On March 15, 2012 By newsguide Topic: Geek, Censorship
The Grass-Mud Horse lexicon is a compilation of slang that Chinese bloggers are using to subvert government censorship. As reported here, "Grass-mud horse sounds nearly the same in Chinese as 'f*** your mother' (cào nǐ mā)". Grass-mud horse has its own YouTube culture and in it the Communist party in China is referred to as "mother."