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Maybe letting Disney own most media was a mistake.
Disney is, above all things, a whore. >

Have you heard about Mickey the prostitute?
It amazes me that this serie hasn't been nuked yet. >

Would that fall under parody/satire for fair use? WOuld still expect Disney to go after them. Probably under their RADAR. >

It was made 13 years ago. >

That's the only saving grace it has. It was uploaded to youtube before the company culture shifted to removing anything controversial that doesn't get tens of millions of views.
We can guarantee that such content would not be allowed on youtube if it were uploaded recently.
I can't wait for youtube to die within the next decade. Their censorship has gone through the roof and all they care about is 'engagement,' i.e. the losers who just watch influencers all day to forget their pathetic lives. >

I'm not going lie, free speech is a double edge sword. It can be used for disinformation just as much as truth. Unfortunately, you have to take the good with the bad. Even if that means giving a voice to people you don't agree with. >

Simpsons started as a satire over society, sort of, so its sad that its being censored. >

The Simpsons should've ended ages ago...let's be honest here >

I remember reading that The Simpsons Movie was originally supposed to be the ending? Id have been okay with that >

2007 would have been the perfect time to fully pass the baton to South Park, also. But, personally, I admire the dedication of Matt Groening and his team, so I appreciate them keeping the show alive. >

What the general consensus on when things started turning downhill? I know me and my SO tend to stick to anything pre-season 10-11. >

The turn starts then but there's some pretty decent stuff up until season 14 >

The cracks start to show early, but the signal to noise ratio really starts to turn around 14.  12 is still more good than bad, 13 is a real turning point, and anything beyond 14 is a wasteland. >

Woke Disney remove gay kiss scene and remove black actor from Star Wars poster in China. Then accuse SW fan of being racist when they criticize Star Wars show. >

This hipocracy  is the best entertainment Disney has provided in a while. Except for Andor of course. >

Ah Disney wants to keep the communist party as friend >

Disney has one goal: make money. It's basic capitalism.
Morality doesn't pay, so morality isn't a party of the equation. >

That pretty much sums up my problem with capitalism. >

There's good and bad to all economic systems. Unfortunately, there's always going to be people out there who want to benefit themselves and themselves alone. No matter what economic or governmental systems we have, there will always be a perversion and corruption of those systems.
The level of intelligence humans possess is both a blessing and a curse. >

Yes that's true, but my problem with capitalism is that it makes a virtue out of bad and antisocial behaviors. Not all economic systems do that.  In order for capitalism to work for the people, we need much stronger regulation in place and we need to remove the ability for corporations to influence politics at all.  Make that shit illegal and give the government back to the people. >

I don't think corrupt politicians has anything to do with capitalism. Any economic system is going to suffer from that. >

Except capitalism literally breeds them by default >

And other systems don't? Do whiskey-sipping socialists not ring a bell? Or even the feudal lords of the olden days?
The issue isn't capitalism or socialism. Countries that tailor their (mixed) economies over time typically do well or are doing well. >

South park predicted it lul. >

SOUTH PARK DID IT! SOUTH PARK DID IT! >

I hate this. Stop censoring the past, that includes TV shows with questionable content. Going back and watching old shows shows us how far we've come. Censoring them to appease some slighted world power is even worse.   
This is why I sail the high seas. Why get disney+, when I can't even get all the episodes of a season? Put a disclaimer up and keep the episode, that's the most they should be doing. >


Why get disney+, when I can't even get all the episodes of a season? 

I just bought the Scrubs 1-8 boxset on DVD as it's the only way to get the episodes without music replacements.
Streaming services are wonderfully convenient but it's mad how much editing goes on behind the scenes, losing episodes, songs, etc.
EDIT: Fun facts about music replacements: I just found out today that the scene in Lampoon's Vacation with the girl in the red sports car was originally set to The Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited", not that "Little Boy Sweet" song. And Donnie Darko's Sparkle Motion scene was meant to be set to Pet Shop Boys' West End Girls which was there when it was originally shown at festivals, but they couldn't get the licence for it. >

still hope for an uncut Malcom in the Middle complete boxset. >

What got cut from Malcolm? >

The showrunners have said the reason it's never gotten a full boxset release is because the music rights are too expensive.
Im unsure if the music in the streaming version has been changed. >

Thank god for DVDs (and piracy if any go out of print). Support physical media, people.
(The commentaries were fantastic on the early Simpsons DVDs I owned too, so they were a must own anyway IMO!) >

It's the way China wages war on the west. They weaponize capitalism and companies voluntarily follow Chinese laws, often even outside of China (the refusal to recognize Taiwan). >

You mean private corporation greed. They don't have to bend over for China but they prefer profits. A sovereign nation is allowed to have whatever laws it wants. >


You mean private corporation greed.

He did say "They weaponise capitalism". This is exactly what they mean. Capitalism and corporate greed are products of eachother. >

Capitalism and corporate greed are the same thing.
FTFY >

I disagree with that. A child opening a lemonade stand on a hot day is capitalism but it isn't corporate greed. >

That's not capitalism, the child works the lemonade stand. A worker owned businesses.
If the parents pay for the marker and lemonade, then take a 80% cut. Now that's capitalism. >

I mean, objectively incorrect considering you just gave a definition of capitalism that completely excludes all self employed people. Self employed people can engage in capitalism and do engage with capitalism. Any definition that doesn't take them into account is ignoring a huge portion of the capitalistic system and is therefore, wrong. >

Self employment is not inherently capitalist. It existed before capitalism and will probably exist after. >

Capitalism - an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
What the fuck are you talking about?
Capitalism has been around forever. Our idea of capital is what has changed. >

Look at your definition. It’s that the trade and industry are controlled by private owners. This is the essence of capitalism, that the people who own things get to be in control. There are other people who can be in control. Control of trade and industry can pass through family (royalty), it can be an elected government or a non-elected one. You can have trade without capitalism. 
Trade just is controlled in other ways and by other people. Ancient humans were didn’t follow capitalism. They did not share the same model of private property rights that we have now. But they still worked, they still traded. >

Can’t wait for these media giants to begin censoring content across the board. You just wait, they’ll censor stuff that isn’t a cultural problem in the name of simplicity. Today it’s some dated joke that doesn’t go across well anymore, soon it’ll be anything the CCP doesn’t approve of. Cultural extremes are gonna dismantle free speech in media. >

They already are. We watch an Aussie kids show called Bluey. Disney has cut things out or removed entire episodes they seem inappropriate. Something as simple as a pony pooping was removed. >

Pretty much always been a thing.
Most Americans have watched a censored version of Dragon Ball compared to me since i'm french, and I've watched a censored version compared to the Japanese one.
Something as futile as a character leaving toilets with their pants still down was censured in the US. And let's not talk about all the pedophile joke which were censored all over the west obviously. >


Most Americans have watched a censored version of Dragon Ball compared to me since i'm french, and I've watched a censored version compared to the Japanese one.

Interesting. Do you know which kinds of things are censored for each region? >

Bumlas vulva >

Mulva? >

Gladiola?! >

Physical Media > Streaming 
History is written by those in power. >

Piracy > Physical media > Streaming
People bitch about it but piracy is an incredible force for preservation and distribution of otherwise forbidden media. >

Or even just lost media. >

All the diversity and inclusion narrative is just Disney following the money. I hope people understand that. >

A simpke reminder that Disney is not woke or progressive; they just pander to whatever trend is most profitable to the local market. Capitalism baby! >

Disney is markedly one of the more progressive large corporations. Taking unneeded public backlash which could easily be avoided. Disney lost it’s self-governance on theme park lands and special tax status because they publicly condemned a law suppressing discussion of LGBTQ issues in schools. (Something they had zero financial incentive to do). There is a wealth of other examples too. Disney’s modern media has some of the healthiest representation there is, sometimes almost too on the nose. 
So as far as big business goes, Disney is a lot more “woke” than most. But that doesn’t go with your narrative so I understand why you left it out. Unless you genuinely didn’t know, in which case maybe it’s best you get a fuller picture before just assuming things. >

Winnie the Pooh entered into public domain, so now the Mouse is courting the communist alternative. >

Last year they also banned a bluey episode titled dad baby. Are dads having babies in America and are they trying to hide it? >

They also cut short The Owl House because certain countries don't like shows with LGBT+ content. How about just not show it in countries that don't like it and weren't gonna really have a lot of viewers anyways?
Bowing down to the whims of fascist and authoritarian countries and applying that everywhere isn't going to get me to renew my subscription. I'll watch Pirates of the Caribbean on the last day of my subscription then sail the seas myself.
Edit - changed "Jack Sparrow" to "Pirates of the Caribbean" >

CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow >

Disney sucking Pooh's dick. >

Another Reason that the DVD set is a must. >

Has Disney already removed Winnie-the-Pooh from the library there too? If I remember correctly it's very dangerous for Chinese people to watch it. >

They need the Asian whales!
(Seriously, I don't like China but it as a country has a serious gaming addiction problem.) >

Man, Fuck China. >

Disney bending over to the authoritarian Chinese communist party. >

Force woke bullshit on Americans but censor reality about China? Fuck China and fuck Disney. >

“On this site, 13 March 2005, nothing happened” >

You like organ harvesting mouse? >

cowards. >

Disney once again Kowtowing to China. >

does the simpsons have any episodes where homer gets bankrupted because of an ambulance ride? >

CCP is exacting revenge for shooting their baloon down. >

don't they mean Secret Pirate Island? >

Disney is as much in china's pocket as TikTok. About to cancel Disney+. Junk shows on there apart from Mando. >

Why did you ever give them money, fuck em >

Thought it would be a great service then they started censoring shit in my country for a country I don't even live in. >

Ffs, Disney owns The Simpsons too!? >

Microsoft buying Activision is apparently a huge issue for competition but Disney buying up anything related to entertainment is totally fine. >

The biggest difference is probably that Activision is French so EU has say in it. While USA doesnt care. >

Activision-Blizzard is an American company through and through - Vivendi haven't held a majority stake for a decade now. >

So China sends a spy balloon to collect data on Americans, and Americans pull an episode of The Simpsons in case it offends the Chinese? >

Pussies >

People tend to forget China is a dictatorship.. because it cheaply makes all the products we buy and can effect all the suppliers profits. 
What’s the difference between China and North Korea? >

Imagine being a country who's feefees are so fragile that you need to make a company in another country remove content. Like talk about being a bigger snowflake than the GOP. >

What happened to you China? You used to be cool. >

When? >

To be fair, while China was never "cool", it was way more tolerable under Hu Jintao. Xi Jinping undid most of the good work of his predecessors (who were steering the country in a more liberal direction, even though it was still heavily authoritarian) and yet again plunged the country into totalitarianism. >

Wouldn’t want it up set daddy CCP >

Cowards. >

Fuck Disney >

Disney is a evil empire >

Disney loves Winnie the Pooh (just not the public domain one)...but apparently can't see the irony in cancelling satire. >

bending over those Chinese overlords I see >

Why does Disney kowtow to China? >

Gee, I have no idea why di$ney would $ay or do $omething to appea$e a multi trillion dollar market.. >

No one fucks with Mickey Mouse Money 🤑🤑🤑 >


The removal of the latest Simpsons episode comes after Disney in 2021 also removed a show episode referring to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.  

2021?? It feels like that happened 10 years ago. >

Fuck Disney >

Remember, Disney will stand up for what is right as long as their profits are not at stake. >

What cowards. >

Puuuuuuuussies. >

Really miss the old Hong Kong. >

More bending to China. Losers >

Modern day china makes any corporation bend over for the, the ccp is filled with greedy and sensitive losers. >

Disney loves Chinese cock >

First Stark Raving Dad then went episode user upsets the CCP lol >

Yikes >

They are satire, when it's safe. Cowards. >

I WANT THE TRUTH!
China can’t handle the truth >

They have been censoring The Simpsons in the UK too
No more Marge spinning Homer’s gun at the end of the episode where he gets a gun 🤷🏻‍♀️ >

Censoring satire means you live in a place where satire and criticism isn't allowed >

I had to read the article, and I don't think I recognized that episode. I thought it would be this one or the one with the Banksy opening. >

Is there anything Disney wouldn’t do for money? >

When you just want to make money but your largest market is a police state... >

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Yes masters, we wouldn't wanna offend your offensive ways! We even got rid of the bear for your pleasure >

cowards >

Nom Nom! Chinese cock!! Nom Nom! >

I don’t live in China. Why does Chinese sensitivity and censorship have to affect me? I don’t give a shit about Chinese sensitivities and it’s frankly unfair that American companies bend over backwards to let them influence everyone else. >

But have they stopped using animators in sweat shops? >

China is rather sensitive aren't they? >

So when do we start cancelling our Disney+ subscriptions out of protest and stop using our Chinese-made Apple devices to post about it? >

This is why owning the product is important! Physical media forever!! >

Disney weak kneed on human rights abuses. There is no low, low enough that will not be done so long as share holders continuing making money. >

China owns all of our media. The amount of additional content we provided through tik tok is insane. All of that data from teens twerking, live sex vids, advertisement will all be used to manipulate us. Privacy is the new trend. Posting your entire life online isnt >

I'm surprised Disney puts half the things they do on the Simpson's. >

Get off ccps nuts disney >

Fuck China. CCP once again demanded something be censored and Disney bent their backs and opened their asses wide for a CCP ass-ramming and then decided to pull it to appease them. The fucking bow down to the CCP shit has got to stop. It’s disgusting. >

Censorship leads the way to repeating the mistakes of the past.
A grim road to thread on. >

There is an enlightening book I just read called Red Carpet that illustrates China’s censorship of media in the US over the recent years. >

Yet again, we must drink milk because Baby China can’t chew steak. >

Doesn’t make it not exist hong kong… >

God forbid somebody gets offended! >

CCP has already beat the US. 
As long as the $$ flows US CEOs can overlook anything.