Anger after China's Lunar New Year Gala mocks 'manly' women

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China's Lunar New Year Gala, watched by 690 million people this year...... It was the most-watched TV show in the world and it was a sexist mess Comedy skit in China's Lunar New Year Gala TV show mocked overweight, unmarried women. Feminists called for show's cancellation in online petition One sketch depicted an overweight woman in her late-20s complaining about being unmarried. The punchline? Her brothers bring out a tall, slim female "goddess" to help their less attractive sister understand why she's still single. "I've got big eyes, small mouth, a high nose, long legs... I'm pretty and a bunch of guys are chasing me that give me 'face'," chants the taller woman. "I don't have breasts and a bunch of guys are chasing me to do arm wrestling," replies the shorter one. Then, in unison, the duo cheerfully exclaim their respective identities: "Female goddess and manly woman!" In a society where women still face significant challenges — from discrimination against girls to extreme pressure on women to marry early -- many watchers found the performance nauseating. Comparing 'manly women' and 'goddesses,' unmarried and unemployed women... what qualifications do you have to discuss these topics?" "We're not proposing that women rule over everything. We just want awareness of how women are discriminated against everywhere, and we want change." "Why don't you discuss male losers? The fact that these skits were shown on the Gala is truly a national humiliation."