Delta censors gay scenes from in-flight movies

Delta Air Lines is being called out for censoring LGBTQ content from in-flight movies.

One of the films that they censored is Rocketman, a biopic about Elton John. Passengers this week noticed that a kiss between two men was cut in the in-flight entertainment.

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Entertainment Weekly‘s Shana Naomi Krochmal was one of the passengers who noticed the edit. She also pointed out that a scene where John’s manager abuses him was left in.

“What does it say that the edit left in a scene of John Reid assaulting Elton but removed any evidence of intimacy between them or for that matter Elton and any man,” she tweeted.

As @yayponies pointed out in a very justified rant, what does it say that the edit left in a scene of John Reid assaulting Elton but removed any evidence of intimacy between them or for that matter Elton and any man? What is that saying is OK?

— shana (@shananaomi) October 30, 2019

Delta also cut several elements from the teen comedy Booksmart, including a lesbian sex scene that director Olivia Wilde said was integral to the plot. The airline also censored words like “vagina” and “lesbian” while leaving in other expletives, like “fuck.”

— Most disappointingly, they cut most of Amy and Hope’s love scene in the bathroom, which involves zero nudity, but does involve an essential plot point for a lead character. Wtfffff.

— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) October 30, 2019

“There’s insane violence of bodies being smashed in half [in other movies], and yet a love scene between two women is censored from the film,” Wilde said. “It’s such an integral part of this character’s journey. I don’t understand it.”

Booksmart actress Beanie Feldstein was asked about the censorship this past Sunday on the red carpet for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Governors Awards.

“We’re on the case to get this rectified. Our movie is a beautiful representation of the queer experience as young people,” she said. “I’m a queer person. So we’re getting to the bottom of it, don’t worry. If you can watch me and Skyler [Gisondo] kiss, you can watch Diana [Silvers] and Kaitlyn kiss.”

This isn’t the first time Delta has come under fire for censoring LGBTQ content. In 2016, Delta was criticized for…

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