http://shanghaiist.com/2007/05/19/jia_zhangke_emb.php All comments for Jia Zhangke embroiled in male prostitute scandal en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/05/19/jia_zhangke_emb.php#comment-1101421 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/05/19/jia_zhangke_emb.php#comment-1101421 Comments Sat, 19 May 2007 14:34:49 +0800 <p>1. Nobody is saying he's gay. 2. Nobody is saying he promotes homophobia. 3. Nobody is saying he DID pay for gay sex. One of the things we do at Shanghaiist is to bring to the attention of the English reader what people are talking about in the Chinese media. No judgements. (I just realised that I forgot to add the links to the Chinese news stories. They now appear at the beginning of the post.)</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2007/05/19/jia_zhangke_emb.php#comment-1101415 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/05/19/jia_zhangke_emb.php#comment-1101415 Comments Sat, 19 May 2007 14:05:13 +0800 <p>So who cares? The guys isn't married, is he? I'm not quite sure why Shanghaiist is just spreading rumours. I think you have to make a clear differentiation with the Ted Haggards of the world who one one hand promote hate towards gay people, but then are engaging in a little somethin-somethin on the side. People like Ted Haggard deserve to be exposed for the hypocrites that they are. Do Jia Zhangke's films promote homophobia? If not, leave the poor guy alone.</p>