Editing Sissy (section)

== As threats to masculine dominance ==
In China, men who display feminine characteristics are sometimes perceived as threats to masculine power. For example, in 2018, official Chinese state media derided "sissy pants" young men (who use makeup, are slender, and wear androgynous clothing) as part of a "sickly" culture that threatened the future of the nation by undermining its militaristic image.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kilbride |first1=Jack |last2=Xiao |first2=Bang |date=14 September 2018 |title=China's 'sissy pants phenomenon': Beijing fears negative impact of 'sickly culture' on teenagers |work=ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-15/male-beauty-in-china-does-not-fit-with-push-for-global-influence/10221984 |url-status=live |access-date=1 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124002908/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-15/male-beauty-in-china-does-not-fit-with-push-for-global-influence/10221984 |archive-date=Jan 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dixon|first=Robyn|author-link=Robyn Dixon (journalist)|date=2019-04-26|title=To fight K-pop's influence in China, a club teaches young boys to be alpha males|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=Beijing|url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-china-masculinity-pop-idols-backlash-20190426-story.html|access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref> In 2021, [[China's Ministry of Education]] issued guidelines for the "cultivation of students' masculinity" to "prevent the feminization of male adolescents" through sports, physical education, and "health education" in schools.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55926248|title=China promotes education drive to make boys more 'manly'|last=Allen|first=Kerry|date=4 February 2021|work=BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation)|access-date=21 Feb 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=关于政协十三届全国委员会第三次会议第4404号（教育类410号）提案答复的函 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站 |url=http://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_xxgk/xxgk_jyta/jyta_jiaoshisi/202101/t20210128_511584.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130200454/http://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_xxgk/xxgk_jyta/jyta_jiaoshisi/202101/t20210128_511584.html |archive-date=Nov 30, 2022 |website=moe.gov.cn}}</ref>

In 2021, the [[National Radio and Television Administration]] of China added a ban on "sissy men and other abnormal esthetics" to its rules using the offensive term {{Lang|zh-latn|[[niang pao]]}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Elliott |first1=Josh K. |date=September 3, 2021 |title=China bans 'sissy' and 'effeminate' men under new macho media rules |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8164763/china-ban-sissy-men-effeminate/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115182757/https://globalnews.ca/news/8164763/china-ban-sissy-men-effeminate/ |archive-date=15 November 2021 |access-date=15 November 2021 |website= |publisher=Global News}}</ref>