“River crab”的版本间的差异
来自China Digital Space
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[[File:river crab1.jpg|500px|thumb|center|''Picture of a river crab wearing three watches. ("Wear three watches" (带三个表) sounds the same as "Three Represents" (三个代表) Jiang Zemin's signature ideological creation.'']] | [[File:river crab1.jpg|500px|thumb|center|''Picture of a river crab wearing three watches. ("Wear three watches" (带三个表) sounds the same as "Three Represents" (三个代表) Jiang Zemin's signature ideological creation.'']] | ||
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[[File:river crab2.jpg|500px|thumb|center|''The word "harmonious" written in Chinese--except various components have been modified to resemble the character radical used in the word "crab."'']] | [[File:river crab2.jpg|500px|thumb|center|''The word "harmonious" written in Chinese--except various components have been modified to resemble the character radical used in the word "crab."'']] | ||
2010年11月8日 (一) 04:53的版本
河蟹 (hé xiè): river crab
The word, "river crab" refers to internet censorship.
The Chinese government often uses its goal of constructing a "harmonious society" (和谐社会) as a justification for censorship. Chinese netizens parodied this word and began using it as a euphemism for censorship. River crab (hé xiè) sounds nearly the same in Chinese as harmonious (hé xié).
"River crab" can also be used as a verb, for example, instead of saying something has been censored, one might say "it has been harmonized" (被和谐了) or "it has been river-crabbed" (被河蟹了).
In the context of Chinese internet mythology, the river crab (censorship) threatens the habitat of the grass-mud horse (symbol of online deviance). For a famous YouTube video that illustrates this, see here.
