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“Bloody Rouge” 　　In 2013， Gao Yanmin caught na- tional attention when this abductee had worked as a teacher for nearly 20 years in her captor’s village， was named one of China’s top 10 best rural teachers by the State media outlet CCTV and Party paper Guangming Daily. That story was given new life in July 2015 after a blogger re-posted the report and criticized it for condoning human trafficking by ignoring the fact that Gao was sold into the village and had never been able to escape. 　　The post went viral overnight， with a flood of netizens retweeting it and commenting on the story. A 2009 movie based on Gao’s experiences， The Story of an Abducted Woman， also came under fire. The movie prettified Gao’s kidnapping， portraying it as a rescue， and highlighted Gao’s dedication to her new village. Today， many people， especially feminists， view this interpretation as a “disgrace”to China’s moral values， its laws and the country itself. 　　“[This propaganda] is like rouge made of blood. Would an abscess turn beautiful by being covered with such rouge？” wrote well-known microblogger Honglingjin on Sina Weibo， China’s Twitter. This idea was shared by many media figures， including some working for State publications. Even Chen Shiqu， director of the Anti-abduction Office under China’s Ministry of Public Security， publicly stated that both the traffickers and buyers should be punished and that people should rescue the victims rather than excusing the crime or sympathizing with the criminals. Gao Yanmin carries a student back home after school， May 13， 2015 　　However， Gao herself was not so enthusi- astic about netizens’ sympathy and public attention. She refused most interview requests， claiming that she did not use the Internet much and did not notice what web users were discussing. On July 30， two days after her story began to spread nationwide， Gao authorized her local publicity department to publish a signed letter for her， stating that she prefers a quiet life a