China's reality problem.

PositionMedia - If You Are the One dating show - Brief article

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Viewers of China's most popular dating show, If You Are the One, saw beautiful women, brutal rejections, and lots of money worshipping: One contestant said she'd "rather sit and cry in the back of a BMW" than go out with a possible date. Then the government censors started watching. They declared the show "vulgar" and faulted it for promoting materialism. So the show, and others like it, got a makeover. Now contestants entice each other with tales of civic service and...

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