China’s government has announced an all-out crackdown on effeminate men in the country by banning “sissy men” from TV and instructing broadcasters Thursday to promote “revolutionary culture,” a move many see as a continued attempt by the government to tighten its control over the country’s society.
The edict comes as President Xi Jinping has called for a “national rejuvenation,” with tighter Communist Party control of business, education, culture and religion, according to the Associated Press.
The Communist Party has already reduced children’s access to online games and is trying to discourage citizens from what it sees as an unhealthy fixation on celebrities.