Blackpink star Lisa removed from Chinese social media after cabaret show...SHANGHAI, China - K-pop singer Lisa of megastar girl group Blackpink has been banned from China's Weibo social media platform, sparking speculation among fans Friday that the censorship was tied to a burlesque performance she gave in Paris.
Lisa, whose full name is Lalisa Manobal, disappeared from Weibo this week, with her personal page replaced by an error message saying her account was "not viewable due to being reported for violating laws (and) regulations". Also banned from posting was Hong Kong actress Angelababy, whose real name is Angela Yeung, due to "violations of relevant laws and regulations", a message on her official Weibo account says.
How dare she dance (no it's not burlesque: she keeps her clothes on)...
Weibo is a Chinese social media platform, but is under the thumb of the government there.
Blackpink is the Asian equivalent of Taylor Swift
Imagine if a famous singer in the USA was banned from twitter because their songs upset someone in the Biden administration, so they used pressure on the social media to remove it.
But of course the US government would never pressure social media sites (/sarcasm).
But this is not about K pop: it is about China pushing people around... because they can.
Chinese censors are quick to block content considered politically sensitive or going against the ruling Communist Party’s socially conservative values, with stars targeted in the past for tattoos and “effeminate” fashion. The blocking of the two stars comes after President Xi Jinping called on women to help in “promoting traditional Chinese virtues and sound family values”.
hmm... wonder if that includes traditional Chinese values like polygamy, infanticide, and foot binding...
So what is the back story?
K-pop group BLACKPINK gets blasted for calling fans as ‘Macanese,’ not ‘Chinese’
BLACKPINK has faced a torrent of online criticism this week after referring to their Macau fans as "Macanese" rather than "Chinese" following its concerts there, spawning a disapproving hashtag from nationalistic social media users. ....
so how dare they use the wrong pronoun ethnic description!
Or is there a backstory to that backstory?
The furor over Macau's status came as a major pro-democracy party in the city disbanded in the wake of tighter restrictions on public dissent in the city under Chinese rule. The New Democratic Macau Association dissolved in the wake of changes to the city's national security law that make it far more risky to continue with open political opposition in Macau, ... "Even striving for democracy could be regarded as trying to overthrow the current political system," Au said.
Fast forward to minute 53 and this satire site discusses what was going on:
here are examples of Blackpink's music:
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