Same-sex kiss removed from ‘Les Miserables’
A production of “Les Miserables” in Singapore removed a same-sex kiss because of of complaints from the public.
Click here for reuse options!The show’s organizer, Mediacorp VizPro, removed the kiss after being told by the state regulator, the Media Development Authority (MDA), that it violated the show’s “General” rating.
“The inclusion of this particular scene meant that the performance had exceeded the ‘General’ rating issued,” the MDA said in a statement.
“Under our classification code, such a scene would fall under an ‘Advisory’ rating.”
Mediacorp Vizpro chose to remove the kiss from the scene instead of changing the rating for business reasons, a spokesman told Reuters. An advisory rating means parents might prevent children from watching the show.
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Leannie June 13th, 2016 at 09:51
Change is inevitable…..conservative ideologues can kick, scream and buck all the way, they can slow down the process, but they cannot stop it….if we would stop reacting to them maybe they will go away sooner.
Robert M. Snyder June 13th, 2016 at 20:00
“A 2014 analysis by the Pew Research Center found Singapore to be the world’s most religiously diverse nation. The most followed religion is Buddhism, with 33% of the resident population declaring themselves as adherents at the most recent census (2015).”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Singapore
Jimmy Fleck June 13th, 2016 at 12:32
I have seen Les Miserables several times but I don’t remember a same sex kiss in it.