Shanghai police crack down on Halloween costumes over political satire fears • FRANCE 24 English

[@misterfunnybones]

I'm going as Kim Jong Un. Problem? 😂

[@HWDragonborn]

Even Lenin and Stalin got arrested.

[@yotaiji012]

This is ridiculous

[@tblcville]

Somthing tells me it involved winnie the pooh

[@wdp7128]

Great on scene reporter France 24 has, she didn't even try to find out why this was done.

[@downtomars6268]

That's nothing. In Malaysia, the Indians are calling Halloween as not their and Malaysia's culture as Deepavali takes center stage, some even calling for Halloween's ban.

[@Li_Yan_Wu-eb3kp]

Using Halloween as a fashion show and taking picture to advertise your garment online is just lame. There are other people on the street do not want to be included in your fashion advertisement.

[@sarielizard1]

That's beyond pathetic and weak.

[@distorteddingo9230]

No, it's decolonization

[@dizzlegrizzle1919]

​@@distorteddingo9230LOL. wut? allowing international workers or students to dress up with each other and have fun is colonization? sorry but china is insecure and allergic to fun

[@directxxxx71]

They say no to Western rubbish

[@Kulutuk-bn4yc]

If you are uncomfortable ,or feel that : * you are followed or monitored , * do not have the freedoms to take drugs or shoot guns ; * do not have the freedoms to rob or to steal ; * do not have the freedom to be addicted on fentanyl, * do not have the freedoms to buy for zero dollar... * do not have the freedoms to freely parade on streets... 👉then you are free to not visit China. China is very dangerous.!!!!

[@richardb8584]

@@directxxxx71 While manufacturing & exporting it ? 😄

[@Shinpath]

I live in Shanghai and dress up for Halloween. The main issue, first and foremost, is preventing a crowd crush that might kill spectators, like the one that happened in Seoul during Halloween two years ago. Korea now has new restrictions as does Shibuya in Tokyo. But yes, the police questioned and briefly detained kids wearing edgy and satirical costumes. I got the treatment for my outfit last year (I was a WWII US Flying Tiger pilot and my jacket had a KMT flag which I had to remove) so I went to a Halloween river cruise this year and skipped downtown.

[@HBOSTUDIOS]

Winnie the Pooh!!! 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Kiki-en9vm]

Cancelling Halloween costume, dang,that is insane,for fear of what?,.

[@calvinang1]

Its the same in Tokyo. They also have stickers that shows no monkeying around and be silent whilst in the train . Good job Japan

[@yehuo2825]

go ask your parents why they refused to let you wear certain costume while you were a kid! go ask your school why they ban certain costumes!

[@peter320vn]

Yea... most parents don't ban their kid from wearing Winnie the Pooh or Peppa the Pig costume. Seem like your chinese emperor do. 🙄

[@90taetaeya]

Malaysia also has raids at halloween parties. It is actually illegal to cross dress there and police are arresting any costumes based on that.

[@Kiki-en9vm]

China is a weird society,I don't onow how they breath with all these sentiments.

[@kam-j9s]

Holloween is not a Chinese thing. What happened.

[@maxasaurus3008]

You’d better be damn careful wearing a Whinie the Poah or however it’s spelled costume!

[@richardb8584]

Scary yellow-jacket pretend-police costumes ?

[@pureland2703]

Silly costumes.

[@elie1sh537]

What has this have to do with france news.. And Halloween even isnt chinese festival...

[@deeemtee7040]

Did you run out of arguments? News agencies report news from all over the world.

[@elie1sh537]

@@deeemtee7040 so world right.. So china did out of context It's like banning certain fringe element is a global news wow.. When Halloween even isn't chinese culture, but is so called West culture.. Ignoring the fact that 44,000 civilian killed by idf terrorist, And 1,500 real human walking talking breathing like us is slaughter in Lebanon.. Wow western so called media..

[@Kulutuk-bn4yc]

Simple : If you are uncomfortable ,or feel that : * you are followed or monitored , * do not have the freedoms to take drugs or shoot guns ; * do not have the freedoms to rob or to steal ; * do not have the freedom to be addicted on fentanyl, * do not have the freedoms to buy for zero dollar... * do not have the freedoms to freely parade on streets... 👉then you are free to not visit China. China is very dangerous.!!!!

[@jimbaranresidence8]

The eastern WOKE!

[@yuanjing2621]

How many people in China celebrate Halloween? I don't think there are more than 1 million people, and I think they are concentrated in Shanghai. Every year, I see Western media spreading Halloween costumes to satirize politics, and every year it's Shanghai. Every year there are only a dozen pictures, and the rest of the content is up to guess; mainly because I don't see anyone celebrating Halloween around me or in the city center, I always feel that the news describes another part of the world

[@funkymonk5344]

Then you have been living under a rock, because Halloween has become a very popular celebration among youngsters in Shanghai. Last year the streets in downtown were full of people wearing Halloween costumes.

[@yuanjing2621]

@@funkymonk5344 You are right, maybe it is very popular among young people in Shanghai; but what I want to say is that it is not very popular in other large cities with a population of more than 10 million or in China as a whole. So, I think it is not valid to use the phenomenon of Halloween to show the current situation in China.

[@funkymonk5344]

@@yuanjing2621 I see your point. I agree. Thanks for sharing.

[@WANDERER0070]

Are we supose to belive western China haters 😂😂😂 I dont

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

Are we suppose to believe the CCP? I don't.

[@veshrajshrestha3710]

No to dying religion Christianity 😂😂. Lord Buddha is the real god ❤

[@cyberfunk3793]

You hear his voice talking to you inside your head?

[@lambertlum1087]

I don't remember Halloween being a Christian holiday. Do you?

[@malavoy1]

@@lambertlum1087 It is. It's full name is All Hallows Eve. It's the night before All Souls Day. However, it's placement at this time of the year is due to the fact that there was a pagan holiday called Samhain (and probably others). It's a habit christianity has had for almost 2000 years (Christmas is on 12/25 because it drew people away from the winter solstice festivals of the pagans, not because anyone has a birth certificate to prove that particular date).

[@language.wanderer]

Who cares, this is not about religion.

[@joexavier4070]

As a christain from India,I have to say we don't celebrate Halloween for us this day mark to remember our loved ones who died in the past

[@liar-liar]

The West culture influence 😂😂

[@peter320vn]

Probably because their culture was cull by Mao. 😂😂

[@xinyiquan666]

its just fun. these days, everyone in china dislike US and its ppt

[@andrewareva4605]

Wait a minute. Isn't Japanese police also cracking down on Halloween banning gatherings and costumes with seriously gigantic warnings in Shibuya. Is Japan also afraid of political satire?

[@youarebeingtrolled6954]

Japan good, china bad😂😂😂 didnt u get the memo

[@huanghermann5207]

Why do the Western media want to interpret the costumes as a political satire? Do you want to stir up protests in China? I do not think that many young people love politics.

[@cyberfunk3793]

?? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@peter320vn]

Did you even watch the video? It's Chinese and their government that interpret the costumes as a political satire.

[@lambertlum1087]

The police are arresting costume wearing citizens. Do you have an explanation for what the police are doing, or shall we conclude that political satire is the reason why police are arresting?

[@xinyiquan666]

@@peter320vn no, its not for pltc, its those constume goes too far, also its US festival, china does not want this

[@xinyiquan666]

@@lambertlum1087 because some of those costume goes too far, demon and monsters , its not a proper culture in chinese standard, its toxic

[@Richard-s7m]

Lying reporter, try to make something out of nothing.

[@NuocMyToday.]

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