*considering the huge boy/girl imbalance one would think that they would be promoting gay relationships.
But then I guess they can't having the few girls they have turning lezzy. Bear * On 2 October 2012 14:02, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > The political ideologies, philosophies, and religions of ancient China > regarded homosexual relationships as a normal facet of life, and in > some cases, promoted homosexual relationships as exemplary. > > Opposition to homosexuality in China originates in the medieval Tang > Dynasty, attributed to the rising influence of Christian and Islamic > values. > > > On Oct 2, 11:41 am, Bear Bear <[email protected]> wrote: > > *I love that they chose that word to mock the system. The great Mel > Brookes > > once said that he made the producers because you can't argue with > political > > fanatics with logic. So he decided to mock them with humour. > > > > Bear > > > > * > > By *Molly Gray*, for CNN > > updated 9:17 PM EDT, Tue July 24, 2012 > > [image: In a picture taken on March 8, 2011, a gay couple kiss during > > their ceremonial 'wedding' in Wuhan, China.] > > In a picture taken on March 8, 2011, a gay couple kiss during their > > ceremonial 'wedding' in Wuhan, China. > > *STORY HIGHLIGHTS* > > > > - A popular Chinese dictionary has left out the "gay" definition of a > > word used to describe homosexuals > > - The term "tongzhi" traditionally means comrade but has evolved to > > refer to gay men and lesbians > > - Compilers of the dictionary said they didn't want to encourage that > > use of the word > > - Activists and linguists are angered at the omission saying it's not > > right to leave out a widely-used word > > > > *Hong Kong (CNN)* -- A newly published edition of an authoritative > Chinese > > dictionary has come under fire for leaving out the homosexual definition > of > > a word commonly used to refer to gay men and lesbians. > > > > The word "tongzhi" traditionally means "comrade" and has been widely used > > by the Communist Party. But in recent decades the word has evolved to > refer > > to homosexuals. > > > > The committee charged with revising and updating the dictionary said they > > chose to leave out the definition because they didn't want to encourage > its > > use, the director of the committee Jiang Langsheng told Chengdu Business > > Daily <http://www.chinanews.com/cul/2012/07-16/4034552.shtml>. > > > > Coming out of the closet in > > China< > http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/14/coming-out-of-the-...> > > > > The dictionary, which had its sixth edition published July 15, is one of > > the most renowned sources of information in China. According to > > CNTV<http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120716/105153.shtml > >this > > latest edition contains 69,000 entries -- an increase of 4,000 from > > the fifth edition published in 2005. > > > > "It's unacceptable that the 'gay' meaning of 'tongzhi' was excluded from > > the dictionary, a reference book written for all, simply because of the > > compilers' own preferences and values," Nan Feng, a gay rights activist > > told the state-run news agency > > Xinhua<http://www.china.org.cn/opinion/2012-07/18/content_25939498.htm> > > . > > > > "Tongzhi" serves as a substitute for "tongxinglian," which is the formal > > Chinese term for homosexuality. The 2005 edition of the Contemporary > > Chinese Dictionary defines "tongxinglian" both as same-sex love and as a > > psychosexual disorder, according to Xinhua. > > > > Homosexuality's classification as a mental disorder was removed in China > in > > 2001, despite the dictionary's definition. > > > > Video: Mom in China advocates for gay > > son< > http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/11/16/grant.china.gay...> > > > > Like activists, linguists are also unhappy with the decision to leave > out a > > term that is widely used in daily Chinese dialogue. > > > > "There have always been good words and bad ones," Cui Yan, a planning > > editor for Science and Technology Document Press, told Beijing Business > > Daily <http://www.chinanews.com/cul/2012/07-20/4047858.shtml>. "But they > > are all linguistic phenomena. Just because the dictionary doesn't include > > them doesn't mean they don't exist." > > > > Across the web, people have spoken out about the lack of the colloquial > > definition of "tongzhi." > > > > One user on China's microblogging site Sina Weibo <http://weibo.com/>, > who > > calls himself "Yves Hugo" said "Tongzhi are there. They are a group of > > people. Whether you 'encourage or not.' Tongzhi means gay people. The > > definition will be in dictionary at some point." > > > > CNN's Corinna Liu in Hong Kong contributed to this report > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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