Chinese React To Social Media Ban On Gay Content | ASIAN BOSS

[@AsianBoss]

In case it's not clear from the video, Weibo has reversed its ban on gay content following a public outcry. What's your take on this issue? Discuss

[@wheresmyrooptoff4056]

The reverse is a great thing but if pornographic content is banned in China that's still a problem

[@cyntogia]

Asian Boss That is sad.

[@mikicerise6250]

Very interesting interview. I think that the woman who contrasted between societies focused on survival due to scarcity shifting to focusing on emotional fulfilment due to abundance was spot on in her analysis. It is good to know Weibo backed down. We've had similar conflicts with Facebook in the West, especially in Western Europe which is very open about these things. I live in Spain and probably it is, together with Germany, among the most accepting countries in the world about this. Facebook is an American company, and the US is very puritanical by European standards. They ban images of women's nipples as "pornography", even if the woman is breastfeeding a baby, which in Europe we consider absurd and more than a bit creepy. At least China has its own platforms. I honestly wish we had more entrepreneurship in Europe, and not so much dependence on American platforms and having to put up with their cultural standards and neuroses. :p

[@iouvxz]

Go do a interview in a forth tie city ,ask those old ladies dancing in the squares about their opinions on weibo banning gay content .And they will tell you that they've never heard of either weibo or gay content ,what are these things ,are they edible ?

[@MikhailKalashnikovMiG]

The main countries that outrightly demonize homosexuality are the deeply religious ones. Suffice to say, China being the country with the largest irreligious population, won't exhibit anywhere near the same amount of resistance.

[@penguinclubcheat]

People need to stop complaining that the Chinese interviews are only filmed in Shanghai. Where are your complaints when the Korea and Japan videos and opinions are only filmed and collected in Seoul and Tokyo? Each country’s interviews are collected in their most urban and developed city so why are you giving China the double standard? I understand that Shanghai doesn’t represent parts in China that are less developed but in terms of diversity Shanghai is a collection of people from all over China so I would say it’s a fair representation.

[@helsiclife]

SoupIsGood I live in China, I can tell you by experience that Shanghai is very unique and has its own culture , VERY different from other cities. People are way more progressive in Shanghai (specially young people) than in many other cities like, for example Chengdu , where I live.

[@rocren6246]

SoupIsGood Try Beijing, you'll get a different result. They are likely to put the journalists into jail for interviewing people.

[@whaleugo8324]

Helsic en China You probably don't know Chengdu is known as the 'gay capital' among young people in China. Every city has it unique culture, but in terms of progressive level, I don't see too much difference in China's 1st and 2nd tier cities.

[@alishamcg]

Maybe because there is a billion people and the educational and wealth difference is really wide. Shanghai is not like the rest of China, it is very westernized.

[@regisphilbin222]

You could say that about every other interview from every other country Asian Boss does. Which is a fair and intelligent thing to keep in mind (also think about the type of people who would be willing to consent to such an interview), but the problem is is that some people blindly insist that China is completely backwards and that this interview is more wrong. Yes, this interview may not offer an accurate depiction of the Chinese mindset, but it does add to the conservation and shows you the cultural trends of the country

[@TheBeatriz90]

Videos from China always suprises me, cause I thought the chinese people lived in a bubble, but they really understand and knows what their government try to do.

[@CristopherCal]

of course, we are smart

[@potatogirl1340]

Honestly I’m american and people here believe all chinese are so brainwashed but honestly er in America are so brainwashed as well

[@Bot-tm7hs]

It really depends on the person. There are "brainwashed" people in nearly every country.

[@TheSunshineRequiem]

potato Girl American media’s brainwashing skills are 10 times better the CCP, it’s so good, that it can be hard to detect sometimes. CCP’s propagandas are generally very obvious... A lot of Americans don’t value education, that’s another issue that’s probably linked together.

[@Corredor1230]

@@potatogirl1340 There's some brainwashing going on on both sides obviously, and both sides sell the narratives that benefit them the most, but I also think that there's a lot of misunderstanding and lack of communication between the two countries, which makes things even worse. There's also the fact that a lot of American people are so caught up in their "we are No. 1" mentality, that they forget to look at other countries and what's going on around the world, which is why it makes sense that Chinese people know a lot about US politics, and their relations, whereas many Americans don't even know who the Chinese president is.

[@ghoststreet7301]

THis whole thing was an overreact of weibo. Like the gov told weibo to check its rotten food then weibo threw its whole refrigerator out of window.

[@sarcosmic6982]

That's a beautiful metaphor, haha!

[@rainnchen9632]

LMAO

[@laurabenitez1936]

exactly my thoughts hahahahaha

[@melize7035]

😂😂😂😂

[@alexzhang9031]

lmao

[@ddng.private]

I watched some interviews of Asian Boss with chinese people and I have to say that I respect the Interviewers. They are totally different than what media in Vietnam described. They do not deny the past and the old generation, they have positive attitude toward future and recognize achievement of nation as well as aware of it's problem.

[@saint8257]

Vietnamese media and people are obsessed with the US. That's why they help spread US and Western propaganda against Chinese all these years. That's also why you see more Vietnamese millennials hating Chinese to the bone rather than hating on the US instead, when the war with the US literally destroyed Vietnam's economy and killed almost 6 million Vietnamese for no apparent reasons, as well as dropping Agent Orange vs. China's conflict with 60k casualties - and they actually have a proper reason for their attack.

[@jamie.quimby]

@@saint8257 This is not true at all. I’m Vietnamese myself born and raised in Vietnam my entire life and you are here spreading your one-sided, biased and misled information about Vietnam as an outsider, just like the Western propaganda you so much despise. You implied that Vietnamese people are brainwashed by the pro-US media and Western propaganda (which can’t be more far-fetched since Vietnam itself is a Communist country and more ideologically aligned with China, and trust me on this most people on Vietnamese social media bash and trash about the US all the time, I suggest you learn some Vietnamese and go onto Vietnamese social media posts about the US to see for yourself before making such an over-reaching, generalizing claim), but have you ever pondered, for even one moment in your life, that Chinese people are also potentially brainwashed themselves by their own state-run media to hold such twisted opinions and rationalize in such a way that every country in the world holding a negative perception toward China must all be fed by Western propaganda, while conveniently downplaying China’s own actions, war crimes and territorial violations toward those countries, past or present ? In that sense, your above statement is very much qualified as “Chinese propaganda against Vietnam”. Don’t get me wrong, the US is an absolutely horrible country for all its crimes on Vietnamese soil and around the world but China certainly has its fair share of atrocities and heinous crimes committed toward Vietnam and Vietnamese people too, so please don’t act like China is all innocent, play the victim card and whitewash its dark history toward other countries and ethnicities here. We Vietnamese know this all too well since our own ancestors were slaughtered, raped, and forced into slavery by the Chinese from more than a thousand years of Chinese occupation. So, tell that to the Vietnamese who suffered 1000 years of Chinese colonization and forced assimilation in the name of “civilization”, and a further 1000 years up to the present day of Chinese imperialism and aggression over Vietnam’s territorial sovereignty. Tell that to all the Southeast Asian countries which have their territorial waters and islands illegally claimed, taken and exploited by China’s internationally unrecognized “Nine-dash line” policy in the South China Sea. Tell that to the thousands of Vietnamese women and girls being abducted from home, trafficked and sold into prostitution, forced marriage, organ harvesting and slavery in China every single year. And don’t even get me started on the issues of the Mekong River, industrial waste and toxic smoke drifting over from China polluting our land, our food, our water and killing us all by the day. But hey, our perception toward China must somehow stem from US and Western propaganda according to your biased version of the truth right ? And btw it’s a well-known fact in Southeast Asia that nearly all of China’s neighbours hold a quite negative perception toward the Chinese government since we all experience first-hand China’s bullying and numerous unsubstantiated claims over our territories over the years.

[@saint8257]

@@jamie.quimby Thanks for the pointless preach, I am half Vietnamese and have interacted with Vietnamese almost half of my life. And for heaven's sake, use the Enter button next time. First off, saying that Vietnam has no reason to be brainwashed by US propaganda or they'd not hate China just because they are Communist like China is extremely stupid. Even within Communism, there are different ideologies. Look at the Soviet Union and China in the 1900s and their split. Just because they have similar ideologies doesn't mean they *align* with China. Much less China's ideology to 'communism' today differs from Vietnam. Anti-China propaganda exists in Vietnam, whether through subtle tones in conversations or State-controlled media and historical textbooks, and the best example is you. Especially one of the first sentences you started to spout is "1000 years colonization", I immediately spotted a red flag. Funny, I was also taught that part when I was in Vietnam, but I'm not stuck in the past like you are. Let me ask you, how long ago was the period when Vietnam was conquered by China? Does your great great grandparents even remember it or can describe anything from that period besides from the books that the state allow them to read? Many of your revered kings and emperors were Chinese or of Chinese descent, and it was also a Chinese official that helped unified Vietnam in its earlier stages a.k.a Shi Xie(士燮). You talk about the 1,000 years under Chinese rule as some sort of terrible, dark period in your lives (despite knowing next to nothing about it). As a person who is both Vietnamese and Chinese, I can say this without bias that it was the so hated 'Chinese 1000 years domination' period that, unlike the modern colonization of Western countries in recent periods, it actually evolved civilizations in the whole of southern states that make up Vietnam (and others) today. From technological innovation to agricultural, administrative and educations, culture, language, et cetera... It made the ancient Vietnamese one of the most educated and advanced people in the world at that period. This is irrefutable fact. Maybe if you'd read history books outside of what the Vietnamese schools allow you to read you wouldn't be so partial. It can also be argued that thanks to the 'Chinese' rule (a.k.a probably the strongest Asian empire in the world at that period), Vietnam wasn't subjected to other invasions due to it being a protectorate of China. Just to be clear, I am not saying the Chinese's rule of Vietnam was perfect. Nothing is which makes it pointless to follow the usual routine and start pointing fingers at each other. There undoubtedly were methods used to try to assimilate Vietnamese into Chinese, there is no doubt about this. But this was literally how the world was thousands of years ago. One empire conquer another and assimilate and expands. It's pointless to start using these distant historical periods to use it as an excuse for the rampant Chinese racism and discrimination in Vietnam's society countless years after the fact. I distinctively remember the Vietnamese education like to emphasize this 'Chinese 1000 years domination rule' in school during Historical subjects (and even others) so people like you are not uncommon. "China certainly has its fair share of atrocities and heinous crimes committed toward Vietnam and Vietnamese people too" So you mean like how Vietnam has persecuted the countless Hoa (Chinese ethnic Vietnamese) in the 1900s? Extorted gold from them to allow them the *privilege* of leaving the country? Confiscated their properties and businesses? Banning Chinese books? Forcibly entering their homes and confiscate? The Vietnamese govt. made over hundreds of millions of US dollars worth in assets (primarily gold taels) just from extorting $1000 - $3000 from each person wanting to leave the country (and a large part of them were Hoa people looking to flee the Vietnam's government persecution). And I'm no expert in economic, but I'm pretty sure $1000 - $3000 is a pretty large amount of money in the 1900s, especially for any Vietnamese or person in that period. This is not even accounting for inflation today. Also did you think Vietnamese committed no atrocities against Cambodia or the surrounding neighbors? Don't even start to spout about "Oh they did it first", which would make it pointless to bring up in the first place since that'd also make you unqualified to bring it up. How about North and South discrimination and persecution? Bắc Kỳ? Nam Kỳ? Or Tàu Khựa? Ring a bell? No one is innocent in this aspect, don't try and act with the moral high ground. And then here comes the famous South China Sea argument. You do realize China has a much better claim over SCS than Vietnam, right? Both politically, and historically, China has better claims over the SCS than Vietnam. This is also fact. The Chinese were also the first one to physically claim and occupy these islands after the French left in 1948. In the late 1800s, the French (who ruled Vietnam during that period as a colony) formally handed the SCS territories claimed by the Chinese today to China. This is fact. Then in 1932, they unilaterally re-assigned those SCS territories (namely Spratly and Paracel Islands) back into Vietnamese provinces without the Chinese's agreement, just as when conflicts in Asia and rebellions were heating up against the colonial rulers. This means your legitimate ruler at the time *officially* handed them the SCS territory that the Vietnamese people are so filled with hatred for today before they illegitimately assigned it as theirs again 40-50 years later. This is also irrefutable fact. I suspect most of you don't even know it. Then in 1950s your Prime Minister also sent a letter to China re-affirming this that he recognizes the Chinese's claim over the SCS. Say he doesn't have the right to do that all you want, this is fact. Do you also know who is the most 'aggressive' and 'bullying' in the South China Sea today? Vietnam. Even China and Philippine combined can't match your aggression. Do you know how many islands and features Vietnam has occupied in SCS? 48. How many does Philippine occupy? 8. China? 8. China hasn't occupy a single island physically for the last 20 years, while Vietnam's holdings has doubled. Yet you are here online crying about China bullying you in the sea? Are you dumb? When a single oil rig of China (unarmed and alone) that wasn't even close to your shore, Vietnam sent over 2 dozens armed ships with frogmen to intercept and sabotage, known as the .Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff. Who is bullying who? Do you also know who has been drilling for oil in the SCS? Vietnam and Philippine. China hasn't drilled a single well. Who's bullying who? When China proposes to Asian nations including Vietnam to share these resources in the 1970s, Vietnam declined because of its greed to monopolize when it discovered there were oil there. Prior to 1979, do you know who initiated the first battle? Vietnam. Ridiculous right? How can a 'weak' country like Vietnam 'dare' to attack China? This is the victim stance most Vietnamese would logically think. But in 1970s, the Vietnamese had the strongest Navy in the South China Sea from using US's and French's ships. They attacked the Chinese navy on the SCS and were decimated and outmaneuvered by smaller ships (aka Hải chiến Hoàng Sa or Battle of the Paracel Islands). Not even on sea, it was reported that the Vietnamese forces encroached on Chinese's borders 30 times in early Feb of 1979 and some even went as far in as Yunnan and Guangxi to harass Chinese. Vietnam even proposed to Khmer Rouge to form an 'alliance' once with intention of controlling both Cambodia and Laos but they were rejected which was only then that soured their relations. Look up Indochina Federation. That was Vietnam's plan for a 'one country, one party and one people'. Vietnam was becoming a heavy expansionist after they re-unified. Again, who is bullying who? Vietnam was involved in multiple wars/conflicts shortly after the Vietnam War and in other countries. Probably one of the rare cases of a 'weak' country being in so much conflicts around it. Go learn history from other sources as well. History isn't black and white. Most people on 'your' social media criticizes the US. Most Vietnamese from 'my' interactions has inexperienced and naive favorability towards the US. EDIT: The last time I left Vietnam was in 2013. And I do admit that Vietnam - China relations has gotten better in recent years. However many of my previous points will not change - the fact that many young people and some adults alike in Vietnam still hold biased views toward China and view the US more favorably. After some self-reflection, I believe your administration has now adopted a friendly stance towards China just recently unlike before when they were blasting anti-China propaganda using the South China Sea issue as well as the '1000 years domination issue'. However they seemed to have finally begun to think about peaceful resolutions on the SCS rather than the more extreme options so there is that to thank for.

[@jupiterli1087]

@@saint8257 兄弟，你说了很多，辛苦了。 就是这一两百年中国衰退了，周边各种妖魔鬼怪就跑出来了，说到底还是中国实力不够强大啊，这个世界还是强者才有话语权，强者才有人“喜欢”。

[@FortunePathVenerable]

Western commenter : all chinese are brain washed and not aware Chinese guy : when the official make an announcement, we just won’t buy it Western commenter : imma pretend I didn’t hear that

[@lillievonleipzig4728]

Central Intelligence Agency Another westener: 90 million Chinese are in the CCP, so the government IS the people.

[@beyond_modernity8554]

Personally, i hate the chinese government, however, i have high respects for the chinese people for what they are. They are humans as all of us, with the same everyday interests like most others and i don't think that generalization should be a thing.

[@lillievonleipzig4728]

Damian Dimitrov The fact is the govt represents the people... because 80 million people are in the govt and they have families and relatives too.

[@beyond_modernity8554]

@@lillievonleipzig4728 80 million for a country with 1,5 billion people is a very small number

[@lillievonleipzig4728]

Damian Dimitrov Let’s assume every member has 3 family members. 80 million times 3 = 240 million. Then, I’m sure they care about friends too. Let’s say everyone has at least 5 other people who they care for. 240 million times 5 = 1.2 billion.

[@JasianGao0810]

I’m a gay who is a high-school student in Tianjin China. I have came out to my classmates, there is no one discriminates against me.Although Shanghai people cannot represent all Chinese，it can represent the most of Chinese

[@blurryface_1589]

I'm so happy for you!!!

[@hellogurl4667]

aww that is sweet! I'm glad

[@lilyslimegacha8399]

sarah mans that’s nice!!

[@sou_theslytherin5203]

Yay!!! 💜

[@tomato-tu1ow]

Good for you.

[@alejandrofu6230]

Inland cities Chengdu and Chongqing are more open than Shanghai.They are really gay capitals in china. China is far more open than you think.Come to china and have a see.

[@robspunk]

I lived in China for 5 years. Brainwashed, racist and nationalist spring to mind.

[@Sticklemako]

I have always found asians very liberal, especially the younger generation...

[@BernardoPatino]

robspunk How many years ago? People grow, Rob.

[@robspunk]

6 weeks

[@Puntonghua]

robspunk My experience was/is very different

[@xwah5016]

I’m Chinese and I’m bi and my parents couldn’t care less when I told them lol

[@azuregriffin1116]

Nice!

[@zenosatria3071]

Good for you!

[@potatogirl1340]

Same I’m not lgbtq but once I asked how they would feel if I was, to see how they felt and they couldn’t care less!!!

[@heidiw3615]

Oh wow I am Chinese and I am quite surprised. My parents are homophobic, so I guess it is a good thing that I am not LGBTQ+

[@blurryface_1589]

I'm happy for you!!

[@悟り-d6h]

the guy was so honest saying that he didn't want his child to be gay because of things that homosexual people have to face, he just don't want his child to suffer and that's totally understandable

[@suncharles9904]

Why do people keep saying Shanghai does not represent China? Bc they are not willing to accept the fact that the majority of the Chinese are open-minded. Shanghai is a place where people from other cities gather, so pls stop thinking childishly.

[@meiai6487]

FoodforThought lmao shut up where there like 1 billion of Chinese people and you dont know any of them your country is the most shitty one of the world

[@meiai6487]

FoodforThought and I'm from the Netherlands

[@robspunk]

Far from open minded, racist media breeds racist people

[@mangos1346]

vanilla midgets just ignore the Taiwanese attention seekers

[@mangos1346]

FoodforThought You mean you live in England. You ain't an Englishman if you still think like a Taiwanese

[@chunhshuke5495]

It is filmed in Shanghai, but interviewees are from everywhere. Shanghai demographically represents China.

[@jfc6296]

nope Shanghai is more developed therefore anyone who lives in Shanghai would be like 'Shanghai-ese' behaviorally

[@adventuresofasimpleton]

Chunh ShuKe It’s absolutely true, you can tell by the accents there are people from all over China. Just a FYI for any non mandarin speakers.

[@obsidianstatue]

you're correct. you can just go look at the street names in Shanghai, it's named after every city in China, the most famous one is Nanjing street in Shanghai. Shanghai and Shenzhen and essentially mini Chinas with people originating from all corners of the country.

[@robspunk]

But it's not, is it?

[@Gregonar]

They may be from all over China, but there's still selection bias because the bill-hillies would stay where they are all their lives, like everyone in my family (they think Hunan is the best place in China).

[@thndrngest]

traditionally, Chinese society usually leave them alone, they don’t have these ongoing intense fights over claiming their ‘rights’ to be this or that, it is more lenient culturally. my observation.

[@miafitzhugh756]

yeah, in ancient china it was fine to be gay. when western ideologies and religions started to be introduced... thats when attitudes towards gay people went way downhill

[@testacals]

@@miafitzhugh756 Honestly that sound like what happened to most of asia. Before the colonization happened lot of SA was pretty tolerant towards gay people because religions like buddhism are pretty tolerant.

[@minhee734]

Omg I feel ashamed because even tho I met lots of chinese and know how they are open-mind and just so cool, I thought that through this video I would see a really bad opinion toward homosexuality. I feel so ashamed and I wanna apologize to who read this comment to have such bad stereotypes in my stupid mind. Chinese people, I love you. 🐣

[@byc6230]

No problem, we just opened our country 30 years so far, surely there will be a lot of misunderstanding out there. And we are changing too, if you do this interview 10 years ago you wouldn't get the same answer from us. Anyway, welcome to China and see it with your own eyes, you will find most of the stereotypes are wrong. ;-)

[@teehee4096]

It's understandable to have that preconception, China hasn't been liberal toward LGBT people for that long

[@Mialikesthings]

@@hakuyuki6859 😜

[@forestw785]

I love Asian Boss. I don't comment often, but I do watch every video you release. I'm glad to see it expanding so much, and it's great to see actual citizens voicing opinions and not just politicians who don't truly reflect the nations culture. Keep up the good work.

[@oof-rr5nf]

Forest Warren Very well phrased! I agree.

[@seoeonyo1033]

But then LGBT ppl came out as protest against that online ban. And it WORKED

[@luneyuri7129]

It is said in the video that they reversed the ban.

[@thrumugnyr]

Hate is a cancer to society. Love and support of others is not.

[@MikhailKalashnikovMiG]

Sakio™ BEATZ maybe your daddy needs to BEATZ some of that homophobia outta you.

[@partibananathurai5862]

Sakio™ BEATZ ^ What a cancer to society looks like

[@20035079]

Partiban Anathurai oh no, they support LGBT and actually care for people. What a horrible human being, not like us homophobes, who wish for the death of gays amirite?????

[@sarah7755]

I love this channel. So interesting. And I like they don't set out to embarrass the people they interview which is kinda the trend here. It's nice to get legit and well rounded thoughts and opinions from real people.

[@elKachivache]

This was insightful indeed! Thanks! I'm a 27 years old Mexican. When I was a kid we used to be taught by the elders that asian people: Chinese, Corean, Japanese, Vietnamese, (I know now that is not proper to pile everyone in one big stereotype/concept) were too different to "us" (westerners/latinos). Not necessarily as a bad connotation, just as if it was almost impossible to understand each other (which is something bad still). Some rude jokes are still made nowadays such as Chinese people eat rats or whatever else as if it was a symbol of savagism, while in fact some Mexicans eat commonly weird critters like grasshoppers and many other bugs. I'm grateful to see this video and see that despite some cultural differences (that enrich humanity with its diversity) we are more similar that what I was taught in school in the 90's. No matter where are we from, in the end we are humans (I know it's obvious, but its so cool to see it here in youtube, and see how social media has good implications too). It fills me with bliss that younger generations around the world, care more about each other no matter the differences, and care more for the planet. As for the gay acceptance, here in Mexico we are getting more open to it too, but there's a lot of lag because of the christian religions and old traditions that predominate here and are so strict towards the topic. Srry for my english lol ^-^"

[@嘉然今天吃战斧牛-u1h]

As a Chinese, I really don't recommand anyone to use Weibo, which has been seen as a "trash can" from a lot of netizens. It is one of the worst Chinese apps, it is full of the contents that is bought from the entertainment company to advertise their actors or actresses. Moreover, it is full of a lot of ideology conflicts and hate comments. I guess that you will not have a good mood every day if you use this app.

[@PS-gw8sm]

So you mean it’s just like Twitter 😀 - they should ban that in the rest of the world too

[@saint8257]

So...like real life? Ok.

[@grassy7869]

wow that's why there's a girl saying weibo is like a chinese ver of twitter

[@gattlinggun9881]

Y0U'RE N0T CH!NESE!!! Y0U'RE C!A B0T FR0M WESTERN C0UNTR!ES!!! F-X 00FFF!!!

[@unclebarry989]

Hi there, other than weibo - is there an alternative?

[@yearn1314]

After the interview in Korea and Japan, I think China is more open-minded and more accept the LGBTQ+ community, and I am happy to see this, keep improving~~my motherland, as well as rest of the world❤ I wish the whole world could be more open-minded and accept more thing

[@yearn1314]

Hope one-day the LGBTQ+ community are no longer been biased by anyone.

[@Solid_Snake99]

I hope china gets bombed by nukes

[@Solid_Snake99]

@@__Celery__156 the CCP is the enemy of this world and century

[@lucascampelo1973]

@@Solid_Snake99 that's a weird way to spell USA

[@lilyslimegacha8399]

@@Solid_Snake99 keep hoping LMAOOO

[@eloy618]

It has been a small victory in China's LGBT+ movement. It demonstrates that our voice can matter if we stand out and speak out. Even The People's Daily controlled by CCP voiced in support of different sexual orientations after the ban. More importantly, it will trigger more social awareness and debates.

[@robspunk]

Best of luck! Pity it also means your social credit score will go down the toilet when you question government censorship online in the future.

[@oof-rr5nf]

Eloy All the best to China's LGBTQ+ community!!!

[@lillievonleipzig4728]

robspunk Good luck in living in your bubble

[@xijinping3317]

You won't win against me bud

[@saint8257]

@@robspunk Says the guy who live in a country where the highest profile pedophile was caught, kept in highest protective custody while he awaits his trial and can potentially expose the dozens or even hundreds of pedophiles in power, mysteriously committed suicide and everyone knows about it yet no one does anything about it besides posting memes about it on Facebook to 'raise awareness'. The pedophile even has solid connections to the past presidents and even the current one lmao. How's that going btw? Sheeps calling others sheep rofl. Stop embarrassing yourself on the internet.

[@happyyy1445]

The input from the lady at the end was really interesting. Thanks again for the great video!

[@hangkin927]

Very good content. But I wish you could ask people from older generations in China, it'll be interesting to hear from them too.

[@zlz95]

Younger Chinese generations are more educated than the older ones because of the Reform and Opening Up of China since 1978, so the younger generations know better how to respect others and the importance of democracy.

[@easternstrategist5276]

Gamer Andy Actually, the young generation hate democracy and liberalism more than the old generation do. The "old generation" you talk about, such as 60s, were the majority in 1989 Tainanmen square. They are famous for not only that but also easy girls, white fever, self-hate for the Chinese.

[@zlz95]

Yeah I admit that western democracy is discredited among most Chinese people. But still, some ideas of democracy such as the supervision of power and the transparency of government are appreciated by most of us.

[@Cortesevasive]

yeah or atleast someone who isnt morally corupt xD

[@ping6904]

old people even not use these social apps...

[@服部シオン]

谢谢你们的工作。其实作为中国人看这些在中国进行的采访，并不觉得采访者的发言有什么新鲜的，倒是觉得看了这些视频后外国人的反应很有趣，通过这些视频我们知道一些外国人是怎么看待中国的。说实话，我的感觉是， 一帮被西方舆论忽悠过的外国人想看他们想象中的被中国政府洗脑的中国人会如何发出一些傻瓜评论，但是结果却总是有些小吃惊。然后找一些理由来解释。 是不是很有趣？ 希望工作组也能对英文发言的部分加上中文字幕。

[@papercat2599]

感觉其实没什么大不了的吧。同性恋题材被管制在现在中国时代依然是正常。同性恋感觉还是在毕竟偏僻的网络比较好。社会上毕竟正常人比较多。给一些人看这些反而会有反抗情绪。这样也方便同性恋群体不被针对。

[@发挥主观能动性1984]

刈刈 这是偏见，外面你总是能找到相对观点的资讯，想要什么观点和资料取决于自己的手，知道我的意思吧？

[@wildwraith8078]

@@papercat2599 同意，观念的改变是需要时间的，突然把这个问题摆出来，很可能会激起对立，每次讨论这个问题的时候，知乎微博的评论就能看出这种趋势，太多的互相谩骂与指责，一定的管制还是必要的，逐步放开，未来的同性恋群体才可能有更好的生存环境。稳定百分之四的人口也不是小数量啊

[@Dahai110]

如果普通中国人了解美国的保守派对lgbt的看法，大概会大吃一惊。

[@nailstyle5404]

大部分的中国人还是比较开通的…

[@bhdamiati]

I'm honestly surprised! I live in brazil, and if you go around here making those questions you would receive way more aggressive answers against homosexuality. Cheers to china's people in this regard! Looks like you guys are way ahead of us in this matter... at least socially.

[@mangos1346]

Bruno Damiati I heard that from a gay friend from Brazil. He said there's even killings of gay people in small cities

[@bhdamiati]

Hi Bruce! Unfortunately yes, this is true. I myself am from a small town, but actually live in a bigger town now. There are some bad things that I experienced when was living in small town... and some terrible ones that happened to other LGBT people there. Like transgender people being found beaten and hanged in a tree in the middle of town.... or gay guy found impaled in bamboo. Sorry for the graphic text. I'm just really glad I don't live there anymore...

[@bhdamiati]

In this regard, Brazil wants to be seem as a more progressive country to the rest of the world. And in fact, in big cities like Rio or São Paulo although you will still find prejudice, you can also find very welcoming and safe places. But the same isn't true to the entirety of Brazil, especially in small towns. People here are very religious, and often uses their religion to justify aggression. And the aggressive reactions towards LGBT aren't restricted to older generation only. A lot of the new generation shares the same mindset. Things are slowly getting better here, when I was a teen it was much worse than now. And although it isn't super safe yet, I hope with time it gets better. Anyway I just really liked to watch china's perspective in this matter. And hope the whole world starts to walk to a more tolerant way ^^

[@lucasleroux706]

James Chao People won’t use violence in China, but you will live like a family joke in a small town, which is impossible for gay people living there. You will become the topic of people’s gossips.

[@azabujuban-hito-dake]

Bruno Damiati because brazil us a 3rd world country. In those countries the people are not so open minded.

[@moonbrightgguks4409]

As a Chinese person that grew up in Australia, I always thought that China was a heavily conservative country and wouldn't be accepting of the LGBT community, so this video was a nice surprise. I was born in a rural area of Shandong, so obviously most people there weren't very open-minded, so I hope that they grow to be more understanding as well.

[@雪走-m7z]

Im Chinese, I think the government's economy and people's livelihood are doing well and making rapid progress. But Don't imprison our thoughts anymore!!

[@makeindiagreatagain7828]

没有人禁止你的思想，作为一个成年人，想要什么需要你自己主动去取。主旋律是为了社会稳定，明知道话题在代际间有巨大的认知鸿沟还去公开讨论那是最愚蠢的事。

[@十万天真-v3n]

Man文叔 总把自己的无知怪罪于人其实挺扯的。

[@yubai254]

呵呵

[@dylan3892]

I’m still pissed that China banned the BL series “Addicted/Heroin”! It was an amazing show!! At least there was a book before the show, so I was still able to find out how it ended :))

[@majorblitz3846]

Too Close to Soviet Union, Luckily It's Collapsed Before It Spread Too much.

[@majorblitz3846]

oooooooohhhhhh...So that's How it's started >_>

[@easternstrategist5276]

Major Blitz It's like Jews vs Christians Vs Muslim. You can't blame Jews for Jesus or Christians for the prophet. Women can fight along with men in Soviet but the feminism in the West turned women into stereotypical American liberal college girls who can't even survive in the jungle.

[@rainnchen9632]

NO, just no. Hate that drama.

[@yongqiangxian8537]

Fengxian Jiang yep I agreed

[@silenta1500]

I only know about Chinese through misleading videos posted on facebook. I'm glad Asian Boss is around. + Respect for the Chinese people

[@Deeyennay]

This channel is doing some amazing work. Growing up in the 1990s in the west of Europe, I had the impression that China and Chinese people were rather conservative. Shanghai might understandably not be representative of China as a whole, but I'm still filled with joy seeing the progressive humanitarian responses from the interviewees. I would absolutely love to hear from the older generation on this matter as well.

[@brgtramo]

I am surprised at how articulate and eloquent Chinese people are. I understand Shanghai may not be representative of the population the same way São Paulo is not representative of Brazil - or New York of the US - since it's one of the most developed cities in Asia and a global financial center, but I expected chinese people to be a little more conservative and not very open-minded towards LGBT rights. A surprise to be sure but a welcome one!

[@zlz95]

But it's a little sad that although Chinese don't really care whether others are gay or not, they do care if it involves their sons/daughters or relatives. Chinese parents are still conservative.

[@kruton93]

+Gamer Andy : Even if you support LGBT, it's totally logical to not want your child to be gay in China. For so long they had a very strict 1-child policy. If you only have 1 child who is LGBT, you have no chance of becoming a grand-parent. Adoption and few other things can be considered of course, but the fact is many parents want to become to bloodline grandparents and adore their grandchild. To some that might seem mean, but to me that's 100% logical to want grand-children. Of course this will be much less an issue for the future since the 1-child policy has been relaxed a bit recently, but not wanting your only child to be gay makes sense to me.

[@yohaku42]

Bruno Gava Tramontina E em qual cidade se teria uma boa representação do Brasil?

[@brgtramo]

É que assim, eu havia lido alguns outros comentários se referindo ao fato de que os moradores de Xangai não representariam precisamente a opinião dos chineses em geral porque muitos têm ensino superior, vêm de famílias mais abastadas e, em geral, são bem mais liberais que a população como um todo. Só que isso ocorre em praticamente todos os países - ainda mais em nações heterogêneas e miscigenadas como a nossa -, e é óbvio que o que o povo pensa nas capitais, seja São Paulo, Porto Alegre ou Manaus, é diferente das cidades de porte médio e mais ainda do interior. Coloquei isso mais para demonstrar que estava ciente deste fato do que para começar uma briga entre moradores da zona urbana x zona rural. Mas sim, entre todas as cidades do Brasil, obviamente a que mais representaria a população do brasileiro seria sim São Paulo dado o número de habitantes assim como a imensa diversidade.

[@brgtramo]

Especially if we take into account what one of the interviewees said about the struggles an LGBT child would face in today's political climate. It's unfortunate but understandable why one wouldn't want their child to face discrimination even as many countries are still debating whether it's ok to fully recognize LGBT couples and grant them equal rights.

[@Plausiblelove]

chinese people are so good looking 😍😍😍

[@federicaxx9452]

True, the girl at 2. 45 is so pretty!.!!

[@multifandomtrashygrassyehe2715]

rainy luv hahahahaha not me and im from shanghai

[@stevetimms4100]

I'm Gay. I think that the Youth, with the spiky hair, is very handsome.

[@bean7496]

I'm bi and i think the woman at 2:37 is so beautiful

[@kaedeharakazuha1081]

They just look fresh because of their skin color. And climate in china is good. Most people like light and fair skin.

[@jav1221]

When I was teaching at universities and high schools in China (this was almost a decade ago), I found it interesting how open and widely accepted lesbian couples were, even with mild PDA like handholding. It was kind of seen as preferable that two girls would have an intimate relationship with each other rather than with a boy, though it seemed to be widely assumed the girls would grow out of lesbianism once they grew to a marriageable age. If a boy and girl were seen holding hands on campus, teachers and adult minders would have descended on them in a cloud of chastisement. On the other hand, homosexual boys still faced a lot of the same pressures to remain closeted which homosexual men would have faced in the 1990's and early 2000's in America.

[@ezragilchrist9461]

In China hand holding between members of the same sex is considered normal and not in any way associated with homosexuality. As someone who is half Chinese

[@jh9301]

Urban Chinese are definitely progressive in thinking. Even with the ban, I believe most are still able to access to the contents they want!

[@zlz95]

True. VPN is popular and commonly known in China to access the blocked websites.

[@Nani-fi5se]

yea they reverted the ban

[@ivanmeen742]

I was deeply suprised about how open mided Chinese people actually are. Good job, Asian Boss.

[@befriendmywater142]

I am Chinese, not from Shanghai, but a much smaller city. Honestly speaking, most Chinese people think homosexual is weird, they don't like it, but they are not against it because they know it is born like that, nothing can be done. My friend's sister in law is a lesbian. She married a man to avoid pressure from her family and the society, but finally got divorced. She now lives with another woman, her family and people around her accepted it.

[@sou_theslytherin5203]

Good for her! ☺️💜 Sending my love and support from India.

[@wedmunds]

"Do you use weibo?" "No." Well, that was short.

[@jtlong0554]

I need Asian boss to make a video abt Malaysians' reactions to the results of election 2018 😂 Our voices have been heard in this election

[@liern5771]

Hogwarts Gryffindor agree😁

[@kingdriverify]

Yes please🙌🙌

[@nabihahzulkiflee2047]

Asian boss pleaseeee we wanted to know thisss

[@complicatedjason]

should ask Malaysian about homosexuality, muslims don't tolerate

[@kingdriverify]

complicatedjason Most Malaysians aren't open minded enough to accept homosexuality. Don't bother asking lol. They are just going to curse u to go straight to neraka.

[@chewzy734]

People need to understand that not everyone living in Shanghai is born and raised in Shanghai. There are so many people from different cities or perhaps different countries living and working there??

[@Puntonghua]

chewzy True, I met my best friend in Shanghai. He was born in Nakou (Fujian) and now lives in Shihezi (Xinjiang).

[@feintatlas8594]

Yeah, a lot of “shangainese” people come from other cities and the country sides to seek work

[@巨星周阴婷]

I’m from chengdu,the China gay capital,even in there as a gay I still face a lot of discrimination and prejudice. We really need do more

[@sou_theslytherin5203]

Hm... That's right 😔. But everything is changing for the better.. So, I strongly believe that the younger generation that's gen z is more open minded than the other. 💜

[@rosie6]

对不起，你们要好好的，加油呀！

[@鹤辞书]

First of all, the basic point of view of the interview was unclear. “Weibo” is not an official media， and it is a private enterprise that dared to delete even the official account’s speeches. Some people in the interview mentioned that the real official media CCTV is We call on everyone to face homosexuality instead of being banned like Weibo. The power behind Weibo is much more powerful than you think. Weibo has also been nicknamed "zha lang" and the number of people who use it has become less and less. The news that it can really find hot news is not arranging. It is a garbage social media that puts on the stars' trivial things every day.

[@BitcoinmeetupsOrg123]

Incredible. Thanks for posting this. Seems like local people in Shanghai are pretty chillax and reasonable about these matters.

[@JuliaGarcia-gc6bd]

I'm Brazilian and if you asked that same questions here, ppl would have a totally different (conservative) opinion.... The young ppl are totally fine w homosexuality, but ppl aged 30 ahead have real strong opinions about this topic and they would totally support not only banning it from a social media but also real life

[@BTin416]

30 is quite young still! The US still has a lot of improving, its mass media and its people are two different worlds. Trump didn't get elected out of thin air. I left the US and moved to Canada a number of years ago, it was one of the best decisions. While still not perfect, I've been more at home here in Canada. Although finding a partner remains forever elusive, being gay is always more difficult. Smaller population, no place has truly full acceptance, and you have a limited group to date and mingle with. But that's life!

[@JuliaGarcia-gc6bd]

@@BTin416 that's tuff, dude! But I hope things work for you in Canada!!! I imagine how things are hard for you at this moment... I'm with you and support you even though I don't know you. Be safe and search for happiness in the small things, you deserve it

[@Perhapsawiseman]

Could you please interview Korean War Veterans who are South Korean?

[@linbo9713]

Your name is like 2 last names put together to fake a new name lol

[@billm25]

That middle-aged couple seems well-educated and polite, their words are very logical, love the way they speak!

[@oliverhuang9846]

For the record, Weibo has already recalled the ban on gay content because of the outcry and complaints.

[@dextersbeard3472]

This was nice to see how progressive and accepting these people are. Your videos do a good job broadening our understanding and breaking down the misconception that country boarders make us different, of coarse there are cultural and governmental differences but mindful compassionate people are in every country, I am glad we have content like this. Nice video 👍greetings from Maryland, USA.

[@bobodg2304]

Shanghai has more than 30 million permanent residents, but only 14 million people are Shanghai natives. Shanghai, Beijing, guangzhou and shenzhen definitely represent the views of most Chinese people

[@joyjoy2453]

We respect you all Chinese people

[@canmex9422]

i remember a friend of mine 11 years ago, she took about 2 hours to tell me she way gay. its a bit funny that she told me anyway, since i did not know her very intimate, i would say we were friends but certainly not best friends. nether the less i was the first she ever told and ironically i did not even get it at first. and once i got it i laughed out loud because of my own thick head and told her that i did not really see a problem with that. interestingly from that day on she told a lot more people a lot more easily, which according to her improved her life quite a bit. so all in all, i think in my country the worst hurdle in this kind of situation is yourself.

[@goSANFRAN]

inspiring story :))

[@miracleshappen4483]

Telling a friend is very different from telling your parents....

[@鬼道乐兮]

In fact, those who commented on the opposition to homosexuality are Chinese traditional culture. I want to tell you that the attitude of homosexuality in ancient China is very inclusive and open. In ancient China, we have兔神庙（the temple of the Rabbit god) which is for gay's love.And the most famous love poem“山有木兮木有枝，心悦君兮君不知”（there are trees on the mountain and there are branches on the trees, my heart is on you but you don't konw） was made by a fisherman who fall in love to a prince, and after he said this to the prince, the prince go to give him a hug and sleep with him😆

[@VIP-Princess]

Never thought Chinese would think like this... It's refreshing to witness

[@nikking05]

The most insightful group of interviewees I’ve seen. ❤️

[@ТаццянаШчагрыковіч]

wow! to be honest, I didn't expect such a tolerant reaction

[@jingyipan9530]

People need to stop saying Shanghai is not a good representation of China. A lot of people didn't get the narrative and story they were hoping to get when they clicked into this video, that's the real reason why many of them are having a trouble with a video that is interviewing Chinese people in a Chinese city. The argument that because Shanghai is more progressive; therefore, it is not representative is rather neglectful of the condition of Shanghai. Shanghai is famous for its diverse nature, which means that many people in Shanghai are actually from rural areas. They are there to work, to study, to live. Shanghainese are not separate from the bigger environment of China.

[@PoppyHapalopus]

I was very pleasantly surprised by this video! We only really hear about legislations and corporate ideas in media, so it's nice to see what actual people think about issues like this, for once

[@jinwaii]

China in general is not anti-gay. We had all those rich history on homosexuality for 5000 years. One of the most favored Chinese literature 300 years ago had a bisexual hero in it. We accept it so well.

[@pengfu8608]

People, there are many mega modern international cities in China, not just Shanghai. Here we go: Beijing, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, plus Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Qingdao.....They are pretty slick and advanced cities that beat many cities around the world. You think the world's first economy (by PPP terms) is only proped up by Shanghai alone?

[@allenad2155]

Peng Fu Those cities may be slick and fabulous but to be fair, every country in the world has very wealthy cities or regions. Chinas average gdp per capita is still only $10,000 USD, which is less than russia. That means apart from those first tier cities, the rest of the one billion chinese citizens are still living in very poor conditions. This is a fact.

[@pengfu8608]

Allen, we are not speaking about the same thing. I was arguing that China has many cities that are nice and wealthy, not just Shanghai. Since many comments indicated that Shanghai is not a good representation of China as if the only rich city is Shanghai and the rest of China is just a dump. What you are arguing is per capita GDP, that China is still poor. You know GDP is not really a good indicator since it does not take into consideration of costs of living, location, family size. Anyway, let's go with your arguments here....China's per capita GDP is $10,000 USD, and with that amount of money, people in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tier cities can do a LOT with that amount of money, unlike the United States, where a family of four needs to earn $130,000 to have a decent life in Los Angeles (2 cars, house, food, health insurance, taxes, education, etc.) In China, even in Shanghai, I can spend USD $2 and have a fantastic breakfast. Where did you get the figure that 1 billion Chinese are "still living in VERY POOR conditions"? Data please. According to Wikipedia, since 1981, the poverty rate fell from 88% to 6.5% in 2012. So where is the 1 billion figure coming from? I agreed there are still a lot of poor people in China, but putting things into perspective, there are more Middle-Class people in China more than the entire population of the United States soon (or already there). According to McKinsey, in "2012 54 percent of China's urban households were considered "mass middle" class, meaning they earned between US$9,000 and US$16,000 per year. But by 2022, thanks to a growing number of higher-paying high-tech and service industry jobs, 54 percent will be classified as "upper middle" class - meaning they earn between US$16,000 and US$34,000 a year". I am Amercan Chinese so traverse back and forth a lot between the two countries, and I live in Dubai. So far I see China as having a smaller income inequailty as compared with Dubai.

[@allenad2155]

Peng Fu Sorry but its true. Facts and figures don’t lie because the cities that you mentioned are only the top tier cities in china. Compare that to second tier or rural areas and you will understand why china is still a developing country. I understand that you are proud of china and have every right to be but lets looks at the facts here and not ignore the serious income inequality or human rights issues too.

[@jfc6296]

dude you really should visit those 2nd and 3rd tier cities. Comment after you've visited there. And if GDP doesn't indicate the wealthiness of the people, then what does? Development of a city does not represent the city's citizens, especially in China where people are more conservative and low classed in terms of their behaviors (not trying to offense anyone but this is the only word I could find to describe)

[@Yirui9500]

Allen Ad you are exaggerating the poverty in China, I guess 300 million is closer to the truth it depends on how you define poverty. Nevertheless we still have the fastest economic growth among all major countries. btw Russia gdp per capital is only 11000USD, which is higher than China by a hair.

[@X-AEA-12]

These interviewees are incredibly aware of themselves within their society. It's amazing!!

[@kaqualyneee6575]

There are a lot of people in Shanghai who are not locals but from other provinces, can we please remember that? I can tell in the interview, not all are from Shanghai judging by their accents.

[@bdownton3405]

Thank you so much Asian Boss for organising interviews in China and other Asian countries, it brings an insight for the West in what life really is like in China and these countries, and combats the biases that are prevalent towards them in the West. I am British-Chinese mixed and I live in China, having to know both cultures well, I genuinely hope the West can get to know more about China to gain a more balanced view towards the country. Please keep on doing these interviews and making the videos, they are extremely impactful and meaningful, thank you so much!

[@cara8782]

Loved this, made me see China in a different light. Never thought it was this progressive, they still have a long way to go but it's getting there.

[@jacoblau9355]

Well I'm from democratic Hong Kong but have some understand of Chinese views. We're not really progressive or conservative but rather have a moderate relationship that is more God to "Man". You see this with the Chinese leaders (Mao, Xi, Deng, etc) being viewed as benevolent leaders (Son of God) here to help those in need. This has not changed for thousands of years. In the West, they spent a lot of time arguing what is right and what is wrong (or rather what is liberal or a choice). In China or Asian societies, we argue how does this liberty apply to society at this point in time and what its effects be. That's the lens at which China views the world. It is an irreligious society that lives like the Biblical times. That's why China intervenes in things that affect the state (God's Country) but leave things well alone that has nothing to do with its power being challenged. In fact, if you look at it from a religious perspective (and I'm not religious), it makes a lot of sense. Chinese (Christian) Churches believes in the imminent return of (Christ) God. Western Churches focuses on the redemption of man through the death of Christ. Thus the difference in view and why the western lens is one of negative towards the Chinese. The Chinese believe that if Jesus/God was to return to rule over "man", it will be not be a democratic one but a benevolent autocracy thus their society is ran that way. The West believe that man has been redeemed through Christ and that man would CHOOSE Christ in their lives over secular beliefs that they deem as wrongful or liberal.

[@maxim3830]

I'm positively surprised about the high level of honesty and reasoning of the respondents. So articulate and also nuanced. Very insightful!

[@sweetstellar7701]

as a lgbt+ member I need to say that I wouldn't want my child to be gay as well, if they were I'd support them and love them with all my heart, still I don't want them to live what I live

[@thisboyzopinionz]

This was so educational for me thank you so much AsianBoss and everyone for the comments- i learned ao much!

[@scratchy691]

Oh my. That guy in black shirt, dark jacket and a simply styled cool short hairstyle is sooo cute!!! 😍😍😍 His smile just makes him the more handsome and makes my heart flutter 😊😊😊

[@zeth479]

Yes he's adorable omg

[@samaraisnt]

I love the way the two boys speak. They are so well spoken, each syllable was so well spoken, the girl with glasses too. Maybe they have an accent, idk, but I really liked it.

[@samaraisnt]

If they do, does anyone know the accent?

[@boy_panda_9598]

I do think some of the points made are valid personally speaking. And i feel positive about the changes to occur ahead in Chinese society, it may take very long but it is ok as long as the change is taking place. Younger generations in China seem to bring lots of diversity and elements to China - i noticed there have been more trends and concepts from overseas and are introduced to China market. I am hopeful :)

[@boy_panda_9598]

lots of the stuff brought into china come with opportunities to explore oneself and one's identity and one's true needs. in this sense, more diversity expressions in a way that is in line with China's tolerance at its unique pace. Things do take time for some changes, like any other country, so it is ok.

[@Egregious_]

I remember when I was studying in China in 2008 the subject of homosexuality was brought up. The professor simply said "we don't have gay people here"... directly to a gay person. I'm glad sensibilities are changing and I'm glad people seem open to discussing the issue.

[@kjenner1389]

omg china is really open to social norms unlike korea, this video really surprised me

[@bb4251]

people in big cities like chengdu, Shanghai, Beijing, guagzhou, chongqing are more open to some people in Seoul and Busan because a lot of the younger generation don't care about social norms and fitting in as much as some young Koreans. Also, china has a larger population so there's a bunch of people with tattoos, dyed hair, piercings and other stuff that's less common in Korea.

[@boy_panda_9598]

most of asian boss episodes were about Japan, China and Korea. the last bit of the video says "if you want to know trends and get insights across Asia...", i guess the episodes needs to expand from these 3 countries. Love to see more stuff about other Asian countries.

[@noturbbyy6136]

Am I the only person who's surprised how open-minded these people are?

[@idrathernot7947]

I find the people who said while they will probably not fully support but also won't deny their close friends/children as gay, very inspiring. Wishing someone well and respecting others as who they are, even though they might not agree or like it personally, is something quite difficult. Humans in general tend to distance and condemn things that are different, so I really appreciate people who at least try to respect other people despite their differences.

[@milokors9261]

China seems more open minded than even Japan and S.Korea in LGBT matters. And light years ahead compared to Eastern Europe. I was heartbroken after watching the Eastern European videos, those people are very intolerant towards LGBT

[@bejopurnama6671]

I live in Indonesia and sadly , the whole nation been brainwashed by religions. I feel so proud and optimistic for china's future after watching this video. More needs to be done but at least they r on the right track

[@adrianwakeisland4710]

If not because of sexual hypocrisy and bigotry of indonesian society in general, religion in indonesia never exist and same sex marriage there was very strictly legal in the whole Indonesia, including whole Aceh.

[@yuchengguo4154]

The most Gay-Friendly city is not Shanghai, it's Chongqing, which has been called as "Chinese Gay Capital".

[@mandoralen43]

Im amaze to see how wise chinese people are !

[@tam_aria2001]

Watching this video help me to remove the idea of chinese people being homophobics, i used to think that, but now i that i have listen to them say what they think about the subject makes me really happy!!

[@tam_aria2001]

James Chao well, that's really sad then!

[@vincentwang8517]

As an opened Chinese gay, I should say that in China, the laws and regulations towards LGBT are far behind to the west. But in people's mind, most people don't regard homosexuality as an immoral behavior. The concept that homosexuality equals sin comes from the Abrahamic religions. I'm glad that concept is not our tradition.

[@anirlarchivist]

watching this in 2021 in light of the extreme bans being put on danmei novels, as well as any other content that hints at containing (heavily censored) lgbtq content is.... interesting

[@matf5593]

Good video! 謝謝！✌️weibo seems like any other business, trying to avoid issues and then looking foolish. The opinions of the speakers in the videos were various and respectful. I respect that!

[@sethstriker72]

really interesting to see how level-headed and progressive the Chinese seem to be. That last answer was particularly insightful! in the US, discussing sexuality is not such a simple topic. due to largely of how religion place out in western society.

[@pokya-anakrantau8845]

Regular Chinese people really have shown a lot of maturity on the issues of sexual orientations.

[@Edward-oy7ed]

All lives should matter with the same freedom, the same rights and equal respect.

[@laurabenitez1936]

hahaha Asian Boss makes my day with each upload!

[@Softerhaze]

just know one thing. the government does not represent the chinese population and vice versa. whatever bad things u hear about the government, please dont generalise everuone

[@marionchua7543]

I don't think I'll live to see China finally open up to LGBT rights and stop banning gay content including censoring Boys Love/danmei adaptations with full blown romances between two men, but for the sake of millions of LGBT people living in China, I truly hope LGBT rights will progress the way it has in Taiwan, which is lightyears ahead of Mainland China when it comes to gay rights.

[@breathingbutnotthatgreat]

I'm not sure about what BL adaptations were banned but if you check douyin there are plenty of gay couple/trans and they're free to show their love to the world, they aren't being censored and just today I saw a person who recorded two men walking on the street while holding hands and the Chinese people in the comments said "so? You' ve never seen two people holding hands?" "there's nothing wrong with that" "why are you recording strangers on the street" Accepting your son or daughter to be gay is probably not easy at first and not for everyone but that happens in western countries too. Most Western countries don't allow same sex marriages too. Hope in future everyone will be free to love and love will be the winner.

[@zhiruiliu2433]

我支持LGBT权益，但遗憾的是台湾同性恋合法化其实更多是为了讨好西方媒体和美国，做些表面功夫，换取国际支持的把戏。

[@北村키타무라]

well in china there is a very famous chinese korean Dancer called "Jinxing(Venus)". She is a transgender and like 50 years old. and She is widly accepted in China for her unique talk show style and excellent dancing skills. She is warmly called "chinese national treasure".

[@ikont13nct96]

I remember china ban Addicted series even the two actors ban to see each other

[@yyzz2960]

iKON T13 NCT it was a marketing strategy by the production company, not actually done by the officials. They r many other BL shows that’s aired fined at the same time, just not as popular and not as good. It was because the nature of the story development in the novel, they cannot physically film pass the point on which they finished on because it will be way too extravagant for a small production so they try to milk as much attention and profit as possible in a short period of time. Just look at Untamed now

[@faraway7733]

@@yyzz2960 Does Untamed is bl series? I thought it's about two friends because they never confessed (no hug, no kiss)

[@zeroandcl27]

@@faraway7733 In original book, it was bl. but I think they rewrite it.. however most of ppl still view it as bl series

[@JB-lc8qd]

Wow!!!! I'm so happy about this opinions!! So many intelligent people around there! China is definitely going to be a superadvance country little by little thanks to people like this!

[@wizonezhang3149]

哇，我觉得Asian Boss的团队应该多做一些背景研究，上次那个针对社会信用体系的节目和这次的节目都出现了新闻背景事实偏差的情况，等于是拿着一个不完全真实的预设条件去做研究，有些失望。

[@三囧-x7e]

是的，而且还拿黑镜来做比喻，真的是跟事实偏离很远，这样很容易让外国人造成误会。

[@yichen1273]

其实有时候因为目标群众不一样，作者会根据文化对内容进行筛选。当然，筛选出来的结果可能是迎合欧美国价值观的内容，网上对同性恋的讨论本身就有偏差，拿一个有偏差的观点来进行提问肯定多少有些偏颇。

[@scarlettx3556]

我觉得这期视频没什么问题唉 内容很客观啊

[@1ericube640]

或许故意的也说不准

[@wizonezhang3149]

我感觉他们有一个不太好的地方是讨论很多问题的时候总喜欢找一个新闻事件做引子，其实我认为对于一些话题直接谈或许更直接一些。新闻事件的引子找的不好，会直接影响受采访者的回答思路

[@NoName-vq3zo]

It's good to see the enlightened viewpoints of the young people across the world these days! 👏👏

[@heilong79]

Shanghai is like the California of China, their attitude is wildly liberal compared to the rest of China which are traditional and conservative.

[@goSANFRAN]

Chris McEvoy Wrong, Shanghai is more of NYC, money oriented, practical and selfish. I would say Guangdong is the Chinese equivalent of Cali, but in general LGBT is not a new thing in China, it’s historically deep rooted within the society. Broaden view of world and abandonment of one child policy will push and liberalize such issue in future even in the far west rather conservative and religious areas.

[@maxmccray214]

没错。中国人别洗了。有什么好洗的。

[@kevinaa114]

how much do u know China? Beijing, Shenzhen and Chengdu are conservative?

[@hychen7890]

I can tell from the accent that the interviewees are not only from Shanghai, but also from other provinces

[@crochet-and-coffee]

Imagine if China one day surprisingly announce that same sex marriage is legalised....wow.

[@arslan4945]

that would be huge

[@sweetdreamer3352]

Wow!!!

[@sweetdreamer3352]

@@arslan4945 honestly...HUGE!🔥

[@gombithechimp3698]

It will never happen😎

[@ainguyen6675]

Chinese young people let's make China become an open-minded country toward LGBT. I believe on you guys

[@BlueHawkPictures17]

Did he just say, "...in Taiwan and other countries..."? Someone is going to lose some citizen points there.

[@yerri5567]

BlueHawkPictures If the statement was "Hong kong and other countries", it still doesnt make HK a country. He meant "city/region + countries other than China"

[@yichen1273]

Just so you know what he said in Chinese is places like Taiwan...

[@xgullafter9590]

Who cares

[@MikhailKalashnikovMiG]

Why? It seems like he understands sentence structure contrary to you.

[@EeeLife]

in Chinese, he's exact words are"...在台湾，或者国外的一些同性婚姻..." translated into "...in Taiwan, or in foreign countries, the same-sex marriage..." 国外= foreign countries , if he want to express "other countries", he should use"其他国家"

[@changwilliamwang]

It's a breath of fresh air to hear these views! However the attitude towards LGBTQ people can vary a lot between big cities like Shanghai and other more conservative areas... I'm from a city in southeast China, where this level of acceptance is unthinkable. People in Shanghai do come from all over China, but the city is undeniably much more liberal than most places in China. If you ask people in NYC about the same topic VS in conservative states, I doubt you will get the same answers. So even though NYC has people from all over the US, it can't nessesary represent the view of the US as whole... But let's hope overtime, people all over China would become as accepting as these interviewees!!

[@yandynestorperez7501]

7:23 "I'd say let nature take its course". Word!

[@chen4238]

this is actually an old Chinese saying 顺其自然

[@MoPoppins]

Great production. Interesting to hear these evolving perspectives.

[@DinoMan_6]

It’s becoming normalized. I just hope that young kids and future generations are taught proper on the subject so debates like this don’t have to string up down the road. Golly, some people in the comment section though lol. This is why Asian Boss needs to continue to exist. More people in the U.S. need to watch this. Every single day here now nothing but a fking headache.