Disney+ Drops 'Simpsons' Episode in Hong Kong Over Tiananmen Square Joke


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Disney+ Drops 'Simpsons' Episode in Hong Kong Over Tiananmen Square Joke The [Disney+](/category/disney-/) catalog has made another compromise, dropping an episode of The Simpsons in Hong Kong because of a joke about Tiananmen Square. The 2005 episode " Goo Goo Gai Pan " finds the Simpsons visiting [China](/category/china/) to help Selma adopt a baby. It has a joke about the censorship of the 1989 massacre in Tiananmen Square which, ironically, has now been censored for Chinese audiences. Several social media users noted that [The Simpsons](/category/the-simpsons/) Season 16, Episode 12 was missing from Disney+ in the Hong Kong area. The Hollywood...