In China, a sex video featuring an unattractive, wealthy man holding a beautiful woman as a sex slave—subjecting her to agonizing torment—has sparked outrage, with many describing it as “a living hell.” It’s a grim, dark reality that suggests money can buy anything.
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“Ernai” (Mistresses): A Custom Among China’s Wealthy
In China, the practice of keeping a mistress through financial support is known as ernai—a term that gained currency in Guangdong Province during the late 1990s. It is said to have originated when businessmen from Hong Kong and Taiwan, who had left their wives and children back home, began financially supporting other women locally.
According to research by sociologist Xiao Suowei, such relationships were not necessarily limited to the sexual realm; rather, the very act of displaying a mistress to others served as a symbol of a man’s “capability and appeal.” Furthermore, this practice was not confined to the wealthy; it was also observed among men in the working class—earning only a few thousand yuan a month—while the women being supported were frequently from rural areas.



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