''Niang pao'' ( zh, 娘炮) is a derogatory Chinese term for men perceived to be effeminate.

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Niang pao literally translates to "girlie guns / girlie cannons" but is more commonly translated as " sissy". It is generally used as an insult for effeminate men.

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The

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(CCP) used the term in a 2018

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item intended to show its preference for the portrayal of virile Chinese men on the Internet. In 2018, the official WeChat account of '' People’s Daily'' published a commentary denouncing “such derogatory phrases including ‘niangpao,’” and called for respect and tolerance of diversified aesthetics. In 2019, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences endorsed the theory that the United States

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initiated the phenomenon with a deliberate "campaign to 'brainwash' Asian men" starting in 1962 in Japan with the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The National Radio and Television Administration used the term in a 2021 edict condemning the television portrayal of effeminate men, as part of CCP general secretary

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's broader crackdown on gender differences and non-conforming social identities. ''

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'' noted Chinese television programs '' Youth With You'' and '' Produce 101'' as examples that were targeted.

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