Chinese ‘incels’? Misogynist men on Chinese social media
In 2020, Yang Li 杨笠, a Chinese female stand-up comedian, rose to national fame with punchlines addressing China’s gender inequality and biting jokes about Chinese men, most famously: ‘How can some men look so ordinary yet be so confident?’ While her piercing humour resonated with many Chinese women, it was not so well received by many men. A male user on Chinese social media claimed Yang ‘was repeatedly insulting all men and preaching hatred, inciting internal conflicts among the mas...
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