Disney censors 'Simpsons' in Hong Kong, removes episode featuring Tiananmen Square joke WACH


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HONG KONG (TND) - CNN and various other outlets are reporting that an episode of "The Simpsons" featuring a joke about Tiananmen Square has been removed from Disney+ in Hong Kong. The 12th episode of Season 16, titled " Goo Goo Gai Pan", has the iconic American cartoon family traveling to China to adopt a baby. The characters stop by Beijing's Tiananmen Square, where they see a sign saying: "On this site, in 1989, nothing happened." The comedic jab, funnily enough, is a joke about censorship from Chinese officials when it comes to Tiananmen Square. In 1989 at Tiananmen Square,...