Given the fact that Feng Xiaogang had the word “censorship” censored during an acceptance speech from the China Directors Guild last month, we were all under the impression that the discussion of censorship was now a big no no in China. But no, apparently it is still okay sometimes, as a rare interview with 70 year-old Liu Xiaozhen was recently aired, discussing the mother of all censorship issues: pornography.

In the interview with Hunan Television, Liu, who is a senior porn censor, discusses his daily work routine though is quick to emphasize the fact that he doesn’t enjoy sitting in an office watching porn all day. Recalling his first day, Liu said, “It was awkward, my face and ears turned red and my heart skipped a beat.”

Last April, Liu and his colleagues were charged with the task of delving through 700 DVDs (remember a similar incident in Jiangsu back in January?) and classifying them into piles of “pornography”, “obscene”, and “others”.

According to the report, it is relatively easy to become a porn censor in China—all it takes is some special “training procedures” and then you too can join a crack team of officials like Liu’s (which, incidentally, is largely made up of middle-aged men).

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Source: South China Morning Post

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