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more adventures on rednote mostly because it’s entertaining how mad people get when i talk about it :3 /halfjoke

this was posted 12/31 btw so i don’t think “the mods haven’t gotten to it yet” is a real thing

#le is common in parallel to the anglosphere’s #wlw which i think is adorable

my number one qualm with little red book so far is there is no native translation like tiktok has. lots of google translate is necessary to get the social media to social :P

necessary disclaimer: fuck the CCP and all the real violence and repression they do. just want to give credit given where due, and so far here im just seeing a lot of assumptions with no evidence? so im gonna post what my experience is :) i welcome all to do the same

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (16 children)

Well whoever said CCP will censor LGBT content doesn't know much about the CCP.

On the other hand try posting anything critical about the Chinese government...

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I'm gay for tiananmen square.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

Out of every lesbian manwha I read all of them were Chinese

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

"b-b-but corporation bad!"

No shit people, corporations are badbut some are worse and some are better. Not that that is even the topic of discussion, this is clearly about spaces people exist in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

i wish i could pin this comment 🙃 thx for being one of the people who actually reads the post before commenting

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

im sorry what the fuck is a halfjoke?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

a joke that’s half serious here’s the definition

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hoo boy am I angry about this ..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

😈 excellent 😈

[–] [email protected] 77 points 2 months ago (3 children)

From what I've seen, a lot of queer people are afraid to be themselves there. Some may even experience backlash and threats of violence for being LGBTQIA. There's a lot of hostility to us across that entire nation tbh.

On top of that, there is constant scrutiny with mass state surveillance. Queer and POC may be silenced or even face imprisonment for expressing themselves. And don't forget that nation's concentration camps, genocide, torture of political prisoners, and barring people who don't toe the party line from residency and citizenship.

Oh wait, that isn't Red Note. That's the USA and my small town.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

Oh wait, that isn't Red Note. That's the USA and my small town.

Damn u got me at the first half ngl

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean…that’s both vampiric superpowers. China and the US.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (8 children)

There's no such thing as a benevolent state, to be honest. Nations and borders only divide and subject us. Every day, I feel more sure that we need to build communities in spite of states and to do what we can to disrupt and abolish them, so thank you for mentioning this glaring example.

However, I will say when we in the US point at China, we've got three fingers pointing back at us. Pretty hypocritical of us, and largely racist.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

BWAHA you had me in the first half ngl 😆😆

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (35 children)

You might appreciate this.

This guy asked people on Red Note if it's ok to be gay, and I laughed at the response:

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

SLSKSKSKSKSJDHD

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Is LGBTQ+ content not restricted/shadow banned there? 31 hearts and 1 comment isn't really a lot.

If Twitter took away the restricted flag, would anyone have known typing "cisgender" is blacklisted? Most corporate social media don't publish what is or isn't restricted.

Plus China officially encourages """"traditional"""" gender roles since their demographic crisis will come crashing down soon, with LGBTQ+ centers and clubs being shut down by the government.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago

What’s funny is China did their demo crisis to themselves with the one child policy

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Good question. Here’s one from the same account with 16k likes. Any restrictions on LGBT content is not significantly worse than we already see from Meta and TikTok.

Re: the rest of your comment, yeah fuck the CCP as I said in OP. Just giving credit where due and a lot of people (like yourself) make a couple of (understandable) assumptions that are not backed up by any experience I have had yet.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was wondering this as well and have been incredibly surprised how different the landscape is from my assumptions. Their algorithm very quickly understood my identity and preferences and started mixing in a good amount of wlw content with just an overflow of positive comments and engagement. I was also super happy to see creators that I enjoy being welcomed and praised on the platform - creators which 100% of the time have people leave the most unkind comments on their posts. There's one in particular, a man who showcases and slays in his dresses, which I've yet to see one negative comment towards. Time will tell how long things stay this way!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I got Chappel Roan and Sabrina Carpenter content within like 20 minutes of scrolling I felt so at home

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

People are really naive. I bet maos little red book has a special mode for people on the other side of the great firewall. China wants to look good to create soft power, they don’t want us to see all the tofu buildings collapsing they want us to see a girl living to western standards, not how the average Chinese lives

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How would they implement what you’re claiming within the matter of days since red book took off?

A whole lot of this comment is western cope. And I’m not even a CCP fan, I’m an anarchist.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you think the Chinese gov planned this and has been preparing for this? Like they couldn't just curate an entire social media sites worth of content just on the off chance that millions of Americans go there out of spite. Spite is rather unpredictable.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Xi just generated millions of AI Chinese to fool the West, what an elegant move!

Guess you can't see beyond your lifelong propaganda, the truth might hurt sometimes but its necessary

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

He doesnt need to, there are millions creating contant, he just needs to order the company to filter to show "appropiate contant"

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