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> "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" Are you referring to the UK version of the 1987 animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" TV series? I never realized it was con

> "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" Are you referring to the UK version of the 1987 animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" TV series? I never realized it was considered controversial! [0] 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(1987_TV_series)#International https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(...

Tao3300 4y ago
Heavens above, Myrtle! That turtle is a ninja! With nunchaku! Someone think of the children!
- MichaelCollins 4y ago
  > nunchaku Huh, you weren't kidding. Banned and censored in the UK, banned in Canada, Germany, and several US states... because of Bruce Lee? Bizarre. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunchaku#Legality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunchaku#Legality
  - dwighttk 4y ago
    So is Napoleon Dyanamite censored too? I think he mentions nunchucks
    - EpicEng 4y ago
      The word isn't banned.
  - munificent 4y ago
    This sounds so hilariously quaint to someone in the US like me. But, I guess that's because I'm used to being surrounded by people armed to the gills with assault rifles and shit. Maybe if you're in a mostly gun-free country, nunchaku actually seem kind of scary and threatening.
    - smsm42 4y ago
      Especially ironic given nunchaku as a practical weapon is really not that great, especially in the hands of an amateur. A common kitchen knife or an iron rod (or even a good sturdy stick) would probably be more dangerous. It may be a great tool for a martial artist to develop valuable dexterity and speed skills, but as a practical weapon... It's common though for politicians to ban things out of sheer ignorance and following cultural stereotypes borrowed from fictional movies.
    - int_19h 4y ago
      This is what the UK police confiscates in their "weapons sweeps" these days: https://twitter.com/MPSRegentsPark/status/974645778558980096 https://twitter.com/MPSRegentsPark/status/974645778558980096
alfiedotwtf 4y ago
TIL of Hero Turtles! That literally blows my mind. On this, Dragon Ball is heavily edited too

Tao3300 4y ago

Heavens above, Myrtle! That turtle is a ninja! With nunchaku! Someone think of the children!

MichaelCollins 4y ago
> nunchaku Huh, you weren't kidding. Banned and censored in the UK, banned in Canada, Germany, and several US states... because of Bruce Lee? Bizarre. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunchaku#Legality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunchaku#Legality
- dwighttk 4y ago
  So is Napoleon Dyanamite censored too? I think he mentions nunchucks
  - EpicEng 4y ago
    The word isn't banned.
- munificent 4y ago
  This sounds so hilariously quaint to someone in the US like me. But, I guess that's because I'm used to being surrounded by people armed to the gills with assault rifles and shit. Maybe if you're in a mostly gun-free country, nunchaku actually seem kind of scary and threatening.
  - smsm42 4y ago
    Especially ironic given nunchaku as a practical weapon is really not that great, especially in the hands of an amateur. A common kitchen knife or an iron rod (or even a good sturdy stick) would probably be more dangerous. It may be a great tool for a martial artist to develop valuable dexterity and speed skills, but as a practical weapon... It's common though for politicians to ban things out of sheer ignorance and following cultural stereotypes borrowed from fictional movies.
  - int_19h 4y ago
    This is what the UK police confiscates in their "weapons sweeps" these days: https://twitter.com/MPSRegentsPark/status/974645778558980096 https://twitter.com/MPSRegentsPark/status/974645778558980096

alfiedotwtf 4y ago

TIL of Hero Turtles! That literally blows my mind. On this, Dragon Ball is heavily edited too