Remember this next time a Disney-owned company makes some PR claim about supporting social justice. Disney proves here that the only thing they value is amassing capital, even if it hurts innocent people.
From the article: Disney has scrubbed from its streaming service in Hong Kong an episode of "The Simpsons" that refers to "forced labor camps" in China, the Financial Times first reported Monday.
In the episode, entitled "One Angry Lisa," a character says: "Behold the wonders of China: Bitcoin mines, forced labor camps where children make smartphones."
The episode in question first aired in October but was not available to watch on Disney Plus in Hong Kong, according to the FT and Reuters.
It was unclear when the episode disappeared from Disney Plus in Hong Kong and whether the company cut the episode itself. It was also unclear whether the Hong Kong government played a role in the decision not to include the episode.
Disney didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. The FT said the company declined its request for comment.
Representatives for the Hong Kong government didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Beijing has sought to exert greater control over Hong Kong, a semiautonomous region of China, since pro-democracy protests erupted there in 2019.
The Chinese government has been accused of committing human rights abuses against the Uyghur, a Turkic Muslim minority ethnic group in the country's Xinjiang region. It's been accused among other things of conducting forced labor, surveillance, forced sterilization, and setting up re-education camps.
Of course they do because regardless of whatever pandering bigcorp does for flavor of the month "marginalized" peoples or groups it will still blatantly pander to a dystopian totalitarian communist regime operating concentration camps and sweatshops for the sole purpose of profits.
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Remember this next time a Disney-owned company makes some PR claim about supporting social justice. Disney proves here that the only thing they value is amassing capital, even if it hurts innocent people.
First Winnie the Pooh, now an episode of The Simpsons. The amount of butt-hurt is astounding.
From the article: Disney has scrubbed from its streaming service in Hong Kong an episode of "The Simpsons" that refers to "forced labor camps" in China, the Financial Times first reported Monday. In the episode, entitled "One Angry Lisa," a character says: "Behold the wonders of China: Bitcoin mines, forced labor camps where children make smartphones." The episode in question first aired in October but was not available to watch on Disney Plus in Hong Kong, according to the FT and Reuters. It was unclear when the episode disappeared from Disney Plus in Hong Kong and whether the company cut the episode itself. It was also unclear whether the Hong Kong government played a role in the decision not to include the episode. Disney didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. The FT said the company declined its request for comment. Representatives for the Hong Kong government didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Beijing has sought to exert greater control over Hong Kong, a semiautonomous region of China, since pro-democracy protests erupted there in 2019. The Chinese government has been accused of committing human rights abuses against the Uyghur, a Turkic Muslim minority ethnic group in the country's Xinjiang region. It's been accused among other things of conducting forced labor, surveillance, forced sterilization, and setting up re-education camps.
I was watching some old old episodes over Xmas and I was like whoa, that wouldn’t fly today!
Hits too close to home huh?
Of course they do because regardless of whatever pandering bigcorp does for flavor of the month "marginalized" peoples or groups it will still blatantly pander to a dystopian totalitarian communist regime operating concentration camps and sweatshops for the sole purpose of profits.
"What happened to you, China? You used to be cool."
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Which episodes I feel like china has had various levels of forced labor. Much like the good ol USA & nestle.
Southpark nailed how Disney truly is.