China’s netizens do not want China’s image tarnished by propagandaĮven as the roasting of Heroes continues, the authorities have announced that the rights to the show have been sold to various countries and it will be aired overseas in various languages. This has touched another nerve for Chinese netizens, who say that the show is already a disgrace, and now it is making a fool of China overseas. Netizens hit the nail on the head when they said that gender discrimination is not the biggest downfall of Heroes: “It is but one of the few problems that can be openly discussed.” Netizens pointed out that it was a male official who had made such an absurd demand in real life, not an ordinary woman on the street. In another scene, a middle-aged “woman” who demanded a nurse to clean up the toilet right after the latter had resuscitated a patient, was in fact, a man.
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For example, during the period when public transport was halted, a private hire driver who offered his services to drive doctors to and fro work was warned against driving unlicensed vehicles. in Heroes were criticised for other ills apart from gender discrimination. Netizens hit the nail on the head when they said that gender discrimination is not the biggest downfall of Heroes: “It is but one of the few problems that can be openly discussed.” People's Daily post portraying the dedication of female medical staff in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. In publicity campaigns, they buried these women.” We never thought about backing out.” A netizen added, “In real life, they pushed females to the front lines. She said, “We’re no different from our male colleagues who had also gone to the front lines. A female doctor who participated in the fight against Covid-19 posted an article refuting the discrimination against women as portrayed in the drama.
In actual fact, of the over 42,000 medical workers dispatched to help fight the coronavirus in Hubei, two-thirds were females. Netizens pointed out that while these arrangements appeared to be for the good of women, they actually reinforced society’s gender stereotypes and downplayed their contributions to the fight against Covid-19. Step aside.Īs more episodes aired, scenes of gender discrimination became even more apparent: a female doctor was asked to step aside in a surgery because of her gender a female nurse was not allowed to work at the front line because her doctor husband had already done so and there would have been no one to look after the elderly and kids at home. Nurse: You're shorthanded here, I'm here to help.Ĥ. In publicity campaigns, they buried these women.” Scenes in Heroes in Harm's Way depicting a female nurse asked to step aside during a surgery.
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Some netizens even dug up reports of female drivers organising transport teams during the pandemic to refute the portrayals in Heroes.Ī netizen added, “In real life, they pushed females to the front lines. Many members of the audience thought that such portrayals painted females in a negative light and showed that they were not enthusiastic in fighting the pandemic. In the end, the one who stepped forward was a divorcee who apparently “did not have anyone else to look after except herself”. And when a higher-up requested that “a female comrade volunteer as well”, the female drivers in the scene either tried to reject the request citing family reasons or looked uneasy. For instance, contrary to reality, the drama depicted male volunteers signing up to be drivers when Wuhan formed its own transport teams during the city’s lockdown. No one would have expected its first episode to cause controversy for twisting facts and disparaging women. Prior to its premiere, it had already generated much buzz. The key selling points of Heroes are that it takes reference from real life and that it is the first drama on the fight against Covid-19. Currently, the website has disabled the ratings and comments function for the drama. The drama’s score on China’s Douban, an IMDb-like website, plunged from 2.4 to 2.1 out of 10. Alas, all the feedback has been negative. As of 30 September, topics related to the drama received 2.93 billion views on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, with over 3.44 million comments. The drama has received much attention since its premiere two weeks ago.
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The hottest TV series in China now is undoubtedly Heroes in Harm's Way (《最美逆行者》, henceforth Heroes), a drama produced by China Media Group about the fight against Covid-19.
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