china cracks down on puns

[Magikrazy]

http://qz.com/304268/why-china-is-now-banning-puns/

yes this is real

and before anyone says it

icemario stay away from china

k everybody go pun crazy in 3, 2...

 

[Zae]

i wonder if crackin is on this

 

[GBA]

I thought this thread was in mj so I expected a picture of a broken bowl or something, I am disappointed

 

[Lumastar]

This ain't punny at all!

 

[Smg2daisy]

Am I the only one who knows what exact pun examples they are giving?

 

[DragonFreak]

Am I the only one who knows what exact pun examples they are giving?

Naw they explain it pretty well in-depth in the article.

 

[Smg2daisy]

And true, those are terrible puns.

 

[Dr. Javelin]

i didn't really get the puns all that much but i assume that's because part of it is lost in translation

anyways, i wonder when the spirited youth of china will grow up and replace the system. hopefully sometime soon

 

[Smg2daisy]

River crab: Pronounced “hexie,” “river crab” is a homonym on the Chinese word for “harmony.” “Harmony” might seem harmless, but it is used euphemistically to refer to censorship. Posts that get blocked by the government are often said to have been “harmonized.”

River crab: 河蟹（hé xiè)
Harmony: 和谐 (hé xié)

Those accents just changed their pronunciations.

 

[Icemario]

>mfw

Okay so I'm never going to China.

 

[Magikrazy]

fixed the op

 

[Icemario]

fixed the op

 

[Ray Trace]

>China being terminally humorless