Red bull (feminine: red cow)[a] is a pejorative label from Vietnamese social media used to describe Vietnamese public opinion commentator.[1][2] Red bulls not only support Vietnamese government unreasonably but also monitor active Internet users and harass or scare dissidents.[1][3]
Other political extremist groups aside from the red bull include the "yellow bull" or "yellow cow", which describe the extreme opposition group of red bull, who anti-communists or held a revisionist view of the defunct South Vietnam.[1][4] The slang was inspired by the South Vietnam flag and its yellow background.[citation needed]
Sometimes, people who do not criticize the Vietnamese government or praise state-made films such as Đào, phở và piano are labeled unfairly as red bulls.[4][5] According to PhD Nguyễn Phương Mai, this is a indication of political polarization.[5]
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- ^ a b c Nguyen-Pochan, Thi Thanh Phuong (2021-12-16). "State Management of Social Media in Vietnam". The Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies. 5 (1S): 29. doi:10.54631/VS.2021.S-23-33. ISSN 2618-9453.
- ^ Đặng, Đình Mạnh (2024-08-05). "'Bò đỏ' chửi 'Thánh đu càng' Việt Nam mà không biết". Nguoi Viet Daily News. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ Abuza, Zachary (2022-12-17). "Opinion | Vietnam tightens screws on foreign tech firms, internet users". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ a b Võ, Ngọc Ánh. "45 năm sau ngày 30/04: 'Người Việt vẫn công kích lý lịch của nhau'". BBC News Vietnamese (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ a b Nguyễn, Phương Mai (2024-03-03). "Phân cực chính trị qua Đào, phở và piano". BBC News Vietnamese (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-09-21.