A statement issued on China’s Ministry of Culture’s website yesterday said the country would ban any foreign artist deemed to threaten national sovereignty, and Sharon Stone, Steven Spielberg and Bjork could fit the bill according to THIS report.
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Will, I guess I will cancel my trip then……(pift)
I would surely get the death sentence.
You know I kind of like the move. They are showing who is really in power now. And believe me, we dont call the shots.
Whom ever bans Sharon Stone….I am down with!
I’m sure Che Obama will be received with open arms.
can we ban all illegals and hollywood.That would bring down our taxes greatly.
Freedom of speech is under attack everyday here, google censors, the media censors…
stop global whining.
drill here drill now.
Hold your nose and vote mccain.
Sharon Stone was a complete idiot to make the remarks she did but Dang!! China means bizzness.
I am all for people being able to talk about what they want, but I don’t think China is terrible for doing this. If there was a whole bunch of entertainers coming into America and not just putting down our president (which they all do anyway), but putting down our country and our country’s history, I think that our government would act the same way. Instead of boosting people’s loyalty to their country, it diminishes it, and that’s not a good move no matter what circumstances the country is in.
arasto…
do you know ‘don’t be evil’ GOOGLE is aiding and abetting the oppressive chinese gov’t?
(and certain candidates and causes in america too).
“I am all for people being able to talk about what they want…”
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Except, apparently, when you disagree with what they’re saying…
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One of my fave quotes on this: “If you believe in freedom of speech, you believe in freedom of speech for views you don’t like. Goebbels was in favor of freedom of speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re in favor of freedom of speech, that means you’re in favor of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise.” - Chomsky
Oh, but Sharon Stone is still a complete moron.
BJORK IS THE SHIT!!!!
So? It’s not like they’re saying anything important, anyhow.
How can China get away with this? Such repression it’s unbelievable…
China gets away with it because they are a sovereign nation and the US, has not attempted to put pressure on their government to force them to change. In fact China has the highest trade status possible in this country. Earlier in the primary, Sen. Obama did call for greater accountability for the Chinese government, particularly in the products they send to the US (you know those toys with lead paint and the tainted food) and idiots on the Right ridiculed him for criticizing the Chinese considering how much of our debt they own. It is also a shame that Bush would actually go to the opening ceremonies in a country whose government routinely commits horrific human rights abuses. Yet, you’ll notice how the Right wing will be silent about this while simultaneously referring to Obama as “Che”.
This is no surprise. Shit! Brad Pitt has been banned from China because of staring in “Seven Years in Tibet”. Google the list, it will surprise you what actors China has banned.