by dekhn on 10/8/19, 12:29 PM
I have to say, this is really the only way to respond to China when it comes to their no-humor censors: just come out and mock them. They don't really have any way to reply.
One wonders if there is an entire revolutionary class within China sharing South Park videos for freedom.
by zarro on 10/8/19, 2:05 PM
Before this episode I always wondered why they kept making those bad transformers movies, turns out China loves em.
I think its fine if people want to make movies for the China market, but what I find alarming is copycat behavior trying to bring that sort of censorship here.
It doesn't make any sense to me why anyone should apologize or censor themselves creatively just because someone got salty about it. I find the notion limiting someones creative expression to someone else's judgement of "appropriate" to be despicably egregious.
Sure you can vote with your dollar and time by not watching something you don't like, but its the creators prerogative what to create and what not to create.
Anyone arguing the contrary on the effects of censorship has not looked into the origin of the word.
by siruncledrew on 10/8/19, 9:07 AM
What’s kinda funny is how made fun of China was in past South Park episodes[0] and China didn’t care at all about the show, but last week’s episode was the one that set them off.
[0] “The China Probrem”: https://images.app.goo.gl/mDqxY6pSuNHtA66M8
by parkersweb on 10/8/19, 11:57 AM
by _bxg1 on 10/8/19, 3:00 PM
I never thought South Park would be America's last hope.
by SyneRyder on 10/8/19, 9:15 AM
by umvi on 10/8/19, 2:29 PM
I don't get the Winnie the Pooh meme. Is that a real thing Chinese people get upset about?
by dba7dba on 10/8/19, 2:49 PM
Who knew CCP would be able to censor the west with, gulp, the might dollar. The irony.
by totaldude87 on 10/8/19, 7:03 PM
Xi doesn’t look just like Winnie the Pooh at all -- damn that is one heck of an apology LIT AF:)
by throwaway13372 on 10/8/19, 4:02 PM
Despite knowing that Chinese people and the government are trained to react poorly to mocking, and there are a long history of why such reaaction is based on factual events in the history.
People are still trying to the same thing, instead of engaging a conversation (for both parties). But people need to understand that such mocking will later be used another proof that westerners are not sensitive enough to Chinese people and government's feeling...
I am ATM plainly paralyzed by the superficial self-indulged righteousness from both parties...
by taf2 on 10/8/19, 9:42 PM
So we should meme everything and see how much we can get banned from China ??
by paul7986 on 10/8/19, 5:19 PM
As this yet another reason the U.S. needs to rely on China in terms of manufacturing And other things. The looney tune in office's stance isn't so dumb after all.
by peteretep on 10/8/19, 10:18 AM
There was a time when the fact that they’re Americans would definitely protect their right to do stuff like this, but these days I’d worry that China will invalidate some Ivanka trademarks, and the creators will find themselves under very heavy pressure from above.
by delfinom on 10/8/19, 12:28 PM
There's potentially going to be more to come in Wednesday's episode given their "apology" and it may start WW3.
by Meai on 10/8/19, 11:03 AM
In my opinion this fight is important but futile at the level of individual companies. The USA as the only nation in the world with true free speech protections should make free speech a requirement in their trade negotiations. Even with Europe, we should not get certain tariff improvements until free speech goes into law that deserves the name and is equivalent to the US level of free speech.
