
Guangzhou writer Li Li has become a controversial figure in China over the last few months due to her Internet diary, published under the pen name Muzimei. The diary contains essays on love and relationships as well as detailed accounts of her busy sex life.
caoxibin: The kind of "Muzimei"s are the product of the Age of the Internet. In the relatively more open and rational online environment, ideas are expressed and human experiences shared. Let's not condemn Muzimei for her strong sexual urge or her acumen to strike gold on the web. Let's rather discuss the limitlessness of the Internet, and the broad space it provides for people to "make noises" to challenge prevailing social taboos and the experiences of the majority. In another word, how to regulate the Internet in a scientific manner should become our priority.
zzhx8172: Such discussion shows we still live in a society of sexual decimations. Why can't we tolerate Muzimeis while taking Clintons as granted? When we read about betrays, we might as well find the man, in fact, has more to blame.
yuxiaotao3: My suggestion? Forget her. Condemn her or praise her is more than she deserves.
lmxh: As the world is ripe with lies, sincerity is a rarity. I see sincerity in Muzimei's diary. Bravo to her sincere attitude in life! Shame to the macho pop star who can't face the music.
netcar9910: I wonder how come such a sexually explicit diary becomes so hot? Anything about sex sells! Isn't that a tragedy for literature or the readers?
chenmoren: Those who trade sex for money are whores; so are those trading sex for fame. What's really pathetic is that more and more people are worshipping them.
muhuaguo: It's nothing wrong if Muzimei follows her own sexual life in a diary. The problem is she publicized it on the web. If sending explicit message on mobile phones is deemed a crime of pornography, then broadcasting such content on-line should be a crime too.
chenmoren: It's a pure personal choice that she wants to have multiple sex partners. But it's hardly a private matter when she seeks to publicize her loose life. Should the website become her personal space, a place for advertising her sex experiences? Should others passively accept her accounts? To give a thought to young people who are not mature enough to tell right from wrong!
shuztt: It's somewhat abnormal to make public one's personal sex life. It's a hazard that harms the minors. Thanks the teachers who have sounded the alarm. but what social responsibility every one of us should take?
zhuangziyun: Don't be so nervous and upset about Muzimei. It's an isolated case that goes against the accepted standards of morality. When majority of our people feel a strong aversion towards her practice, there will be less Muzimeis.
pollyapple: Why can Muzimei, along with her diary, make such a stir? In a traditionally very conservative country like China, once there is room for sex freedom and people have a place to express themselves, there is "Muzimei phenomenon". But everything has a boundary, even in relatively sex-open western societies, there are moral codes.
wufeihappy321: People live different lives and adopt different attitudes towards life. How can we persuade others to accept our own views and values? Can our discussion help change Muzimei? I see her as ... a pile of rubbish.
sumanyun: I don't see Muzimei as dangerous and harmful. Should our society take sex as natural and sex can openly discussed, there would be no more Muzimei and her diary. Muzimei is condemned in the name of protecting the minors. Yet young people cannot live in a vacuum. If they are offered proper sex education, we should not have so many worries.