SEXIST TALK

Incensed listeners reported comedian Yang Li to China’s broadcast regulator for “sexism, spreading hatred, [and] instigating social conflict…against the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics” due to her jokes about men.

The 28-year-old rising stand-up star enraged her male audiences with a performance that included comments such as “Do men have any bottom line?” and “Men are all rubbish.” Last year, on TV show Rock & Roast, she also stated that men “can look so average and yet be so full of confidence.” These comments brought about heated debates between “feminists” and “masculinists,” as Yang’s supporters and critics (including some celebrities) have labeled each other.

Supporters of Yang have stated that stopping females from airing their opinions freely in the male dominated entertainment sector, which has always made fun of women, is real sexism. So far, the authorities have not taken any action against Yang.