<strong>April 18 to April 24</strong>
On the surface, there was nothing controversial about Wen Hsia’s (文夏) 1961 song Mama, I’m Brave (媽媽我也真勇健). In fact, the lyrics about a young man missing home during his military service seemed like the morale-boosting tune that the government would favor.
However, the authorities banned it shortly after its release. The ban was lifted in 1991, making Mama, I’m Brave the longest-ever prohibited Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese) song. Wen, who died on April 6 at the age of 93, was a favorite target of the censor, holding
National Cheng Kung University’s (NCKU) Mandarin Language Association and National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) on Saturday rescinded invitations to photographer and internet celebrity Tsai Chun-hsi (蔡俊曦).
The announcements came after Tsai on Wednesday published a video of himself disposing of a thank-you note and gift he had received from National Chi Nan University after he had accepted its invitation to hold a talk.
Tsai has issued two apologies for the incident after he was chided on social media.
Tsai said he shot the video to show it to a friend, but accidentally published it.
It was meant to be a joke, implying that the