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I was in Fujian, China, two weeks ago and did a Bing web/image search for ‘gay men’ (unrelated to any of this news). Zero results returned, and a standard note
by westiseast 9y ago
I was in Fujian, China, two weeks ago and did a Bing web/image search for ‘gay men’ (unrelated to any of this news).
Zero results returned, and a standard note about violent and sexually explicit content being censored.
Thought that was odd.
- ars 9y agoDid you try to search for "straight men"? If there is no sexual content in the photo, what would be the difference in a picture of a gay or straight man? They would look the same. By specifying sexual orientation you are by definition requesting sexual content.
- jamesrcole 9y agoThere's a difference between the very literal definition of "sexual content" that you mention and the notion of "sexually explicit content" that the person you're replying to mentioned.
- bfuller 9y agoOr it could bring up pictures of Tim Cook, Anderson Cooper, or any other gay men.
- Latty 9y agoThat's like saying if I search for "chef" I am asking for pictures of food. The two things may be strongly linked, but that doesn't mean that one requires the other.
- emiliobumachar 9y agoTwo men holding hands would, in my opinion, qualify as a depiction of presumably gay men, while being free of sexual content. (though it's culture-dependent. I heard that in some Arab countries it's common for straight men to hold hands between friends)
- konart 9y ago>Two men holding hands In many countries this is not considered gay. (Saudi Arabia comes to mind)