Yeah I learned my lesson after Advanced Bravely. Ion fucc with Chinese BL, the only exception being Stay With…
Yeah, my little anti-Chinese content boycott is entirely for my own satisfaction. I have no fantasy that the dictator will notice my absence from the audience from bromances and lift the ban. lol
That said, I find the experience of watching these things unpleasant and frustrating. I spend the entire time in a state of wanting for something that is not going to be forthcoming, which is low-level anxiety-inducing. On another level, I feel insulted that the director/producers assume my willingness to play along with this absurd charade. And finally, the wink-and-nod factor of dancing around the gay feels childish and silly to me. Why participate when I can see content that acknowledges my humanity elsewhere, and in bulk?
Not only did Wang sabotage his class standing to get away from Tian in school, he is ALSO moving out of the dorm…
As far as additional forms to bitch about this show or any other, I'll pretty much keep to MDL. The world is full of homophobes who fancy themselves to be gay allies, so no amount of bitching will matter. These are mostly extremely immature, Western girls who imagine themselves to be gay-proggressive, but reveal themselves as REgressive in the love of BLs that do their utmost to keep the MC APART and suffering rather than together.
I love shows that take us through pain and struggle before in the end affirming the legitimacy of gay romance, but ridiculous crap like the last four episodes of TOO and the last two episodes of Happy of the End do just the opposite. TOO makes sure the lovers stay painfully separated, and HOTE allows them to reunite but in the most absurd, trope-ish way imaginable.
Are you implying the episodes that got released were censored? Also are you blaming every single Chinese person…
Episodes don't have to be censored by the government. Show-makers/director/writer/producers self-censor, chopping it into a wink-wink-bromance when they write the screenplay because they know if they don't do it, the government will.
So yes, one way or another, the episodes released were censored.
Please quote me where I blamed "...every single Chinese person for the actions of their government." What the hell are you talking about?
Also, please quote me where I said anyone, anywhere should "stop existing." What the hell are you talking about? Is it your opinion that censored bromances, which are an insult to every gay audience member and which mock the intelligence of every straight audience member, are essential to allowing Gay Chinese People to continue "existing?" Again, what the hell are you talking about?
Why don't Chinese gay people just keep watching BLs from other countries via VPN and pirate sites? Why watch this silliness?
I do not trust IQIYI tbh but I hope they don’t mess this up😭🤞
How about you stop telling me what to think and say in my comments?
I don't take my thinking orders from the LGBTQ+ "community" speech police, of which you seem to think you are a paid officer.
Here's you: "You can hate his work all you want,.." Here's me: "You should def see YNEH. I hate the last 20 minutes, but what goes before that is one of the best gay feature films ever."
What part of "...but what goes before that is one of the best gay feature films ever." do you not understand? You need to brush up on your Gay Community Speech Police How-to-Read-Before-Responding manual.
You are pushing an agenda and it can summarized as "STFU unless you say something I approve of." I don't care what you approve of. This is the second show I've seen directed by him with an "all gays must be miserable" ending and I'll say what I wish about it.
His work speaks much louder than all the interviews, podcasts, IG pages, etc. you may hunt down in your attempts to prove the opposite of what's obvious. And wtf? with a dude who hasn't even come out to his family directing a hugely important film like Your Name Engraved Herein?
Yeah I learned my lesson after Advanced Bravely. Ion fucc with Chinese BL, the only exception being Stay With…
Bravo. There is no way in hell the psycho-homophobic, authoritarian dictatorship of China will ever lift the gay ban. They already know there is a HUGE market in China for BL because millions of their people watch foreign BLs via VPN and other illegal tricks all the time. Their bigotry outweighs their desire for $$$ in this one area only.
I found "Stay With Me," which was the last censored bromance out of China I watched, even more painful because in so many ways it was beautifully made and yet we were STILL expected to read between the lines and fantasize scenes we were never going to be allowed to see on screen.
Why does anyone watch even one minute of these censored bromances? We all know how it's going to go... I'm of the opinion NOTHING out of China should be viewed by international fans until its government lifts its horrendously homophobic gay ban. What are you people thinking by even showing an interest in this crap?
There's a bizarre tendency among MDL BL fans to imagine what they WANT to see on the screen is actually there, and then rate accordingly. 8.2/10? Are you kidding me? For a censored bromance masquerading as a BL? No.
This tendency to gobble up the tiny crumbs of gay-hate that fall off the Chinese table is disturbing. No thanks.
I do not trust IQIYI tbh but I hope they don’t mess this up😭🤞
The director did not write the story and it is not based on any part of his life. The events in Taiwan surrounding the love story reflect 1987's tumultuous political/societal upheaval, but the love story is fictional.
From IMDB (This is in reference to the horrible ending I wrote about above): " Well-known Taiwanese film critic Teng Yong Ping suggests "the "heartfelt romantic storyline" is confused when "the last act of the film inexplicably fast-forwards the timeline by 30 years and transports the characters, now adult and played by Leon Dai and Jason Wang, to a current-day setting in Quebec City on the pretext of them attending the funeral of their former teacher, Father Oliver. This odd screenplay choice could be due to the film being partly funded by the Canadian government."
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That said, I find the experience of watching these things unpleasant and frustrating. I spend the entire time in a state of wanting for something that is not going to be forthcoming, which is low-level anxiety-inducing. On another level, I feel insulted that the director/producers assume my willingness to play along with this absurd charade. And finally, the wink-and-nod factor of dancing around the gay feels childish and silly to me. Why participate when I can see content that acknowledges my humanity elsewhere, and in bulk?
I just don't get it.
That said, thanks for putting your spoiler under a spoiler button.
I love shows that take us through pain and struggle before in the end affirming the legitimacy of gay romance, but ridiculous crap like the last four episodes of TOO and the last two episodes of Happy of the End do just the opposite. TOO makes sure the lovers stay painfully separated, and HOTE allows them to reunite but in the most absurd, trope-ish way imaginable.
Gag me.
If you're not afraid of sex and violence, go for it.
8/10
So yes, one way or another, the episodes released were censored.
Please quote me where I blamed "...every single Chinese person for the actions of their government." What the hell are you talking about?
Also, please quote me where I said anyone, anywhere should "stop existing." What the hell are you talking about? Is it your opinion that censored bromances, which are an insult to every gay audience member and which mock the intelligence of every straight audience member, are essential to allowing Gay Chinese People to continue "existing?" Again, what the hell are you talking about?
Why don't Chinese gay people just keep watching BLs from other countries via VPN and pirate sites? Why watch this silliness?
Are you with this production's marketing team?
I don't take my thinking orders from the LGBTQ+ "community" speech police, of which you seem to think you are a paid officer.
Here's you: "You can hate his work all you want,.."
Here's me: "You should def see YNEH. I hate the last 20 minutes, but what goes before that is one of the best gay feature films ever."
What part of "...but what goes before that is one of the best gay feature films ever." do you not understand? You need to brush up on your Gay Community Speech Police How-to-Read-Before-Responding manual.
You are pushing an agenda and it can summarized as "STFU unless you say something I approve of." I don't care what you approve of. This is the second show I've seen directed by him with an "all gays must be miserable" ending and I'll say what I wish about it.
His work speaks much louder than all the interviews, podcasts, IG pages, etc. you may hunt down in your attempts to prove the opposite of what's obvious. And wtf? with a dude who hasn't even come out to his family directing a hugely important film like Your Name Engraved Herein?
Don't answer. I'm done with you.
There is no way in hell the psycho-homophobic, authoritarian dictatorship of China will ever lift the gay ban. They already know there is a HUGE market in China for BL because millions of their people watch foreign BLs via VPN and other illegal tricks all the time. Their bigotry outweighs their desire for $$$ in this one area only.
I found "Stay With Me," which was the last censored bromance out of China I watched, even more painful because in so many ways it was beautifully made and yet we were STILL expected to read between the lines and fantasize scenes we were never going to be allowed to see on screen.
They can kiss my ass AND suck your dick. :)
I'm of the opinion NOTHING out of China should be viewed by international fans until its government lifts its horrendously homophobic gay ban. What are you people thinking by even showing an interest in this crap?
There's a bizarre tendency among MDL BL fans to imagine what they WANT to see on the screen is actually there, and then rate accordingly. 8.2/10? Are you kidding me? For a censored bromance masquerading as a BL? No.
This tendency to gobble up the tiny crumbs of gay-hate that fall off the Chinese table is disturbing. No thanks.
From IMDB (This is in reference to the horrible ending I wrote about above):
" Well-known Taiwanese film critic Teng Yong Ping suggests "the "heartfelt romantic storyline" is confused when "the last act of the film inexplicably fast-forwards the timeline by 30 years and transports the characters, now adult and played by Leon Dai and Jason Wang, to a current-day setting in Quebec City on the pretext of them attending the funeral of their former teacher, Father Oliver. This odd screenplay choice could be due to the film being partly funded by the Canadian government."