Abstract
Despite the fact that SARFT once rigidly warned against “unhealthy” sexual depictions and promoted sanitization of the screen, the ban on sexual material proved transient. In fact, TV dramas depicting extra-marital affairs and sexual openness reappeared not long after SARFT’s campaign. One such drama, Woju or Narrow Dwelling, was even labeled as “the most obscene TV drama in history” and was criticized for bringing negative influences to society.1 Its Chinese title, Woju, literally “snail dwelling,” even became one of the most popular terms in 2009 mainstream media.2 Woju as a verb means to inhabit a narrow dwelling; as a noun, it is the name for the narrow dwelling itself.
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Housing Price Sexual Desire Sexual Pleasure Real Estate Price Sexual Subject
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