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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