Marriage advertisements can no longer use “seductive” words like “foxy lady,” “handsome guy,” or “moneybags” in the northern Chinese city of Zhengzhou, according to Reuters and the Beijing News. The restrictions arose owing to a series of complaints from people who said they had been somehow “cheated” by misleading ads.
From November 1, marriage brokers will need to have the content of their adverts approved by the city government and risk being banned for life if they snub the new rules, it added.
In unrelated news, the Zhengzhou Village Voice is now totally broke.