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The Grass Mud Horse of China
31 March 2009
Listen and download: MP3
I came across this story a couple of weeks ago about the Grass Mud Horse of China and its decidedly potty mouth. It is often refered to as one of the Ten Mythical Creatures of the Baidu but the video and song on the internet featuring the horse is a clever (and dirty) riff on internet censorship in China.
Stephen McDonell reported on the story for ABC’s PM program. You can listen via the MP3 link at the top of this post – but be warned if you’re a Chinese-speaking listener who might be offended by certain song lyrics.
john
"...great yarn ... Chinese mates were tickled when I pointed it out ... they were well aware of the censorship issue. Once the CCP started censoring it couldn't stop. The laughable thing is that now they can't stop people getting to the sites they want. Then of course the language is nothing more than you get in an episode of Deadwood...."
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