China’s ongoing crackdown on the country’s entertainment industry stepped up a notch Thursday after the state media regulator called for the boycott of “sissy” boy bands and effeminate men on television, the end of reality talent shows, and a ban on vulgar social media influencers among a raft of other measures.
The National Radio and Television Administration, China’s broadcast regulator, released an eight-point regulation plan for the entertainment industry that calls for a wholesale cleanup of the sector, both in front of and behind the camera, as Beijing continues to reshape cultural
Among the key points that were published in the South China Morning Post, the media regulator says that media companies should boycott “immoral” and “overly entertaining” stars as well as “sissy idols” who go against ”correct beauty standards.”
