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China Bans Horror Movies
KublaiKhan writes "According to an article on Reuters, the Chinese censors have decided that horror movies are verboten. 'Offending content included "wronged spirits and violent ghosts, monsters, demons, and other inhuman portrayals, strange and supernatural storytelling for the sole purpose of seeking terror and horror," the administration said. This is apparently a sort of Chinese version of the Jack Thompson effect, as the "mental health of adolescents" is cited as one of the reasons for the ban. Presumably, this ban — much like the spitting ban — is intended to improve China's image in the rest of the world before the Olympics open; but given the Streisand effect, would this ban perhaps unintentionally spur a surge of horror movie popularity in China?" Blizzard has had trouble with skeletons in World of Warcraft , and I imagine this decision stems from similar objections.
At least you can still get dog in your stir fry :)
Sure baby, I'll give you my phone number...in Hex
It's not our fault you can't even come up with a name for your country and try to take over the continent's
And yes, it is insulting for the rest of us because, if we didn't know that you lack the creativity to come up with a nice-sounding name for your country (let alone any sort of real culture) we would assume that you are either pretending to be the only ones who matter in this continent or that you are trying to speak for everyone else.
Think how it sounds for the other countries in America when you speak of "american interests" or "american values".