Even if MJ is a pedophile, there are still more offensive episodes of the simpsons. Such as the pufferfish one.
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Same here.
The episode where Homer is at the mental institute is so funny but what made me lose it is when he calls home to try and say he's coming back, only for Bart to answer and Homer to lose his shit and start threatening him..
pure laughter
there was a john jay episode though
Community advanced DND episode was peak!!!!
That episode getting removed from Netflix over some virtue signaling bs was one of the reasons I wrote off streaming and started hoarding content.
What, did they stop running the episode?
Yes, in 2019
Why?
All that disinfo about Micheal Jackson being a pedophile
In March 2019, following the release of the documentary film Leaving Neverland, which details allegations against Jackson of child sexual assault, "Stark Raving Dad" was pulled from circulation. Jackson was previously tried and acquitted of child sexual abuse charges in 2005 and denied any wrongdoing.
Hmmm that’s old news why pull the episode now? I mean whatever I don’t really care it’s just weird.
They pulled it years ago, this meme is just referencing it
The episode was pulled AGES after the allegations, though.
Fwiw, that song has been in my head ever since I saw this thread. Thanks everyone, I hate my life right now. 😉
Lisa it's your birthday, happy birthday Lisa!
Fucking monster. Got me again.
Easy fix
Baaaaaay Beeeeeee Shark-dadundadadada
Baby Shark-dadundadadada...
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Wait, it this a legit debate? This episode actually happened...
It's the first Simpsons episode I remember seeing
Lisa it's your birthday, Happy birthday Lisa
Lisa it's your birthday and god bless you this day
he gave me the gift of a little sister and I'm proud of you today
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i just ripped that season from my dvd collection. i should seed it. 🫣
Here... You dropped this: 👑
If the episode didn't happen, why do I have the song stuck in my head Bart?
Do they not rerun this one anymore?
The episode was also omitted from the streaming service Disney+.[51] The Slate journalist Isaac Butler criticized the removal as "an offense against art and the medium of television, and part of a growing trend of corporations using their consolidated power and the death of physical media to do damage control by destroying works by troublesome artists".
Stark Raving Dad - Wikipedia https://share.google/bkT2WOa5qDZKeQICR
Essentially corporate censorship for fear of maybe offending someone.
One excerpt I enjoyed reading.
Michael Jackson guest-starred as Leon Kompowsky, but went uncredited (credited as John Jay Smith) for contractual reasons; his role was not confirmed until later. Jackson was a fan of the show and called its creator, Matt Groening, offering to do a guest spot. Jackson pitched several story ideas and wrote the song "Happy Birthday Lisa" for the episode. Leon's singing voice was performed by a Jackson soundalike, Kipp Lennon, due to Jackson's contractual obligations with his record company.[3] The episode references Jackson's career, with Kompowsky singing portions of the songs "Billie Jean" and "Ben".
Side note, why does this link above go through Google? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stark_Raving_Dad
Side note, why does this link above go through Google?
Android browser share button doesn't copy the URL as shown. It prefixes the title to the clipboard content to help hide (behind "too long text") that it secretly, unprompted, uses the share.google link shortener / tracking service.
I got bit by it within the last week. Fuck that feature.
I think it used to have a way to actually copy the URL, but most mobile browsers are making that harder for a variety of reasons.
Switch to firefox. They're assholes too but at least no google tracking BS and you can install ublock origin
Edit: just saw the other reply after I posted but let's be honest, you knew what you were getting into with lemmy 😅
I have FF installed, and set it as my default. (It's what links from Tusky use, at least.) I just happened to use the OS search bar which always (?) uses the Android browser.
I recommend Firefox for Android, share works normally, and you can install extensions. I have one for ad blocking and one to keep YouTube running even when I minimize the browser or lock the screen.
I have FF installed, and set it as my default. (It's what links from Tusky use, at least.) I just happened to use the OS search bar which always (?) uses the Android browser.
I have UBO installed on FF because it's the only way browsing the web leaves any content visible anymore.
I just happened to use the OS search bar which always (?) uses the Android browser.
Ah right, I had that issue too.
To avoid it I use the Lawnchair 3rd party launcher with a 5x5 grid, and placed a Firefox "search the web" Widget on the top row. Admittedly it's not perfect, I encountered a few bugs in Lawnchair before (though not recently), but it still annoyed me less than the default.
They do this with sunny, a bunch of sunny episodes are gone because of racial stuff, one including where Dee pretends to be Puerto Rican. As a Latino I found that episode hilarious and im more offended that they removed it.
If they removed the Simpsons Michael Jackson episode, they’ll probably delete the Sunny episodes with P Diddy
Also, Community, which is especially absurd in the case of the episode where Chang dons black facepaint to play... a dark elf. Guess it was thought that any real dark elf viewers could be offended.
While I don't agree I looked into the history of dark elves and I was shocked.
http://gender-power.amu.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/JGP_Vol_18_No_2_3.pdf
Wasn't the joke that Chang was in fact doing blackface, and everyone else scolds him for it? (this doesn't make it good to remove, just changes the context)
also dies immediately and has no bearing on the episode.
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