Chinese censors target short dramas that don’t adhere to family values
Tales about evil mothers-in-law have landed China’s wildly popular ultrashort dramas in trouble with official censors. Bossy matriarchs who baby their adult sons are a staple of the latest entertainment craze among Gen Z in the country. They harangue daughters-in-law, the heroines of the shows, for subpar cooking and high electricity bills. Sometimes, it gets … Read more