A new stand-up show offers Chinese feminists a space to joke about their troubles.
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Each show is sold out within days, and theres a waiting list for performers.
She binge-watched stand-up shows online as an antidote.
Subjects at the open mic range from bias against lesbians to Asian hate to the indignities of menopause.
In their home country, where many feminist ideas are taboo, the reception has been less welcoming.
The shows accounts on Chinese social-media platforms WeChat and Little Red Book were shut down by censors.
She added ruefully, Uh-oh, failed to hold my tongue.
*Correction: This story has been updated to correctly spell Miaoqing Lus surname.
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