Feb 1, 2011
The Year of the Tiger Gives Way to the Year of the Rabbit
Nick Holdstock links to a censored cartoon from China.
"Despite the politically sensitive nature of the cartoon, some of the people behind it have been willing to identify themselves. Pi San, the director, works at Hutoon, an animation studio in Beijing that also makes cartoons for China Central Television. 'I felt this past year was really depressing,' he said, 'so I wanted to create this thing for fun.'
His apparently relaxed attitude is especially surprising because the cartoon ends with the rabbits growing vampire fangs and slaughtering the tigers. The final slogan seems a clear warning to the state that public concern about such issues as food safety, housing and corruption should not be ignored. 'The year of the rabbit has come. Even rabbits bite when they’re pushed.'"
"Despite the politically sensitive nature of the cartoon, some of the people behind it have been willing to identify themselves. Pi San, the director, works at Hutoon, an animation studio in Beijing that also makes cartoons for China Central Television. 'I felt this past year was really depressing,' he said, 'so I wanted to create this thing for fun.'
His apparently relaxed attitude is especially surprising because the cartoon ends with the rabbits growing vampire fangs and slaughtering the tigers. The final slogan seems a clear warning to the state that public concern about such issues as food safety, housing and corruption should not be ignored. 'The year of the rabbit has come. Even rabbits bite when they’re pushed.'"