Entry overview: Pornography refers to the exposure of indecent photos of people. Now it generally refers to a nude photo incident that originated in the Hong Kong entertainment industry and the Internet at the end of January 2008. Hong Kong artist Edison Chen took nude photos with at least 12 women, including Hong Kong female artists Zhong Xintong, Cecilia Cheung, Chen Wenyuan, Yan Yingsi, Chen Sihui, Chen Yuhuan Nude photos of Yang Yongqing and eight other people outside the circle were widely circulated through Internet e-mails, newsgroups and online discussion areas. After the incident, it quickly aroused the attention of many parties.
Basic Information
Chinese name: Yanzhaomen
Foreign name: Photo scandal
Representative: Edison Chen
When it happened: 2008
Meaning introduction
The so-called "XX Gate" has become a buzzword on the Internet today. this title originated from the "Watergate Incident" of President Nixon in the early 1970s. The English name of the Watergate incident is the Watergate scandal. Shortly after the Watergate Incident, there was an additional suffix "—gate" in English, which literally translates as "gate" in Chinese. Whenever a national leader (especially for the United States) encounters a ruling crisis or a ruling scandal, the international press is often in the The event is followed by the word gate. In recent years, similar reports in China have often been directly translated as "door". For example, "Iran Gate", "White House Secretary Gate", "Intelligence Gate", "Translation Gate", "Prisoner Abuse Gate" and so on. What it means: a big scandal like Watergate. Since then, "XX Gate" has been used to refer to some "explosive events and news" and some events whose truth or inside information cannot be determined by various opinions. Usually some negative event. The more famous ones are the "zipper door" of former US President Clinton, the "explanation door" of former CCTV football commentator Huang Jianxiang, and the "phone door" in the European Serie A. In fact, it can be seen from here that the "XX door" does not It only refers to some political scandals, and major events in the entertainment, sports and other industries can also be called "xx door". Nowadays, when some big events happen, people will call it "XX door", which means a series of events about XX.
ins and outs
One of Edison Chen's laptops was sent for repairs. Unexpectedly, many photos of Edison Chen and many female artists saved on the hard drive were packaged and copied away.
However, at the beginning of 2008, Hong Kong Emperor Entertainment was threatened by an anonymous person to extort 15 million yuan but failed. After that, at the end of January, in some forums in Hong Kong, these pornographic photos were exposed by anonymous netizens one after another. The earliest exposure was Edison Chen and Gillian (Zhong Xintong), Chen Wenyuan's photo, and several photos of Cecilia Cheung.
On the night when the first batch of photos were first exposed on the Internet, the actor Edison Chen took a private plane and fled abroad without knowing what to do. Issue a chasing order or offer a reward for Edison Chen's hand. After the pornographic incident was exposed, the public condemned Edison Chen for his cowardly and despicable behavior as a man who ran away irresponsibly.
At the beginning, netizens also questioned the authenticity of these photos, and some people suspected that they were modified by ps. (ps refers to photoshop, a kind of image processing software.) Those supporters who involved artists have launched counterfeiting actions; however, with the continuous exposure of more pornographic photos, the actor Edison Chen and the subsequent appearance of apology involving artist Zhong Xintong, All confirmed the authenticity of the photos.
What is frustrating is that nowadays, the guns of the media are all pointing at the artists involved in the pornographic photos. Among them, it is not ruled out that the results caused by people who are willing to contribute to the flames. However, is it a bit ironic that one thing has turned into this way? To put it bluntly, it is just an adult unmarried young man who had sex with a number of adult unmarried young women and took pornographic photos. But in the case of non-voluntary, that is, someone steals the private photos of the parties, and then publishes the immoral behavior on the Internet. First of all, men who are unmarried and women who are unmarried have sex when they are adults, even the law has nothing to say; and from a moral point of view, having premarital sex with different unmarried heterosexuals Today's society is no longer surprising.
In other words, if those private photos are not pornographic photos, after being stolen and posted online, it is estimated that the person who posted the photos will be condemned, not the protagonist of the photos; even if the voice of condemnation cannot cover up the shameful Supporters, those photos can only be reduced to one of the countless photos that have been exposed on the Internet, and will not be known to everyone. However, when the name of the protagonist of the photo is named "Chen Guanxi", "Zhong Xintong", "Cecilia Cheung" and others, it is really amazing that such a large chemical reaction can occur. As for the initiator, Lord China? Who else will pay attention now?
Up to now, the pornographic scandal has caused an uproar, from Hong Kong to the mainland, to Asia and even Europe, America and Australia on the other side of the ocean, and it has become a global sensation. It is not surprising that a scandal in the Hong Kong entertainment industry can have a worldwide impact. It is estimated that even the "Qina" behind the scenes was unexpected.
adverse effect
Schoolchildren
According to a questionnaire survey conducted by a Hong Kong newspaper, as many as 40% of primary and secondary school students in Hong Kong have been exposed to the indecent photos involved in this incident, nearly half of them are circulated among friends and classmates, and a few people have related pictures. . On the other hand, it is more rampant for college students to circulate relevant pornographic photos to each other, and some college students mistakenly believe that they will be "laughed at" if they do not look at all indecent photos. Hong Kong educators pointed out that at present, primary and secondary school students can easily access a large number of relevant photos from their peers. A street questionnaire survey was conducted in multiple areas, and 103 students from elementary school to high school were successfully interviewed. The results showed that nearly 40% of the students interviewed had been exposed to the lewd photos in the incident, mainly junior high school students, and one junior primary school student and one senior primary school student each had been exposed to the relevant photos; indecent photos.
College students are scrambling to watch
As for the photos circulated by college students, it is even more high-profile. Aren (pseudonym), a student of the Department of History at the University of Hong Kong, pointed out that it is very common for classmates to pass on each other. "Before the police pull people in, they will even ask loudly who has the latest photos when they go to court, and then pass them on to each other." He himself often lingers in different discussion forums, Even asked reporters for the latest photos during an interview. Aren also revealed that there are some university assistants who enjoy watching photos for fun, which shows the blazing atmosphere. "Besides curiosity, it is also a topic of conversation among friends, so if you can't see it for a while, you have to follow it, so as not to be laughed out of touch." Huang Yongzhi, president of the CUHK Student Union, also pointed out that most of the students in the school have seen the relevant photos, and sometimes students pass it on to each other and gather in the dormitory room to "watch" together.
The media intensifies the curiosity of teenagers
Huang Junyu, chairman of the Federation of Education Associations, pointed out that the media has been focusing on the pornographic photo incident for several days, which has greatly increased the curiosity of many students who had little interest at first. , they all want to search online." He pointed out that the incident has a growing impact on the values of young people, which is worrying. Xu Xiaoman, the supervisory director of the Youth Association, also pointed out that this incident involved youth idols, and the extensive media coverage has aroused the curiosity of young people, and even covered up their moral considerations, ignoring whether it violated the privacy of others, and even reposted the photos. go.
