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  • #freshpresslive – Feb 1/12

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  • #freshpresslive – Jan 30/12

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Tag Archives: China

 

Lady Gaga Bigger than God in China

Posted by Graham Slaughter on April 29th, 2010

OMLG. In China, that’s the new slang for “Oh My Lady Gaga”. Yup, Lady Gaga has effectively replaced God in China.

It’s been popping up in chat rooms, online bulletins, and Chinese social networking websites such as Kaixin001, reports China Daily.

According to the publication, the slang term first popped up on the fourth season of Ugly Betty when gay character Marc says,”Oh My Lady Gaga! Mandy, you’re brilliant!”

Chinese authorities that stumbled upon the revamped acronym are looking to crack down on the slang because they think it taints the Chinese language.

“If we don’t pay attention and don’t take measures to stop mixing Chinese with English, the Chinese language won’t remain pure in a couple of years,” says Huang Youyi, editor-in-chief of the China International Publishing Group.

Now that Lady Gaga has over-ruled God in the most populous country in the world, she only has one more super-power to topple: Madonna.

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China to Sharon Stone: Don’t Come to Film Festival

Posted by andPOP Staff on June 5th, 2008

Sharon Stone is not welcome at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival.

During the Cannes Film Festival, Stone made comments that the recent earthquake in China that killed tens of thousand of people, may have been karma for China’s treatment of Tibet.

Stone was invited last year because festival organizers were impressed by her charitable work.

Film festival organizers said that she would not be invited back to the festival soon and are demanding an apology.

Stone has said that she was “deeply sorry” for her comments and offered to take part in the ongoing relief effort in China.

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How Twitter Can Save Lives

Posted by andPOP Staff on May 16th, 2008

Who would have thought that social networking and blogging could save lives?

An article that appeared in dailygalaxy.com reports that, in the wake of the massive earthquake that hit Chengdu, China earlier this week, people have been turning to Twitter.com as a source for reliable and quick updates on the crisis. Twitter.com is a social networking and mini-blogging site where users can constantly update their status or post entries, all in the interest of letting others know what you are doing or what is happening – vital information in a time of disaster.

According to the article, Graham Webster, an employee with CNet and a resident of Beijing, first found out about the earthquake from Twitter. Webster also said that Twitter provided him with links to hundred of other reports and pieces of information about the earthquake and what was happening in the region. Dailygalaxy.com reported that Webster informed other Twitter users of aftershocks and what the public was doing in his area.

The article also reports that Twitter.com was used in a similar fashion during the wildfires in California late last year. Twitter became an excellent source of information for many people in the area, as a regular stream of user updates with searchable tags made sure that people in the community knew of any breaking developments.

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China Bans ‘Simpsons’ During Primetime

Posted by andPOP Staff on August 15th, 2006

China’s ruling Communist Party has banned American cartoons like “The Simpsons” and “Mickey Mouse” during prime time television viewing hours.

The BBC reports that the move is meant to protect Chinese animators and culture from the growing popularity of Western entertainment. The country’s government is said to be worried about the impact of foreign culture on Chinese youth.

According to the state media, foreign cartoons will not be aired on television between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., starting September 1. Programs that mix animation and live characters will be included in the ban.

Media outlets in China were quick to lash out against the move.

“This is a worrying, shortsighted policy and will not solve the fundamental problems in China’s cartoon industry,” said the Southern Metropolis News. “The viewing masses, whether adults or children, will have no choice but to passively support Chinese products.”

Currently in China, and based on a government order issued just two years ago, homegrown cartoons must account for at least 60% of the total animated shows broadcast in prime time.

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