WARNING: This post contains vulgar curses in Chinese.
Ai Weiwei is never one to shy away from controversy, and his most recent short film (thanks to commenter Wahaha for the tip) is no exception. It’s called, “Grass Mud Horse, Motherland.” Grass Mud Horse shares similar pronunciation to the common and vulgar curse, “f*ck your mother.”
The film [...]
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In sixty years, [I] have never seen a ballot. There isn’t education for everyone, there isn’t medical insurance, there’s no freedom of the press, there’s no freedom of speech, there’s no freedom of information, there’s no freedom to live and move where you choose, there’s no independent judiciary, there’s no one supervising public opinion, there are no independent trade unions, there’s no armed forces that belongs to the nation, there’s no protection of the constitution. All that’s left is a Grass Mud Horse.
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