{"id":264098,"date":"2020-06-01T11:22:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T06:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=264098"},"modified":"2020-06-01T11:22:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T06:22:58","slug":"netflix-is-censoring-images-of-meat-for-viewers-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netflix-is-censoring-images-of-meat-for-viewers-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix is Censoring Images of Meat for Viewers in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently people brought up how meat is being censored in <strong><em>Vikings<\/em><\/strong> on Netflix India. The move was made by Netflix for Indian audiences.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Netflix India has censored meat (among quite a few other things) from Vikings. Same scene from India and Italy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NXCE9Kzmh4\">pic.twitter.com\/NXCE9Kzmh4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aroon Deep (@AroonDeep) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AroonDeep\/status\/1267121414408200192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Netflix India has censored meat (among quite a few other things) from Vikings. Same scene from India and Italy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NXCE9Kzmh4\">pic.twitter.com\/NXCE9Kzmh4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aroon Deep (@AroonDeep) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AroonDeep\/status\/1267121414408200192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some people even turned this into a Hindu-Muslim debate. Indian Bhakhts argued that Netflix was going out of its way to censor pork. However, if that were the case why was this move only for India, where Muslims are a minority?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not at all. They\u2019ll glorify in your face scenes about beef eating (incredibly unappetizing to the 80% Hindus in India). The fact that they\u2019ve censored pork is not only insane, but plays on a deep divide by both imposing never before seen censoring and catering to Muslim community<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Desi Dark (@desiafterdark) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/desiafterdark\/status\/1267267485201346560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please direct me to scenes which &#39;glorify beef eating&#39;. I am interested.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dirty Anurag\u26a1OSSIFY NOW! (@AnuragSaikia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnuragSaikia\/status\/1267303033886531584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shivapr99560049\/status\/1267283117917655040<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/muslims-are-terrorists-yet-again-in-shahrukh-khans-netflix-series-bard-of-blood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muslims Are Terrorists Yet Again in Shahrukh Khan&#8217;s Netflix Series &#8220;Bard of Blood&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Then there was a more mellow explanation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I guess they are playing it safe. <\/p>\n<p>Meat (Appeasing the rabid vegetarian supporters).<br \/>Pork (Appeasing the followers of Islam).<\/p>\n<p>Pretty sure an enthusiastic intern came up with the idea. Good job kiddo!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dirty Anurag\u26a1OSSIFY NOW! (@AnuragSaikia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnuragSaikia\/status\/1267304179682308097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>People questioned if the move was made by the streaming platform under pressure from Bhakhts. However, Netflix India did issue a formal explanation when the issue blew up on social media. Netflix is just trying to be respectful towards the Hindu religious sentiments of not eating meat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">But Bhakts always promote pork. I think this is Netflix\u2019s self censorship. There is only one rabid online community in India and that are the bhakts.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IbnAbdu (@ibnabdu6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ibnabdu6\/status\/1267132988606816259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Netflix customer care&#39;s comment on this: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1ivwhlEq3f\">pic.twitter.com\/1ivwhlEq3f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aroon Deep (@AroonDeep) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AroonDeep\/status\/1267148785399939073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the digital streaming service also pointed out how they must comply when served a legal notice from the &#8216;<em>local governing authority<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;&#8230;..local governing authority,.&quot;<br \/>sent a legal demand that meat products are to be censored. <\/p>\n<p> Ruling governing authority =  Bee Jay Pee <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bm5i4C1dy3\">pic.twitter.com\/Bm5i4C1dy3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RiazMo (@mo_rehaz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mo_rehaz\/status\/1267326032220237824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>People can&#8217;t help but ask.\u00a0Is this censorship voluntary or demanded by the Indian government? This wouldn&#8217;t be the first time India went heavy-handed with censorships demands.<\/p>\n<p>Previously there have been demands for the streaming platform&#8217;s original series <strong><em>Sacred Games<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Leila<\/em><\/strong> to be censored for hurting political sentiments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leila on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Netflix<\/a> is a Hindu Hate series, using Hindu sacred terminology and symbolism to create dystopian propaganda. Would India have allowed such a series attacking Islam?<\/p>\n<p>India censor board blocks much more benign stuff, yet this is allowed? No FIRs for &quot;outraging feelings&quot;?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sankrant Sanu \u0938\u093e\u0928\u0941 \u0938\u0902\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924 \u0a38\u0a70\u0a15\u0a4d\u0a30\u0a3e\u0a02\u0a24 \u0a38\u0a3e\u0a28\u0a41 (@sankrant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sankrant\/status\/1139844553676951553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hindus wear the angry Hanuman T-shirt and get painted as oppressors. Netflix makes tens of series on their aggression.<\/p>\n<p>They openly threat <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KamleshTiwari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KamleshTiwari<\/a> and then kill him. Yet they are the victims.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; We, the people of India (@India_Policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/India_Policy\/status\/1185223368028520448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netflix-amazon-and-others-warned-to-remove-anti-india-content\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netflix, Amazon and Others Warned to Remove &#8220;Anti-India&#8221; Content<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you remember, the Indian government has banned BBC&#8217;s documentary &#8216;<strong><em>India&#8217;s Daughter<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; about the Jyoti Singh brutal rape case, as well as &#8216;<strong><em>Lynch Nation<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; a documentary about the frequent public lynching of minorities in India.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention, RSS, the parent organization behind the ruling BJP govt, has held meetings with Amazon, Netflix, and other streaming platforms to bar:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201ccontent \u2018<em>critical<\/em>\u2019 of the Indian standpoint on Kashmir or defamatory to Hindu symbols and the Indian Army.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently people brought up how meat is being censored in Vikings on Netflix India. The move was made by Netflix for Indian audiences. Netflix India has censored meat (among quite a few other things) from Vikings. Same scene from India and Italy. pic.twitter.com\/NXCE9Kzmh4 &mdash; Aroon Deep (@AroonDeep) May 31, 2020 Netflix India has censored meat (among quite a few other [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netflix-is-censoring-images-of-meat-for-viewers-in-india\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":264128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-264098","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-social-media","9":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"Rules?","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Vikings-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Vikings-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Vikings.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Featured","Social Media","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Netflix is Censoring Images of Meat for Viewers in India","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,1291,1297&exclude=264098","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264098"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=264098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}