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1444 points feross | 3 comments | 29 Aug 22 17:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source
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wizofaus ◴[29 Aug 22 19:38 UTC] No.32642548[source]▶
Is aversion to discussion of sex a part of traditional Chinese culture? Seems odd given I'm not aware of any puritanical religions taking hold there.
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tuatoru ◴[29 Aug 22 21:15 UTC] No.32643637[source]▶
Non-heterosexual images (and masturbation) are anathema to China's leadership because China is facing a population decline, due to very low fertility.[1] [2]

Internally produced TV in China has been censored for portraying "effeminate men".[3] The CCP has also, er, "encouraged", women to spend less time on social media and shopping. Internally the CCP says members must have three children.[4]

1. Here is military age population: https://population.un.org/wpp/Graphs/Probabilistic/POP/15-49...

2. Here is fertility rate. The green line is "replacement", i.e. enough for a stable population: https://population.un.org/wpp/Graphs/Probabilistic/FERT/TOT/...

3. https://www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1033687586/china-ban-effemina...

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-child_policy

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fluoridation ◴[29 Aug 22 22:25 UTC] No.32644354[source]▶
I love the implicit assumption that everyone is only a sufficiently convincing argument away from going gay.
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the_doctah ◴[29 Aug 22 22:55 UTC] No.32644602[source]▶
Do you think the rate of people identifying as gay has increased or decreased along with the general public's acceptance of it?
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1. fluoridation ◴[29 Aug 22 23:20 UTC] No.32644790[source]▶
Do you mean publicly or privately? Publicly, sure it has increased. Most people won't admit to something that they'll be shamed for. Privately, how could we know? Has there always been more or less the same amount of gay sex going on behind closed doors regardless of the situation in the public sphere? My default assumption would have to be yes, unless I saw compelling evidence to the contrary.
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2. Sebb767 ◴[30 Aug 22 00:02 UTC] No.32645101[source]▶
I think it's pretty safe to say that people will act less on something if they feel it's bad (due to being educated like it is), even behind closed doors. Especially since this makes it harder to find a partner.
3. fallingfrog ◴[30 Aug 22 00:29 UTC] No.32645302[source]▶
I read a statistic once that said the high water mark of homosexual relationships in the United States was during the Second World War (because all the men were overseas together and all the women were back home together). But you don’t see that portrayed in media.