China: Crackdown on Tibetan Ringtones

RFA ^ | 05/21/10

[TigerLikesRooster]

Crackdown on Tibetan Ringtones

2010-05-21

Authorities in Tibet ban popular ringtones characterized as 'separatist.'

Screen grab from a video of the song "The Hope of the Son of the Snow-City," taken from Tudou.

HONG KONG—Students and teachers at a high school near the Tibetan city of Shigatse have been told to delete certain popular Tibetan-language songs from their cell phones after they were designated "unhealthy" by local education officials, according to its Web site.

The school announced recently that owing to the "increasing complexity of separatism," a list of 27 popular Tibetan-language tracks had been banned, whether in audio or video disk format, or as digital media files on people's cell phones.

"Staff and students must not have any of the above songs as their mobile phone ringtone," an April 21 statement posted on the school's Web site, but since removed, said.

"If you have any of these songs as your ringtone, please will you delete them; if you own any of the above discs, please will you destroy them by melting or burning them," it added.

It said the school's Communist Party committee, the education and politics department and the Youth League branch would be carrying out clean-up campaigns targeting the banned songs.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Very nice Chicom /sarc.

[gov_bean_ counter]

As soon as I can find that little tune that was played in Star Wars every time Darth Vader unboarded his craft, it is going to become Mrs. GBC’s special ringtone. :)

[cavador]

And if you had any anti-communist song ,kindly expect yourself to be hung by the neck.(.....after your kidneys have been removed.)

[KeepUSfree]

It is called "The Imperial March"...and you can find it here: Imperial March Ringtone

[gov_bean_ counter]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

First order of business when I arrive back in the US. Hahahaha!

[TigerLikesRooster]

Your ringtone should be "Star Wars Main Theme." Download from the link below:

Star Wars Main Theme

[GonzoGOP]

I went with Ride of the Valkyries. I love the smell of ring-tones in the morning.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks TigerLikesRooster.

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[bigheadfred]

IMO, all the advancements in communications hasn’t raised the capacity for communication or the abilities of peeple to communicate. IMO, it has actually hampered it.