{"id":1302790,"date":"2022-02-16T08:33:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T13:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1302790"},"modified":"2022-02-16T13:37:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T18:37:46","slug":"china-censors-friends-to-remove-ross-lesbian-wife-and-orgasm-references","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-censors-friends-to-remove-ross-lesbian-wife-and-orgasm-references\/","title":{"rendered":"China Censors \u2018Friends,\u2019 To Remove Ross\u2019 Lesbian Wife And Orgasm References"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-censors-friends-to-remove-ross-lesbian-wife-and-orgasm-references%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1302790&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Friends-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Censorship in China is nothing new. The communist country doesn\u2019t allow citizens to consume any type of entertainment they choose \u2013 instead, content must be pre-approved by the government. This leads to banning or altering some foreign TV shows and movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Chinese fans noticed this happening with the cult-classic NBC sitcom, \u201cFriends,\u201d which is known as \u201cA Chronicle of Old Friends\u201d in their country. The ensemble comedy is follows six single friends navigating young adulthood in New York City. \u201cFriends\u201d isn\u2019t the raunchiest comedy ever made, but it does include some explicit jokes and sexual content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A few of these details didn\u2019t make it past the censors. Frustrated viewers posted clips to the Chinese social media platform Weibo showing episodes of \u201cFriends\u201d missing scenes or altering language dealing with homosexuality and sex, The Washington Post <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/02\/14\/china-censor-friends-lgbtq\/\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Specifically, China\u2019s censors appeared to have removed references to Ross\u2019 ex-wife, Carol, being a lesbian. In the original version of the show, many jokes are made about the fact that Carol left Ross for a woman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There are also instances of Chinese subtitles not matching up with the English dialogue. When Joey recommends that his depressed friend Ross should go to a strip club to help get over his wife leaving, the caption says in Chinese that Joey is telling Ross to \u201cgo out and have fun.\u201d In another episode, a reference to \u201cmultiple orgasms\u201d is morphed into a conversation about women \u201chaving endless gossip.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Recently, other instances of Chinese censorship of American entertainment have popped up as well. China residents were surprised when the ending of the drama \u201cFight Club\u201d starring Brad Pitt was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fight-club-author-approves-of-chinas-censored-movie-ending-says-this-is-super-wonderful\"><span>completely changed<\/span><\/a><span> for Chinese audiences.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the original version, \u201cFight Club\u201d ends with massive explosions to solidify the overall anarchistic narrative of the film. But in China\u2019s version, that scene is omitted and replaced with text that reads, \u201cThe police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Author Chuck Palahniuk, the man who wrote the original novel on which David Fincher\u2019s film version was based, was apparently a fan of the new ending. Palahniuk tweeted a link to his Substack newsletter and said, \u201cHave You Seen This S***? This is SUPER wonderful! Everyone gets a happy ending in China!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In an interview with The Hollywood reporter, Palahniuk said, \u201cThe irony is that the way the Chinese have changed it is they\u2019ve aligned the ending almost exactly with the ending of the book, as opposed to Fincher\u2019s ending, which was the more spectacular visual ending. So in a way, the Chinese brought the movie back to the book a little bit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There was so much backlash over the \u201cFight Club\u201d alteration that censors wound up reinstating 11 out of the 12 minutes that was originally cut.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019ll be a waiting game to see if the same thing happens with \u201cFriends.\u201d The Post reported that the sitcom has a huge following in China with multiple fan clubs who all rallied together when the reunion special aired in 2021.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire\u2019s first original film, Shut In, has made its cinematic debut, being met with rave reviews. The Daily Wire is building an alternative to the leftist entertainment industry, one gripping movie at a time. Join us in this mission and stream Shut In today by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>Daily Wire member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Censorship in China is nothing new. The communist country doesn\u2019t allow citizens to consume any type of entertainment they choose \u2013 instead, content must be pre-approved by the government. 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