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Mao’s Bird Fetish

October 8, 2017 – 10:24 pm

Chairman Mao has been dead for forty-one years. China’s glittering shopping malls, high-speed trains, ultra-modern skyscrapers, super highways, and expansive airports have transformed the Middle Kingdom into a workers’ paradise. Mao Tse-Tung’s statue overlooks Tiananmen Square with stern serenity. His followers praise him every May Day, but nothing can stop the birds from shitting on […]

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The Gay Minions of Ming

January 16, 2010 – 6:50 pm

The one-child law has created a 100-million male surplus in China and the cute little emperors are becoming men without women. The communist cadres routinely censor porno websites to prevent the loss of the nation’s male virility and this week the government closed down a low-profile Mr. Gay China contest in Beijing. While no longer […]

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