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Related: About this forumBrazilian judge orders Netflix to remove 'gay Jesus' comedy
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Brazilian judge orders Netflix to remove 'gay Jesus' comedy
Rio judges ruling follows complaint that the honour of millions of Catholics was hurt by The First Temptation of Christ
Staff and agencies
Thu 9 Jan 2020 12.10 GMT
Last modified on Thu 9 Jan 2020 16.17 GMT
A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered Netflix to stop showing a Christmas special that some called blasphemous for depicting Jesus as a gay man and which prompted a bomb attack on the satirists behind the programme.
The ruling by a Rio de Janeiro judge, Benedicto Abicair, responded to a petition by a Brazilian Catholic organisation that argued the honour of millions of Catholics was hurt by the airing of The First Temptation of Christ. The special was produced by the Rio-based film company Porta dos Fundos, whose headquarters was targeted in the Christmas Eve attack.
Netflix told the Associated Press it would not comment on the ruling. Porta dos Fundos also declined to comment on the judges decision, which contradicted an earlier decision rejecting censorship of the programme. The ruling is valid until another court orders otherwise.
Abicair said the programmes withdrawal is beneficial not only to the Christian community, but to Brazilian society which is mostly Christian.
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Rio judges ruling follows complaint that the honour of millions of Catholics was hurt by The First Temptation of Christ
Staff and agencies
Thu 9 Jan 2020 12.10 GMT
Last modified on Thu 9 Jan 2020 16.17 GMT
A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered Netflix to stop showing a Christmas special that some called blasphemous for depicting Jesus as a gay man and which prompted a bomb attack on the satirists behind the programme.
The ruling by a Rio de Janeiro judge, Benedicto Abicair, responded to a petition by a Brazilian Catholic organisation that argued the honour of millions of Catholics was hurt by the airing of The First Temptation of Christ. The special was produced by the Rio-based film company Porta dos Fundos, whose headquarters was targeted in the Christmas Eve attack.
Netflix told the Associated Press it would not comment on the ruling. Porta dos Fundos also declined to comment on the judges decision, which contradicted an earlier decision rejecting censorship of the programme. The ruling is valid until another court orders otherwise.
Abicair said the programmes withdrawal is beneficial not only to the Christian community, but to Brazilian society which is mostly Christian.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/09/brazil-orders-netflix-remove-gay-jesus-comedy-first-temptation-christ
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Brazilian judge orders Netflix to remove 'gay Jesus' comedy (Original Post)
Eugene
Jan 2020
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sandensea
(21,635 posts)1. Interestingly, Netflix never released 'The Laundromat' in Latin America
Why? Because so many officials and executives in the region are implicated.
The implicit threat was: you abstain from airing The Laundromat in our countries, or we'll impede or even ban your access to our markets.
And Netflix has become very popular in Latin America - particularly in Argentina, where former President Mauricio Macri was none too excited at the prospect of seeing his (numerous) appearances in the documentary just as he was running for re-election.
Not that restricting access to the documentary made any difference for him.
cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)2. Do the Brazilians get to watch "Shameless" on Netflix?
"Gay Jesus" is a big plot point during one season. A very moving plot point.