Grass-Mud Horse = Eff Your Mom?

Werr, Werr, Werr Chinese population, You have really battled back in your fight against internet censorship with the wide sweeping popularity that is "The Grass-Mud Horse". This mythical creature started as an internet phenomenom but has since moved into a position of greater importance. "The Grass-Mud Horse" is part children's mythical story, part subtle censorship protest, and part homonym hilarity. As it turns out the chinese language is ripe with homonyms to include "9" and "wine" among others and in this case, "Grass-Mud Horse" sounds just like "Mother Effer." Basically, the story is the internet and intellectual community of China saying to the goverment, "you can't censor us for talking about children's mythical creatures, even if the undertones are protest jabs at you"- my loose chinese interpretation

Check out this "Sexy" video of the mythical beast



The creature, which closely resembles an alpaca, and its story have taken on steam and support from many high ranking intellectuals both inside and outside the communist country. There are cartoons and youtube videos and even a song that tells the tale of the "grass-mud horse" and its battle with the pesky river crabs that have emerged from the waters to eat the fields the horses graze upon. Lucky for all of us, the "Grass-Mud Horse" is victorious in its battle with the river crabs.


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/world/asia/12beast.html?_r=1