F2F Class Notes (Nemo) [R]

A popular British cartoon has been removed from one of China’s most popular social media platforms, with state media saying that the character is being used subversively.

Social media users in the country noticed video clips of the cartoon were being removed on Saturday, and on Monday, state newspaper Global Times said that the #PeppaPig hashtag had been removed from the Douyin video website, while searches for “Peppa Pig” on the site produced no results.
Many papers also note that the platform appears to have added “Peppa Pig” to its list of blacklisted content.

The Peppa Pig cartoon is hugely popular in China, but despite being targeted at a pre-school audience, it has found mass appeal with Chinese adults in recent months.
Its characters have become a common feature in memes, including sexually suggestive content.

Vocabulary

subversive (adj): tending to weaken or destroy an established political system, organization, or authority:
E.g.: The FBI had the duty of obtaining evidence of subversive activity.

cooperate-合作
cooperate with

intrusive (adj): 侵入的, affecting someone in a way that annoys them and makes them feel uncomfortable:
E.g.: intrusive questioning
E.g.: intrusive lighting

suggestive (adj): 1-often used to describe something that makes people think about sex:
E.g.: Some of his lyrics are rather suggestive.

blacklisted列入黑名单

blacklist (v): 1-to put someone’s name on a list of people who are considered not acceptable, which keeps the person from getting jobs, going certain places, or doing particular things:
E.g.: The industry blacklisted him for exposing its corruption.