We’ll see your censorship, and raise you one hilarious meme. After China Central Television (CCTV) censored the crotch of Michelangelo’s David in a broadcast yesterday, the Chinese Internet has answered with some hilarious one-upsmanship.
On Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, user @醒来的大鸦 responded to CCTV’s move by tweeting the below images, which depict famous works of art with newly photo-shopped clothing to cover the indecent parts. According to Hong Kong University’s Weiboscope, the second image below–a veritable art gallery of tongue-in-cheek censorship collected from around the ‘net–was reposted over 31,000 times, even though it lasted just over five hours before censors deleted it. The accompanying text read, “In response to CCTV, [I am starting] an anti-pulp movement, painting clothes onto famous paintings.”{{Chinese}} [[Chinese]]响应CCTV，反低俗运动，给名画穿上衣服.[[Chinese]]
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