At that time, a policy of strict government censorship had been in place in Taiwan for over two decades, and cartoonists accustomed to writing satire had lost their will to write due to the restrictions, turning to other professions.
當時台灣正處於長達二十多年的「出版審查」期，習慣以嬉笑怒罵來諷喻時事的漫畫家，因為綁手綁腳失去了活力而紛紛轉行。