Chinese Host Jin Xing, Who Is Transgender, Accuses Jiangsu TV Of Discrimination After They Leave Her Out Of Variety Show Poster

Jin Xing, 54, is one of China’s most famous and respected hosts and while the star, who transitioned in 1995, has been successful for many years, there seems to be some sort of conspiracy to cancel her recently.

Last September, Jin Xing was announced as one of the stars of Jiangsu Television’s new variety show Work For Dream. However, when the official poster for the show was released on Dec 30, she was nowhere to be found on it.

A livid Jin Xing has since lashed out at the broadcaster on Weibo, writing: “The photo is missing the most important person… Jiangsu TV, don’t just follow [what others are doing] blindly. Tell me why you did this.”

After not getting a response, she wrote another post: “During the show’s recording, I’ve been encouraging and reminding the students who are overseas that they should stay grounded when they come back to China. I told them to promote our national brand to the world and to tell everyone the Chinese story. Are you telling me that such positivity is problematic? Please explain yourselves.”

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  A young Jin Xing was an acclaimed dancer and a soldier in the People's Army

  Jin Xing continued to demand for an answer from the TV station in a third post, writing: “This is not the first time I’ve had to tolerate this. From The Jin Xing Show to Golden Night, Shine! Super Brothers and now Work For Dream. Time and time again I’ve tolerated it but I’ve been suppressed over and over. I’ve been deleted, restricted and temporarily banned because of the preferences of others. This is discrimination and an abuse of power.”

  After Jin Xing’s outburst, Work For Dream announced that the airing of the first episode would be postponed.

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  She's had it with

  Jin Xing, who found fame internationally as an acclaimed dancer in the '90s, saw her popularity in China skyrocket in 2013 when she became a judge — she was the Simon Cowell of the panel — on dance competition on So You Think You Can Dance (China).
  
  She soon became the host of her own talk show, The Jin Xing Show. Despite it being a critical and commercial smash, it was cancelled in 2017 after broadcasters announced that they needed to make “adjustments” to the show.

  JIn Xing was also removed as the host of Golden Night even though the show enjoyed stellar ratings with her at the helm. Most recently, her scenes in reality competition Shine! Super Brothers were also cut out from the broadcast with no explanation.

  Though no official reason was ever given for why Jin Xing is being cancelled, netizens say that it's obvious she is being discriminated against because she is transgender.
  
  Photos: PBE Media