"Xinhua Dictionary" was sued by netizens for improper interpretation, and netizens expressed strong support and demanded that the publishing house, editor-in-chief and editorial staff be strictly investigated
According to Kandu News, on December 15, two netizens posted a video saying that they had officially sued Xinhua Dictionary and had sent the prosecution materials to the Yuhang District People's Court in Hangzhou.
Netizens listed in the video that the Xinhua dictionary had extra words with wrong definitions
Netizens listed the annotation of the word "playing" on page 500 of the 12th edition of the "Xinhua Dictionary", which is suspected of violating Article 25, Item 9 of the "Regulations on the Administration of Publications".
On page 284, the sentences "tired" and "cumbersome" are formed, and "children become cumbersome when they are young" is suspected of violating Article 25, Item 6 of the "Regulations on the Administration of Publications".
In the 12th edition of the Xinhua Dictionary, there is no "倭寇" under the entry for the word "倭", which is suspected of violating the provisions of Article 37, Paragraph 3 of the "Patriotic Education Law".
Article 25 of the Regulations on the Administration of Publications stipulates that no publication shall contain the following contents:
(1) Opposing the basic principles set forth in the Constitution;
(2) endangering national unity, sovereignty, or territorial integrity;
(3) divulging state secrets, endangering national security, or harming national honor and interests;
(4) Inciting ethnic hatred or ethnic discrimination, undermining ethnic unity, or infringing upon ethnic customs and Xi; (5) Advocating cults or superstitions;
(6) Disrupting social order or undermining social stability;
(7) Advocating obscenity, gambling, violence, or instigating crimes;
(8) Insulting or slandering others, infringing upon the lawful rights and interests of others;
(9) Endangering social morality or the nation's excellent cultural traditions;
(10) There is other content prohibited by laws, administrative regulations, or state provisions.
Article 26 stipulates that publications aimed at minors must not contain content that induces minors to imitate acts that violate social morality or violate laws and crimes, and must not contain content that is terrorist, cruel, or otherwise harmful to minors' physical and mental health.
The "Patriotic Education Law" was voted on October 24 this year, and will not come into force until January 1 next year. Article 37 of the Law stipulates that all citizens and organizations shall carry forward the spirit of patriotism, conscientiously safeguard national security, honor and interests, and shall not engage in any of the following acts:
(1) Insulting the national flag, national anthem, or national emblem, or other conduct that harms the dignity of the national flag, national anthem, or national emblem;
(2) Distorting, vilifying, desecrating, or denying the deeds and spirit of heroes and martyrs;
(3) Promoting, beautifying, or denying wars of aggression, acts of aggression, and massacres;
(4) Encroaching, destroying, or defacing patriotic education facilities;
(5) Other conduct prohibited by laws and administrative regulations.
The 12th edition of Xinhua Dictionary was edited by the Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, April 2020
The definition of the words "play" and "tired" in the dictionary is indeed what netizens said
The interpretation of the word "倭" is only five words: "called Japan in ancient times". There is no corresponding annotation of the crimes of Japan corresponding to the Japanese slaves
There are thousands of talents in the world, and half of them are in the comment area
After the video was released, it quickly received tens of thousands of likes and comments from netizens
Some netizens pointed out: Now education is not like education, schools are not like schools, and hospitals are not like hospitals
Netizens who support the prosecution!
The Institute of Linguistics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences cannot escape the blame! It is necessary to examine its participation in the compilation and give an explanation to the Chinese people!
This kind of poisonous teaching materials should be resolutely cracked down
Some netizens found their children's Xinhua dictionary of the same version to confirm, hey, I go, it's really there
Some netizens asked: Xinhua Dictionary is always going to be replaced, and we don't understand why it has to be replaced!
I hope that the reason for the change is for the good of the child, not for the sake of the child!
Who is reviewing this poisonous textbook?
Experts say: it depends on the nature of the reference book and the object of use!
Do adults still need to use Xinhua dictionaries, and most of the users are not students!
Advise experts not to advise! Advise experts not to speak! Advise experts to study and get down to business!
After the scourge of the common people, and the scourge of the children again, is the next step to harm the elderly?
epilogue
Although I don't know what the outcome of the court trial will be after the prosecution, someone finally stood up for the poisonous teaching materials, just like the mobile traffic back then!
Support the boycott of all poisonous teaching materials! Let education return to its essence! Let children receive the most formal Chinese cultural education!!
Let's wait for the good news together!