I've seen a bit of light at the end of the tunnel in regard to the Chinese recently. I still watch that nauseating Chinese TV dating show "If You Are The One" twice a week. I've waited to see if men and women on the show will change their backward, out of date and "traditional" attitudes to love, relationships and marriage.

Well, lately there have been a few contestants on the show who appear to shun the ludicrous Chinese ideals of marrying and having a kid. One guy openly stated that younger Chinese should not give into family and societal pressure and do their own thing. He had travelled a lot in Asia and was a real free spirit. He pointed out that marrying young in China, being stuck with a mortgage and kid was a "waste of your life".

He said someone can have a serious relationship without marriage, and even if a Chinese marries they don't need to have a kid and a mortgage. This is modern first world thinking and I was glad to see it.

A 28 year old woman also said that she thought "marriage is not that important these days" and that women "don't have to marry". Another woman 27 said that Chinese often just use each other for financial gain and she she was used by a man for her money. She said, "I m not interested in money motivated relationships". Several other women also hinted that they had been with foreign men before and had pre-marital sex with them. Most Chinese women would not do that live on TV.

So there is some hope. Gays and lesbians in China are also really starting to stand up for themselves. I applaud these individuals at least.

They are starting to realize that marriage and having a kid is NOT the only purpose in life. For most of them however the brainwashing and propaganda is a problem for them.

They need to live their lives the way THEY want, not how the bullshit general Chinese society wants them to live. I hope those enlightened Chinese can have sexual and social freedom like American's, Aussies, Thai's, and Philippines people have.

Anyway, I thought I'd post something positive about mainland Chinese for a change.