Anger after China’s Lunar New Year Gala mocks ‘manly’ women

One sketch depicted an overweight woman in her late-20s complaining about being unmarried. The punchline? Her brothers bring out a tall, slim female “goddess” to help their less attractive sister understand why she’s still single.

“I’ve got big eyes, small mouth, a high nose, long legs… I’m pretty and a bunch of guys are chasing me that give me ‘face’,” chants the taller woman.

“I don’t have breasts and a bunch of guys are chasing me to do arm wrestling,” replies the shorter one.

The same writer added: “We’re not proposing that women rule over everything. We just want awareness of how women are discriminated against everywhere, and we want change.”

CNN’s Serena Dong contributed reporting.

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Anger after China’s Lunar New Year Gala mocks ‘manly’ women

That’s what Chinese activists are saying in a petition issued this week that calls for the cancellation of China’s annual Lunar New Year Gala, a state TV extravaganza viewed last Wednesday by 690 million peoplebut filled with grating skits mocking women and other minority groups.

One sketch depicted an overweight woman in her late-20s complaining about being unmarried. The punchline? Her brothers bring out a tall, slim female “goddess” to help their less attractive sister understand why she’s still single.

“I’ve got big eyes, small mouth, a high nose, long legs… I’m pretty and a bunch of guys are chasing me that give me ‘face’,” chants the taller woman.

The same writer added: “We’re not proposing that women rule over everything. We just want awareness of how women are discriminated against everywhere, and we want change.”

CNN’s Serena Dong contributed reporting.

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