Gaga censored in China (again)

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Friends reunion: the one where China censors its guest stars

Viewers say scenes featuring Lady Gaga, boyband BTS and Justin Bieber are missing from Chinese version

 

For many Chinese millennials, the US sitcom Friends was a window to the American way of life. Teachers would use the show to help students learn English. Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai have Friends-themed Central Perk cafes. So when news that the original cast were to hold a reunion special nearly 20 years after the show was first introduced into China, diehard fans were excited, and some of China’s biggest online streaming platforms bought the rights to broadcast the show.

But eagle-eyed viewers complained on Thursday that some of the much-talked-about scenes in the original 104-minute runtime were missing.

The missing scenes featured guest stars such as the boyband BTS, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber – all of whom have caused controversy in China. Some concluded that the celebrities were censored because of previous negative headlines. There were also reports that mentions of LGBTQ subjects were censored.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/28/friends-the-one-where-china-censors-its-guest-stars

 

Are we surprised of China's poor choices?

[S0436 10,215]

But I thought Lady Gaga was a friend of Joe Biden aka China Joe?  So I don’t understand why she was censored? 

[RAMROD 107,701]

Just now, S0436 said:

But I thought Lady Gaga was a friend of Joe Biden aka China Joe?  So I don’t understand why she was censored? 

You are being ridiculous, she met with Dalai Lama in person. 

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I'm shocked actually, censoring a cute funny short song about a cat. 

 

[Hecturr 1,924]

1 hour ago, RAMROD said:

You are being ridiculous, she met with Dalai Lama in person. 

i think they might be sarcastic?

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At some point, mainland Chinese people are going to have to say enough is enough. 

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We love a good ol communist dictatorship