China Communist Youth League lashes out at ‘extreme feminists’ after being criticised for lack of representation
- The Youth League posted images on social media of important moments in Chinese lore to ‘promote positive energy’
- But people online were quick to notice that the images did not feature any women
The Communist Youth League of China, the official party organisation for Chinese youths, published an article that said “extreme feminism cannot be tolerated” after the group was criticised for not including a picture of any women in a series of photos showing key Communist Party moments.
The Long March lives in lore in the founding of the Communist Party, the Yalu River crossing has been used to represent China’s role fighting the US in the Korean war, and the Red Flag Canal has long symbolised the ability of Chinese people to live alongside, and harness, nature.
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Other pictures show people protecting property during a severe flood along the Yangtze River in 1998 and local residents praising Covid-19 volunteers.
The League said the post was aimed to promote positive energy and had been hijacked by feminists who pointed out that there was not a single woman in these pictures.
