Reposted by C.H. Stevens | broccolifloret
Turns out that public regulation of markets rather than regulation by Apple is good, actually.
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![[screencap of the "Censorship" section of the film's wikipedia article]
"Reiniger was one of the first filmmakers in the 20th century to attempt a portrayal of the queer experience with a pair of openly gay lovers in this film: the Emperor of China and a male character named Ping Pong. Although this was censored in the version of the film that was distributed to theaters, Ping Pong is presented as the Emperor's favourite or darling (Des Kaisers Liebling) even in the censored version. Reiniger herself was outspoken on her motivation to destigmatize homosexual realities in the world of film. "I knew lots of homosexual men and women from the film and theater world in Berlin, and saw how they suffered from stigmatization. [...] I suspect that when the Emperor kisses Ping Pong, that must have been the first happy kiss between two men in the cinema and I wanted it to happen quite calmly in the middle of Prince A[c]hmed so children — some who would be homosexual and some who would not — could see it as a natural occurrence, and not be shocked [n]or ashamed."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bqklfkumqugekmwgwlr2m2n4/bafkreihsmqo5dboc7bf7oeax4z5lujo7se362ceoc74oy2tsj7mtf7at5m)
![It’s a game about a teenager who’s stuck as a T-pose and trying to figure out where the T-pose is coming from. It’s a game about—umm. [Long pause] Do I need to explain? [Another long pause] No. [Laughs]
That’s fair. Who is this character? How would you describe them?
A teenager, 13-years-old, female or male, whatever I mean, I don’t care—stuck in a T-pose, for some reason.
What makes T the perfect pose?
Because it’s perfect! You are perfect. I think it’s just perfect.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2m6tkysz7fjmfpc3vdqmhwu4/bafkreiffqfovd2rlftdbub7q6d73lfpvcx34j5lxqzcei4kq23rrp7nhl4)
