‘The Simpsons’ censored in Hong Kong with Tiananmen Square episode removed from Disney+
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nme.comDisney+ appears to have censored an episode of The Simpsons in Hong Kong that refers to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.Following the launch of the streaming platform in the territory this month, the 12th episode of season 16, titled ‘Goo Goo Gai Pan’, is not available in Hong Kong, according to The Guardian.The storyline sees Selma and the family travel to China to adopt a baby, and in one scene they visit the famous Beijing square.
There, a sign reads: “On this site, in 1989, nothing happened,” before they are confronted by a tank – a reference to the famous video of the Tank Man during the massacre.In the episode, the family also visit the mummified remains of Mao Zedong, with Homer referring to the former Chinese leader as a “little.
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