thebaconsandwichofregret:

lesbianmichelmishina:

uglyemo:

i need both of these now

the reason these exist (iirc) is because peppa pig is banned in china for “promoting gangster attitudes”: peppa was popular (for whatever reason) with “shehuiren” (anti-establishment internet users), who made a lot of memes involving peppa and even got tattoos of her because it’s funny. the result of banning peppa is that shehuiren-types liked peppa even more afterwards, and now she’s a bit of a counterculture symbol in china. hence these shirts.

Winnie the Pooh is also a big counter culture symbol which is why the new Christopher Robin movie is banned in China. 

Because China bans a significant number of political terms those in the country who wish to have political discussions, especially discussions that are critical of the government have to get very creative. 

During the anniversary week of the Tienanmen Square massacre China will even ban searches for “this week” “today” or “tomorrow” so people can’t make even the vaguest references to it. In 2013 Chinese activists designated the term “big rubber duck” to mean Tienanmen Square. Within days “big rubber duck” was also a banned term. (X)

Chinese activism often looks funny or weird or wild, but it’s because the activists have to get seriously creative in order to have any voice at all.