I've just seen the most extraordinary thing - censorship
of "The Simpsons" cartoon. The subject of the episode
was gun ownership: Homer buys a gun, Marge leaves
him until he gets rid of it. 
The final scene is at a hotel, where Homer gives Marge
 the gun, saying "you get rid of it, I'll just keep lying to you."
Homer and kids leave the hotel lobby. Marge takes the
gun over to a pedal bin, and opens the pedal bin which
shows her reflected image on the inside of the pedal bin lid.
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<censored part - from memory>
Marge pauses for a moment, and then admires herself, 
holding the gun like James Bond. Then she looks around,
and slips the gun into her handbag.
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Marge walks out of the lobby, humming to herself. Her 
walk, her manner much altered, more casual, more 
confident.
Show ends.

I'm appalled.

-- 
Sleepalot   aa #1385

Sleepalot  wrote:

>
>I've just seen the most extraordinary thing - censorship
>of "The Simpsons" cartoon. The subject of the episode
>was gun ownership: Homer buys a gun, Marge leaves
>him until he gets rid of it. 
>The final scene is at a hotel, where Homer gives Marge
> the gun, saying "you get rid of it, I'll just keep lying to you."
>Homer and kids leave the hotel lobby. Marge takes the
>gun over to a pedal bin, and opens the pedal bin which
>shows her reflected image on the inside of the pedal bin lid.
>------------------------------------------------------------------ 
><censored part - from memory>
>Marge pauses for a moment, and then admires herself, 
>holding the gun like James Bond. Then she looks around,
>and slips the gun into her handbag.
>-----------------------------------------------------------------
>Marge walks out of the lobby, humming to herself. Her 
>walk, her manner much altered, more casual, more 
>confident.
>Show ends.
>
>I'm appalled.

Followed, a few hours later, with a programme about the 
wonders of the car bomb!



-- 
Sleepalot   aa #1385

Sleepalot wrote:
> I've just seen the most extraordinary thing - censorship
> of "The Simpsons" cartoon. The subject of the episode
> was gun ownership: Homer buys a gun, Marge leaves
> him until he gets rid of it. 
> The final scene is at a hotel, where Homer gives Marge
>  the gun, saying "you get rid of it, I'll just keep lying to you."
> Homer and kids leave the hotel lobby. Marge takes the
> gun over to a pedal bin, and opens the pedal bin which
> shows her reflected image on the inside of the pedal bin lid.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
> <censored part - from memory>
> Marge pauses for a moment, and then admires herself, 
> holding the gun like James Bond. Then she looks around,
> and slips the gun into her handbag.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Marge walks out of the lobby, humming to herself. Her 
> walk, her manner much altered, more casual, more 
> confident.
> Show ends.
> 
> I'm appalled.
> 


Yeah I remember seeing that episode, on the same channel, a few years 
back.  Wasn't censored then.

Of course, watching a cartoon woman with blue hair smiling with a gun in 
her hand, makes me want to wear a hoodie and blow holes in passers-by.