Recently Intel removed an online commercial by Yang Li, a controversial stand-up comedian. “Why do some men look so ordinary but are so self-confident (to judge women at will)?” “These are some of things Yang Li said in her shows in the past two years. Many angry men accused her of “instigating a confrontation between men and women.” They called for a boycott against Intel products. But Yang Li’s supporters argued that those men’s reaction proved that Yang Li’s comments about men were right.  Women? Girls? Or Goddess? Even how to refer to women has become an increasingly controversial issue. China has a very long tradition that requires women to stay at home and look after their families so their husbands and sons can focus on their careers. But still some women managed to push the boundaries of their world as much as possible. Today more and more Chinese women have a good education, they want to be respected as an equal gender, not a tag representing consumerism and valued by age or looks.     

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