Two weeks after China’s unofficial ban on Marvel films came to an end, Disney has barred Hong Kong Disney+ subscribers from viewing an episode of “The Simpsons” that criticizes the country’s authoritarian government.
The episode, “One Angry Lisa,” first aired in October. It features a scene where a Peloton instructor (parodied as Pedolan) says, “Behold the wonders of China. Bitcoin mines, forced labor camps where children make smartphones.” Financial times first reported the episode was pulled, a move later confirmed by Axios.
A fairly throwaway joke that, unfortunately, also accurately describes conditions in China. Disney of course has had a difficult and arguably problematic relationship with China over the years. The company took considerable heat back in 2020 for a 78-second-long scene in the live action remake of “Mulan” that was filmed in Xinjiang province; the province is the location of interment camps where members of the Uyghur ethnic...
The episode, “One Angry Lisa,” first aired in October. It features a scene where a Peloton instructor (parodied as Pedolan) says, “Behold the wonders of China. Bitcoin mines, forced labor camps where children make smartphones.” Financial times first reported the episode was pulled, a move later confirmed by Axios.
A fairly throwaway joke that, unfortunately, also accurately describes conditions in China. Disney of course has had a difficult and arguably problematic relationship with China over the years. The company took considerable heat back in 2020 for a 78-second-long scene in the live action remake of “Mulan” that was filmed in Xinjiang province; the province is the location of interment camps where members of the Uyghur ethnic...
- 2/7/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
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