Netizen Voices: Why Did Comedian Xiao Pa Lose Her Weibo Account? "Oh, I See … She Just Wrote the Truth.”

Netizen Voices: Why Did Comedian Xiao Pa Lose Her Weibo Account? "Oh, I See … She Just Wrote the Truth.”

In the run-up to March 8 International Women’s Day, a comedian known as Xiao Pa (full name Paziliyaer Paerhati) had her Weibo account suspended for posting this joke: “I’ve been bedridden for two days with a high fever. Suddenly it hit me that if I had a husband and kids, I’d be clinging to the wall, dragging myself out of bed just to cook for them.” The suspension drew outrage from Weibo users, many of whom said they related to the joke, and th…