Disney+ is under fire for the censorship of a character's cleavage in Wizards of Waverly Place, which is a Disney Channel original show. The question remains, however, whether this censorship was present in the original broadcast or was changed for streaming on Disney+.
Disney appears to have blurred the cleavage of Maria Canals-Barrera, who plays Theresa Russo, the mortal mother of the main characters in the show. In the censored episode, she wears a purple blouse that features a very noticeable blur where a hint of cleavage should be.
Twitter user Danielle Owen (@lovelychubly) noticed this censorship and shared a photo of it in a tweet that has since gone viral.
The photo demonstrates how distracting the attempted edit is to the eye. However, it's apparently not a Disney+ issue, as many other Twitter users have come forward to argue that this censorship was present when the episode was originally broadcast in 2009.
In the age of deep fakes, more evidence is required to prove whether this censorship is new or old. But, as fans know, Disney is no stranger to censorship controversy. And while it may not have originated with Disney+, this incident is only fanning the flames after the service's first censorship discovery, involving its version of Splash.
There, the streaming service added longer CGI hair to Daryl Hannah's famous mane in order to cover her backside as she runs into the ocean. However, much like the Waverly cleavage blurring, the edit only serves to draw the eye to the area Disney is seeking to cover.
(via Movieweb)