Hey guys, it's Tony let's talk about Steven universe
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Getting out from an ocean of Ludicrous violent [gross-out] type of shows steven universe is a marvelous outlier in that it celebrates inclusivity
positivity and uses violence only as like a last resort
It doesn't seem like the type of show that would need to be censored nevertheless
time and again people prove that they will find any reason to be upset and offended whether it's violence in the show or
Sexuality or that it just acknowledges that gay people exist here are six weird ways that Steven universe is [instance] number one
Deluded violence Steven universe is not a violent show by any stretch of the term the main character
[yak] gets caught up in a few scraps now and again
But he always attempts to de-escalate the violence first his main tool is a shield after all and is preferred way of solving problems [is]
A protective bubble that said the show does feature some pretty PG brawls, but in some places outside of the u.s.
That Pg violence is NG which stands for not Gonna happen dude
[cuz] they cut it out
or
cut around it at least the episode Jailbreak features one of the show's biggest fights and the uk version tried to lessen the impact of
the fight by well lessening the impacts
frames with punches connecting were surgically replaced with a hip flash a
Technique anyone who seemed Batman the animated series would probably be familiar with obscuring a frame or two doesn't really hide
What's happening and in a certain way?
It makes the smaller hits seem even more severe perhaps recognizing this Australia and new zealand Censorship goes a bit further
replacing jasper's visor breaking with a stephen approved burst of stars
Not only does this obscure more visual information than a hint flash it unevenly cuts seconds out of the animation
Causing garnets awesome fight [anthem] stronger than you [to] awkwardly skip and jump like a discman
Bouncing in the back of a pickup truck [and] when trimming out frames isn't enough sometimes entire sequences need to go the uk determined that
This admittedly pretty
brutal scene of Garnet getting smashed back into a gem had to be truncated gone is the terrified look on her face as she
Disintegrates one of the few moments of expressive emotion we ever get from the unflappable bruiser
it's reduced to just the initial hit and then a proof of smoke and all of the
Emotion and drama of this big gut-rushing scene
Sucked out and silly scenes got the axe too in the episode watermelon Steven Garnet punches her way through a volley of well,
watermelon Stevens like a gosh dang champ, just papow
Givin it to him in the face with fists sure, they're children who are later revealed to be sentient and civilized
But it's meant to be goofy all the same, Australia New Zealand and Latin America got rid of it
I guess they're afraid that their children's psyches are fragile like ripe watermelons
just waiting to be cracked open by
intergalactic gymnasts
Number two subtracted signage as we've covered in another video the steven universe team was able to fly in a ton of dirty jokes
Right under the dog copters radar one such gag is the arcade game meat Beat Mania
it's a simple rhythm game, but the name definitely implies bopping the Bologna or spanking the salami or
Masturbating the mortadella and in Europe you could show a naked woman in an ad for milk, but oh, God
oh Please keep anything away that resembles a jerk-off
joke the
European version
Scrubbed out the word meat making the game's controller situation a little more confusing and back on the show's home turf Cartoon network decided that
They're okay with dick jokes just so long as they're about cranking it and not just holding it in the episode
Watermelon Steven the hot dogs stand on the Boardwalk is called a wiener in hand, but in the later episodes
It seems to have gone generic and with meat beat mania occupying the arcades already
I guess this town just wasn't big enough for multiple jerk-off jokes
Number three different dialog localizing four different languages can be a pretty nuanced to practice
I mean fanny and biscuit might not mean the same thing in the us that they do in the uk
But that doesn't explain why they would trade farty marty down for just marty you ever hear from Ol farty marty
Do you ever hear from old marty sounds like some uptight censor needs to beef a major
Ripper just to let off some steam and pressure
in the butt region
number four episodes excised
Completely aah the ultimate edit the backspace key so big that it just deletes the whole thing wow
That's right when some episodes have too much objectionable content
They just get the axe entirely a lot of the steven universe episodes affected by this are the result of country's unfortunate views on Same-sex
Relationships the afore mentioned hit the diamond was a big one
But the ruby and sapphire origin story the answer also has never been broadcast in Russia
Presumably because there steven universe superfan president fell out of love with the show because he's afraid of gay people
We need to talk wasn't shown in turkey for similar reasons and the middle east declined to air episodes like so many birthdays and large
and cool kids
Presumably due to some of the darker themes of those stories
Even if you don't agree with politics of these regions at least they had you know bad reasons for not airing the episodes
Sometimes scenes get removed with no explanation at all number 5 strangely snipped seems like the scene from fusion Cuisine
can moms be gross?
why not?
Poland censors hate boogers hate 'em, but polish kids like any kids they love boogs
They love that gooey green gold and they must have slammed their snotty fists down on a boardroom table and demanded that the scene be
Re-aired because it eventually was uh it's gross talking about all this snot but they got that scene back in there
Full boog one excised scene that makes only slightly more sense as this scene of steven performing the heimlich maneuver in order to save lars
From choking on a donut Europe has an iffy relationship with the maneuver
And they promptly ejected the scene from the episode like piece of hot donut being ejected from lars' esophagus
Latin America also cuts screen time between lars and Sadie's finding their courtship in island adventure quite unsavory a lot was cut out
including some of their cool makeout sesh and
This is a heterosexual couple which brings us of course to our next topic. We've been saving it. You know what it is here
We go number six pretending homosexuality doesn't exist
Look, we touched on this a lot already
so there's enough here to warrant its own entry to be frank Steven universe is kind of groundbreaking when it comes to queer representation in
Children's Media it features lovable characters who engage in Same-sex relationships without it being treated as exotic or extraordinary
What is extraordinary however is that young kids and young adults
Watching the show might finally see part of themselves on a show that
Accepts everyone more than the punch flashes or the Heimlich maneuver or the dick jokes
Censoring or otherwise diluting this powerful message is just a travesty
But we continue to see it in various localized versions of Steven first check out
What happened in hit the Diamond in Malaysia
The malaysian version was so keen to keep out ruby and sapphire smooch fest that it spliced in duplicate shots of the celebratory
toss and steven's reactions ah but a careful ear will notice that they didn't change the audio, so if you're listening
You'll still hear a copious amount of lip smacking as steven looks away
Maybe the biggest fan uproar came after the uk broadcast
We need to talk
Another flashback episode centering on the relationship between Greg universe and rose quartz one of the better moments in the episode comes when pearl finally
Acts on her grudge against Greg who she sees as a rival for Rose's romantic affections while the band is playing pearl and rose
spontaneously launch into a fusion dance
Which is the most intimate act gems are capable of the dance itself was suggestive and not explicit
But even that was too much for cartoon network UK similar to the malaysian version of hit the Diamond the uk edit of
We need to talk replaces offending footage with loot shots of Greg's face and the strumming guitar
It solves the audio skipping problem present in the Garnet jasper fights but at the same time it robs the scene of captivating
Subtext the vengeful smile on pearl's face just before fusing says so much more than another shot of Gregg's
Dopey expression fans were rightfully upset by the censoring and when Cartoon network uk decided to respond
They just made the whole situation worse the u.s.
Broadcast system requires that shows are marked with the rating in this case PG parental
Guidance necessary in the uk we have to ensure everything on-air is suitable for kids of any age at any
Time we do feel that the slightly edited version is more comfortable for local kids and their parents
Be assured that as a channel and network we celebrate diversity
Evident across our many shows and characters just say it like you mean it your stuffy British jerko
you edited down the sensual dance between two female presenting aliens because you're skeeved out by homosexuality
Quit projecting your insecurities onto kids who would only be uncomfortable watching the scene if there was an adult nearby
Freaking out about it for no good reason rant aside
there's probably no reason censors these are the same jerks that edited out the smooch and Li'l Butler'
Because it was male males censors can take out fart jokes and masturbation references all they want
but if you have a problem with little butler
You have a problem with me
But I want to fight though, so you're just looking. We're just going to have to be upset
Yeah