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Displaying all articles tagged:
Censorship
censorship
Oct. 29, 2019
Delta Assumes Its Passengers Are Bookdumb
,
Censors Olivia Wilde’s
Booksmart
You can’t spell
Booksmart
without U-T-I.
By
Rebecca Alter
word soup
Oct. 12, 2019
Zedd Is Permanently Banned From China for Liking a
South Park
Tweet
It makes less sense the more you think about it.
By
Charu Sinha
censorship
May 31, 2019
Elton John Condemns Russia’s Censorship of
Rocketman
Sex Scenes
Apparently Russia hates fun.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
censorship
May 8, 2019
In Case You Thought That Censored
Good Fight
Scene Was a Meta-Joke, Think Again
After CBS All Access objected to the animated short, the series’ showrunners opted to replace it with a censorship message.
By
Halle Kiefer
censorship
Feb. 10, 2019
Hasan Minhaj Thanks Saudi Arabia for Censoring Netflix’s
Patriot Act
“For the first time in my life, I was a bipartisan icon. Liberals and conservatives: they both embraced me like I was money from Big Pharma.”
By
Halle Kiefer
June 10, 2018
What Did Robert De Niro Say That Got Censored at the Tonys?
Depending on how you watched Sunday night’s show, you might not have heard it at all.
By
Halle Kiefer
Apr. 18, 2018
When a Feminist Artist Is Censored by a Feminist Gallery
Natalie Frank’s
Story of O
pictures scared a lot of people. Including her gallerist.
By
Carl Swanson
bans
July 21, 2017
Bad Boy Justin Bieber Banned From Performing in China for ‘Bad Behavior’
Is it too late now to say 对不起?
By
Jackson McHenry
censorship
Mar. 22, 2017
P
ower Rangers
Release Cleared in Malaysia After
Beauty and the Beast
Controversy
The film includes a scene where one Ranger is questioning her sexuality.
By
Jackson McHenry
beauty and the beast
Mar. 21, 2017
Malaysia Will Show Uncensored
Beauty and the Beast
After All
But it won’t be PG.
By
Dee Lockett
censorship
Mar. 19, 2017
Malaysian Censor Wants to Cut Over Four Minutes From
Beauty and the Beast
The “exclusively gay” moment, and then some.
By
Halle Kiefer
censorship
Mar. 16, 2017
Disney Won’t Cut
Beauty and the Beast
‘Gay Moment’ Despite Malaysia Objection
The studio won’t alter the movie.
By
Karen Brill
censorship
Nov. 14, 2016
North Carolina’s WRAL Censored Chappelle’s
SNL
In particular, little of Chappelle’s monologue was heard.
By
Karen Brill
banned films
Sept. 3, 2015
DRC Bans Film on Doctor Who Aids Rape Victims
The Man Who Mends Women
tells the story of Dr. Denis Mukwege.
By
Nate Jones
secret history of television
July 29, 2015
Secret History of TV: Who First Said ‘Motherf*cker’ in a Show?
Find out in this episode of “Vulture’s Secret History of Television.”
By
Abraham Riesman,
Ryan McGee,
and
Margaret Lyons
Nov. 10, 2014
How ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Fought – and Won – to Get ‘Pussy’ on TV
Over the weekend, Amy Schumer and the writers/producers of Inside Amy Schumer sat down for a Paley Center panel all about the show, and it […]
By
Megh Wright
unnecessary censorship
Nov. 9, 2014
Thanks to Amy Schumer, Comedy Central No Longer Censors the Word
Pussy
It was their
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
moment.
By
Jenna Marotta
Aug. 26, 2013
The FCC Banned The Latest Episode of Fox’s ‘High School USA!’
Fox’s new animated sitcom High School USA!, part of its Saturday night ADHD block, is running into trouble from the FCC. Creator Dino […]
By
Bradford Evans
Aug. 6, 2013
Watch Stephen Colbert and Hugh Laurie Read a List of Every Term They’re […]
Here’s Stephen Colbert and special guest Hugh Laurie on The Colbert Report last night, running through a list of naughty words that they’re […]
By
Bradford Evans
July 27, 2012
Unearthing Steve Allen and Lenny Bruce’s Unaired Discussion on Free Speech
The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
By
Ramsey Ess
censorship
Nov. 3, 2011
Walmart Won’t Sell
Daily Show
Alum’s God ‘Memoir’: ‘I’m Not Sure Why They’d Sell Keith Richards’s Memoir But Not God’s’
“Although these stores seem to have no qualms about selling piles of God’s two previous works.”
By
Mark Adams
lady gaga
Mar. 17, 2011
Lady Gaga Gets Gagged by Malaysia
Being “Born This Way” doesn’t fly there.
By
Julie Gerstein
censorship
Jan. 5, 2011
Roger Ebert Has Strong Feelings on
Huck Finn
Controversy
Very strong, uncensored feelings.
By
Kyle Buchanan
censorship
Sept. 15, 2010
The New Pornographers Forced to Cancel Show Owing to Nonexistent Connection to Pornography
“After weeks of discussion and consideration, the irony of the band’s name was impossible to explain to many.”
By
Amos Barshad
censorship
Aug. 25, 2010
What Songs Were Made Better By a Radio Edit?
From “banging” to “making love.”
By
Amos Barshad
american idol
May 18, 2009
American Idol
Producers Retroactively Censor Katy Perry
Unfortunately, they forgot to excise the performance’s most egregious offense.
By
Mark Graham
the take
Apr. 26, 2007
Yale Ends Violence in Our Time by Banning Onstage Weaponry