Japan’s Disney online store shopDisney on Saturday launched a series of online terrier picture (re-creation of pictures) merchandise in collaboration with the local well-known network illustrator Kanahei (Kanahei), has become a popular topic for Taiwan netizens, have expressed their desire to buy, in addition to laughing that Disney dare to offend the Chinese Communist Party President Xi Jinping Winnie the Pooh as the main design, said “The insulting Chinese alarm has been sounded”, discussing whether related goods will be banned in mainland China.
Among the “Winnie the Pooh” series of merchandise jointly launched by Disney and Kanahera, the most notable is a Kanahera redrawing of the Internet stunt “Pooh: I’ve seen the three little (what does that mean in Taiwanese?)? and made it into T-shirts, hooded tops, mugs, handbags and other merchandise.
Although these products are not available for purchase in Taiwan, the “Winnie the Pooh: I saw the three little ones? The series of goods in Taiwan’s famous Internet forum PTT sparked a lively discussion, many netizens called out “insult warning”, “you will eventually insult China for why not now”, “Shanghai Disney said: finished “, “wearing this to China will not be arrested at the airport ah?” “Disney is too playful,” many netizens also said they were burned to “want to buy oh”, “the first time I want to buy Disney peripherals”, “hope Taiwan to buy” and so on.
In 2013, Xi Jinping visited the United States and met with then President Barack Obama, when a photo of the two walking side by side was spoofed by netizens, saying they looked like Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. Since then, some netizens have been comparing Xi Jinping’s different expressions with those of Winnie the Pooh and making stalking pictures.
A photo of Xi Jinping and Obama in parallel in 2013 was said to resemble Winnie the Pooh. (Internet)
In 2017, there were reports that mainland officials requested that all Winnie the Pooh merchandise be taken off the shelves, and WeChat and Weibo also banned leaving comments on Winnie the Pooh-related articles. Outsiders believe that the use of Winnie the Pooh by netizens to prank Xi Jinping has violated official taboos. Winnie the Pooh has also become a sensitive term on the mainland internet. At the time, there were also claims that the ban on comments was a result of Weibo’s system and had nothing to do with the Chinese Communist Party.
In 2019, Taiwan’s horror online game “Payback” was boycotted and taken down by the mainland after it was accused of hiding the “Xi Jinping Winnie the Pooh” spell. In March this year, the second episode of the 2014 “Ace of Kings” animation was suddenly shelved in the mainland, causing concern among netizens, presumably related to the appearance of Winnie the Pooh at 7 minutes and 24 seconds of the episode.
Netizens make fun of Winnie the Pooh from time to time. (Internet)
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