{"id":1433630,"date":"2022-04-12T15:30:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T19:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1433630"},"modified":"2022-04-12T15:30:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T19:30:46","slug":"warner-bros-bows-to-china-by-censoring-gay-dialogue-in-fantastic-beasts-secrets-of-dumbledore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warner-bros-bows-to-china-by-censoring-gay-dialogue-in-fantastic-beasts-secrets-of-dumbledore\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. Bows to China by Censoring Gay Dialogue in &#039;Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore&#039;"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fwarner-bros-bows-to-china-by-censoring-gay-dialogue-in-fantastic-beasts-secrets-of-dumbledore%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=1433630&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\/04\/fantasticbeastschina1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Warner Bros. has bowed to Chinese authorities by removing gay dialogue from its blockbuster sequel <em>Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore<\/em>, with the studio justifying its act of artistic censorship by describing it as \u201cnuanced cuts\u201d and \u201cminor edits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood studio confirmed to multiple news outlets that it edited out about six seconds of dialogue alluding to the romantic past between\u00a0Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) and Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen). The cuts won\u2019t affect the U.S. release of the movie, which is set for this week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs a studio, we\u2019re committed to safeguarding the integrity of every film we release, and that extends to circumstances that necessitate making nuanced cuts in order to respond sensitively to a variety of in-market factors,\u201d a Warner Bros. spokesperson said in a statement sent to multiple outlets.<\/p>\n<p>The studio said it agreed to censor the scene in order \u201cto comply with local requirements but the spirit of the film remains intact. We want audiences everywhere in the world to see and enjoy this film, and it\u2019s important to us that Chinese audiences have the opportunity to experience it as well, even with these minor edits.\u201d<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>China is allowing fewer Hollywood movies to play on local screens as the CCP seeks to boost the domestic entertainment industry. The CCP has also implemented a cultural plan to cultivate masculinity in Chinese boys by banning so-called \u201csissy men\u201d in entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019 the first time that Warner Bros. has agreed to censorship in order to appease China.<\/p>\n<p>The studio allowed Chinese streamers to censor scenes in the HBO Max special\u00a0<em>Friends: The Reunion<\/em> that featured Lady Gaga, due to the pop star\u2019s public support for the Dalai Lama.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Warner Bros. publicly expressed its support for the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committing to tell more, authentic LGBTQ+ stories, nurture queer talent &#038; harness our resources to advocate for equality,\u201d the studio said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We celebrate LGBTQ+ artists, employees &#038; fans and are proud of our stories that represent the LGBTQ+ experience, but acknowledge we have more to do. We are committing to tell more, authentic LGBTQ+ stories, nurture queer talent &#038; harness our resources to advocate for equality. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c4oG6NFg6d\">pic.twitter.com\/c4oG6NFg6d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Warner Bros. (@warnerbros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warnerbros\/status\/1275833798115028994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Follow David <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Ng on Twitter\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyItsDavidNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@HeyItsDavidNg<\/a>. Have a tip? Contact me at\u00a0<a class=\"c-link x5l\" href=\"mailto:dng@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">dng@breitbart.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warner Bros. has bowed to Chinese authorities by removing gay dialogue from its blockbuster sequel Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore, with the studio justifying its act of artistic censorship by<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1433630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1433630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1433630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1433630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1433630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1433630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1433630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}