State of Mankind

China Bans ‘Sissy’ Men

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The Chinese Communist Party recently banned portrayals of effeminate men in popular entertainment, and is encouraging a stronger image for men. Yet for a regime that previously held violent campaigns to destroy tradition, and traditional social roles, why is it now changing this policy? According to John Mac Ghlionn, a psychosocial specialist and Epoch Times contributor, this reflects the regime’s top priority of ensuring the survival of the Communist Party, yet how are portrayals of weak men a danger to social stability? And what does this tell us more broadly about the pillars of a healthy society?