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TV series featuring cockroach-eating Wu Zetian: Prejudiced 'history' is not cool

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Friday, December 4, 2020

In the skit, hosts introduce a character who is supposed to be Wu Zetian, a Chinese empress from the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

Key Points: 
  • In the skit, hosts introduce a character who is supposed to be Wu Zetian, a Chinese empress from the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
  • The "Empress Wu" is served with cockroaches and hornet larvae, and she eats them enthusiastically, explaining that it was normal for people to eat them in the Tang Dynasty.
  • The show's target audience is children and teenagers, who haven't yet acquired either a complete view of the world or sufficient knowledge.
  • This episode broadcast on the ABC has exposed its filmmakers and directors' ignorance of Empress Wu and the Tang Dynasty.