‘The Muppet Show’: Disney + warns viewers that the show contains offensive content

‘The Muppet Show’: Disney + warns viewers that the show contains offensive content

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The variety show, which was offered for 120 episodes in the 1970s and features puppet characters who are celebrities with guests, was added to Disney’s streaming service last week. Viewers are shown the warning label before episodes.

The show is said to include ‘negative portrayals and / or abuse of people or cultures’, adding that ‘these stereotypes were then wrong and are now wrong.’

A section presented by Johnny Cash in which the country star performs in front of the American flag and the Confederate battle flag was one of the deliveries indicated by the service.

The label is visible before the episode to some of the platform's viewers.

In another series, folk star Joan Baez appears doing an Indian accent, while the opening of an episode featuring Kenny Rogers shows Muppets dressed in Arabic clothes drilling for oil.

The warning says that rather than removing the episodes, Disney wants to acknowledge (the) harmful impact of them, learn from them and spark conversations to create a more inclusive future. ‘

The service already uses the indemnity on several other films and programs, including “The Aristocats”, which uses caricatures of people from East Asia, and “Dumbo”, with a musical number referring to minstrel performances.
“The Muppet Show” was very popular in the United States and the United Kingdom, where it was filmed. It was added to Disney + on Friday, as the new service has nearly 100 million subscribers.

Streamers increasingly want to acquire children’s programming for their platforms, to build loyalty among viewers and to encourage parents to subscribe.

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