Chinese sex theme park shut down

Posted By Joshua Keating Monday, May 18, 2009 - 12:50 PM Share

That was quick. China's sex theme park, as featured in the last Friday Photo, was just a little too much for local officials.

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DON BACON

2:08 PM ET

May 18, 2009

"too vulgar"

I say replace it with a war museum.

 

BRYAN

2:28 PM ET

May 18, 2009

Make Awkward Sexual Advances, Not War

Also, apparently Korea is far more forward thinking:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,431224,00.html

 

DON BACON

5:06 PM ET

May 18, 2009

So we might say that --

Korea's is still erect.

 

MONEYINABOX

10:26 AM ET

May 19, 2009

The gov't didn't seem to have

The gov't didn't seem to have any major issues with this park until Western media outlets got hold of the story. Then it became a national embarrassment and was immediately shut down.

 

JOSHUA KEATING

10:30 AM ET

May 19, 2009

On behalf of the Western Media,

I offer my sincerest apologies to the people of Chongqing
 

ZJIN

12:17 PM ET

May 19, 2009

very funny. But seriously, it

very funny. But seriously, it has nothing to do with you or any other foreign media. The domestic internet reactions are far more important.

 

JOSHUA KEATING

3:03 PM ET

May 19, 2009

That's good to hear

I was really bummed out about this whole thing.
 

MONEYINABOX

10:51 AM ET

May 20, 2009

zjin, this was a complete

zjin, this was a complete non-issue in China until it was picked up by Western media. Then it tracked back to the Chinese BBS and the gov't felt the need to react to save face. You're still on the hook Joshua!

 

JOSHUA KEATING

1:12 PM ET

May 20, 2009

Awww dude!

I don't know what to believe anymore
 

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