’re describing having to use your imagination while wanking as dystopian.

        • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          8·
          2 months ago

          Banning porn isn’t just about porn

          And the shared imaginary of literature does help people develope and elaborate on identities, including sexual identities. So even if it was just about porn, it would still be dystopian, even if it doesnt have quite the urgency or visceral edge of the dystopian shit most of us are used to pointing out these days.

        • Mothra@mander.xyz
          41·
          2 months ago

          You’re describing having to use your imagination while wanking as dystopian.

          How am I doing that? Using imagination while wanking is perfectly fine. Arresting people for using their imagination is dystopian.

      • jsomae@lemmy.ml
        43·
        2 months ago

        This should go in the list of comments that are always worthless in any context.