Chinese state media Xinhua published an editorial slamming the portrayal of men in Chinese media, claiming the popularity of the "sickly aesthetics" in effeminate celebrities was having an adverse impact on teenagers.

Xinhua said that "sissy pants" or "little fresh meats" — who they describe as effeminate young men who use makeup, are slender and wear androgynous clothing — were hurting China's national image.

  • Grownbravy [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    I remember reading from a literature anthology book how often times modern western men never owned their own masculinity but instead insisted it existed in others and it was such a strange idea, but it stuck with me