Disney pulled a Simpsons episode because the company makes too much money from China


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In recent years, Disney has increasingly tried to assert itself as a champion of progressive causes and also pushed for its content to be more inclusive — as seen, for example, in the company’s 2017’s live-action Beauty and the Beast, which featured the first openly gay character in a Disney film. Even so, there does seem to be a clear limit to the kinds of causes that the entertainment giant is willing to go to bat for. Based on Disney’s decision to appease China and pull an episode of The Simpsons from Disney Plus in Hong Kong, for example, standing...