▲ 223 ▼ Chinese celebrity chef offends China with egg fried rice video (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world 99 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tehcooles@programming.dev 56 points 2 years ago (1 child) As far as I understand from the article, by Chinese law what they're accusing him of is a crime, so technically this is much, much stupider. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kautau@lemmy.world 63 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes it’s a very stupid law. “No cooking fried rice on anniversary of death of son of great leader who cooked fried rice in Korean War during bombing run, literally exposing his own position” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (3 children) Is this... Is this real? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sweetnumb@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you're seriously questioning this, then the actual terrible laws and acts going on in China would BLOW your mind in... five. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm a bit informed about the current situation actually. It's just that the reason behind this law in particular is just... Comical... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0xD@infosec.pub 11 points 2 years ago Yeah, authoritarianism and nationalism are very fragile when looking behind their mask. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tyfud@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Yeah, they imprisoned a Chinese UFC fighter who said he could beat any traditional Chinese martial artist because their kung fu doesn't work in the real world. They agreed to set up the match and when he, predictably, beat the living shit out of the spiritual mumbo jumbo guy, over and over again, they claimed he intentionally dishonored China and tried to lock him up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ammonium@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago No, it's a law criminalizing the act of insulting “heroes and martyrs” permalink fedilink source parent [–] tehcooles@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago Same regime that outlawed posting pictures of Winnie the Pooh because he was being compared to their figurehead. With that context, the surprise should be...lessened. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 63 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes it’s a very stupid law. “No cooking fried rice on anniversary of death of son of great leader who cooked fried rice in Korean War during bombing run, literally exposing his own position” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (3 children) Is this... Is this real? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sweetnumb@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you're seriously questioning this, then the actual terrible laws and acts going on in China would BLOW your mind in... five. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm a bit informed about the current situation actually. It's just that the reason behind this law in particular is just... Comical... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0xD@infosec.pub 11 points 2 years ago Yeah, authoritarianism and nationalism are very fragile when looking behind their mask. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tyfud@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Yeah, they imprisoned a Chinese UFC fighter who said he could beat any traditional Chinese martial artist because their kung fu doesn't work in the real world. They agreed to set up the match and when he, predictably, beat the living shit out of the spiritual mumbo jumbo guy, over and over again, they claimed he intentionally dishonored China and tried to lock him up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ammonium@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago No, it's a law criminalizing the act of insulting “heroes and martyrs” permalink fedilink source parent [–] tehcooles@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago Same regime that outlawed posting pictures of Winnie the Pooh because he was being compared to their figurehead. With that context, the surprise should be...lessened. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (3 children) Is this... Is this real? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sweetnumb@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you're seriously questioning this, then the actual terrible laws and acts going on in China would BLOW your mind in... five. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm a bit informed about the current situation actually. It's just that the reason behind this law in particular is just... Comical... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0xD@infosec.pub 11 points 2 years ago Yeah, authoritarianism and nationalism are very fragile when looking behind their mask. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tyfud@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Yeah, they imprisoned a Chinese UFC fighter who said he could beat any traditional Chinese martial artist because their kung fu doesn't work in the real world. They agreed to set up the match and when he, predictably, beat the living shit out of the spiritual mumbo jumbo guy, over and over again, they claimed he intentionally dishonored China and tried to lock him up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ammonium@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago No, it's a law criminalizing the act of insulting “heroes and martyrs” permalink fedilink source parent [–] tehcooles@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago Same regime that outlawed posting pictures of Winnie the Pooh because he was being compared to their figurehead. With that context, the surprise should be...lessened. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sweetnumb@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you're seriously questioning this, then the actual terrible laws and acts going on in China would BLOW your mind in... five. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm a bit informed about the current situation actually. It's just that the reason behind this law in particular is just... Comical... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0xD@infosec.pub 11 points 2 years ago Yeah, authoritarianism and nationalism are very fragile when looking behind their mask. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tyfud@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Yeah, they imprisoned a Chinese UFC fighter who said he could beat any traditional Chinese martial artist because their kung fu doesn't work in the real world. They agreed to set up the match and when he, predictably, beat the living shit out of the spiritual mumbo jumbo guy, over and over again, they claimed he intentionally dishonored China and tried to lock him up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm a bit informed about the current situation actually. It's just that the reason behind this law in particular is just... Comical... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0xD@infosec.pub 11 points 2 years ago Yeah, authoritarianism and nationalism are very fragile when looking behind their mask. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tyfud@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Yeah, they imprisoned a Chinese UFC fighter who said he could beat any traditional Chinese martial artist because their kung fu doesn't work in the real world. They agreed to set up the match and when he, predictably, beat the living shit out of the spiritual mumbo jumbo guy, over and over again, they claimed he intentionally dishonored China and tried to lock him up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0xD@infosec.pub 11 points 2 years ago Yeah, authoritarianism and nationalism are very fragile when looking behind their mask. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tyfud@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Yeah, they imprisoned a Chinese UFC fighter who said he could beat any traditional Chinese martial artist because their kung fu doesn't work in the real world. They agreed to set up the match and when he, predictably, beat the living shit out of the spiritual mumbo jumbo guy, over and over again, they claimed he intentionally dishonored China and tried to lock him up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ammonium@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago No, it's a law criminalizing the act of insulting “heroes and martyrs” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tehcooles@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago Same regime that outlawed posting pictures of Winnie the Pooh because he was being compared to their figurehead. With that context, the surprise should be...lessened. permalink fedilink source parent