Snipping and sharing: The young people posting about their vasectomies online
Prof. Stuart Gietel-Basten was quoted in an article on China's one-child policy evolution, noting that social media sharing of vasectomy videos might make it appear to be a "bigger phenomenon than it really is". He likened the trend to the 'lying flat' movement—a quiet act of rebellion where young Chinese reject traditional expectations to work hard and pursue careers. For some young men, getting a vasectomy and posting about it online may demonstrate a belief in gender equality.
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If you spend 35 years telling people one child is good ... and if you have more than one child, then life is going to become more complicated. Then all of a sudden you actually say, 'Yeah, no, have three children actually, now three children is good, you should have three children', then that kind of messaging can be tricky.
Stuart Gietel-Basten
