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[Rentahamster]

Reminder to keep the discussion on topic and relevant to the current events at hand plus the general concepts of free speech, authoritarianism, and censorship. Try not to turn this into commentary that cheerleads your personal political party/ideological persuasion of choice and how it validates their geopolitical worldview or domestic policy agenda.

If you don't know who "Uncle Roger" is, he is a comedic character played by Nigel that went viral on Youtube a few years ago for criticising Jamie Oliver's recipe for fried rice.

Comedian Uncle Roger has social media accounts suspended in China

Suspension of standup comedian, otherwise known as Nigel Ng, came after he posted a video making fun of the country’s authoritarian government

www.theguardian.com

British-Malaysian comedian Uncle Roger has had his social media accounts in China suspended amid a crackdown by authorities on comics making fun of the authoritarian government.

The comedian, whose real name is Nigel Ng, said over the weekend that his accounts on Bilibili and Weibo, where he has 400,000 followers, had been suspended due to a “violation of relevant laws and regulations”.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/feb/25/nigel-ng-review-leicester-square-theatre-london

Both Ng and his followers suggested it was due to a clip he had posted on western social media days earlier. The clip, a promo for an forthcoming show, was posted to his Twitter account with the caption “Uncle Roger about to get cancelled”. He reposted it to YouTube a few days later. The two clips have been viewed more than 8m times.

In the video clip, taken from an undated standup show, Ng, in character as Uncle Roger, asks an audience member where he comes from. The man replies that he comes from “Guangzhou, China”, to which Ng makes a face and responds “Good country! Good country!”

Here is a preview of the comedy special.






Interestingly enough, this isn't the first time Nigel has experienced drama related to Chinese censorship, but previously it was from the other side of the fence when he self-censored by deleting a video he did with another Youtuber who had made remarks critical of China.

‘Uncle Roger’ jokes about China, and censors don’t see the funny side | CNN

A Malaysian comedian has been banned from China’s Twitter-like social media platform, days after he published clips from a live show predicting his skits about Beijing’s heavily censored politics and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would land him in trouble.

www.cnn.com

It’s not the first time Ng, who was born in Kuala Lumpur and is now based in Britain, has had a brush with China’s often thorny politics – though on the previous occasion he was criticized as toeing Beijing’s line.

In 2021, Ng took down a video featuring YouTuber Mike Chen after previous remarks made by the Strictly Dumpling host on China’s human rights situation came to light.

Ng apologized at the time, saying the video “had made a bad social impact” and he was not aware of Chen’s “political thoughts and incorrect comments about China in the past.”

His approach then drew wide anger from activists who accused him of bowing to Beijing.

Uncle Roger comedian deletes video with China critic

Nigel Ng, who is known for his food videos, said he had not known his guest's political views.

www.bbc.com

Nigel Ng has three million subscribers on YouTube where he plays the character Uncle Roger and gives a running commentary on Asian recipe videos. On Tuesday, Mr Ng apologised on Chinese social media for including Mike Chen, a popular YouTuber, in one of his videos. Mr Chen has previously spoken out about the treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang. Mr Ng's decision has led some to accuse him of pandering to China - while also leaving his fans on Chinese social media confused.

Uncle Roger has finally spoken up about being labelled a 'Chinese bootlicker'

He wants his haters to unfollow him.

sea.mashable.com

Nigel Ng. recently took to Instagram to speak up about it.

He posted an Instagram story responding to all the hate he's been getting recently.

“I’m not bowing down to anyone, especially not to all the hate comments I’m getting,” he said.

He asked those who are unsatisfied to unfollow him instead of sending him “nasty things."

He also posted a video on YouTube where he briefly addressed the issue saying that he just wants to make people laugh and not be involved in any politics or drama.

He stated that he makes "0 dollars" from Chinese social media and it broke his heart when social media users accused him of "loving RMB (Chinese currency) more than MSG (monosodium glutamate)."

Here is a Youtube interview where Mike Chen talks about the incident from his own perspective.

 

[F0rneus]

I love Uncle Roger/Nigel Ng and really dislike Mike Chen...But he was wrong to bend the knee to China, and now they blocked his ass anyway.

 

[jason10mm]

I've a hard time getting excited about a comedian losing social media access. It's not like they are jailing his family or anything.

Want that Chinese money? Gotta play by Chinese rules.

 

[Lord Panda]

After kowtowing hard to the CCP, he still manages to somehow piss off those sensitive psychotic crybabies.

From the OP:



Okay, mad respect.

 

[HoodWinked]

How is this interpreted for people in China. Do they know he was banned for going against the government or does China have such a sophisticated network of censorship and disinformation that most people agree with it. Or do people know but are so demoralized that they have a feeling like this just the way it is.

 

[Porcile]

How is this interpreted for people in China. Do they know he was banned for going against the government or does China have such a sophisticated network of censorship and disinformation that most people agree with it. Or do people know but are so demoralized that they have a feeling like this just the way it is.

Everyone knows what's up. People just keep quiet for their own safety.

 

[nush]

Everyone knows what's up. People just keep quiet for their own safety.

THIS, and they don't actually care that much.

 

[AJUMP23]

Is he going to get re-educated like the head of Alibaba too?

 

[justonething]

Is he gonna apologize for all those years of kowtowing or what? What the fuck was that about anyway?

 

[gaming_again]

How is this interpreted for people in China. Do they know he was banned for going against the government or does China have such a sophisticated network of censorship and disinformation that most people agree with it. Or do people know but are so demoralized that they have a feeling like this just the way it is.

People know. What’s in it for them to raise a fuss, though? I don’t mean that in a cynical way.

The CCP is such a brittle-ass snowflake government.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I've a hard time getting excited about a comedian losing social media access. It's not like they are jailing his family or anything.

Want that Chinese money? Gotta play by Chinese rules.

 

[Tams]

I'm surprised the CCP have the self awareness to realise the that he was being sarcastic with his praise of them.

 

[Rentahamster]

really dislike Mike Chen

Really? Why? His food videos are ace.

 

[Tams]

Really? Why? His food videos are ace.

I could see how someone could find his food videos grating/obnoxious.

I did a little at first sometimes, but I grew to like his attitude.

There does seem something a little... odd about him sometimes though. His relationship(s) with women? I haven't really thought about it though as he's not my friend.

 

[Durien]

My friend forwarded on the fried rice video and asked me if my wife and I made fried rice like that. We were dying...

 

[jimmypython]

Wait he was banned inside China for the stuff he posted outside, which most Chinese cannot see?

 

[Yamisan]

Wait he was banned inside China for the stuff he posted outside, which most Chinese cannot see?

The Chinese government is everywhere, and one of the comments he made during a show was to a Chinese resident visiting.

 

[violence]

Maybe he was framed by AI