The Polemic Of Censorship Between Semi-Sexual Scene In Soap Operas And Cartoons And Men’s Breasts

JAKARTA - The Indonesian people were shocked by a scene from a soap opera that was not censored by the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI). This photo was uploaded by the Twitter account @sosmedkeras on Saturday, February 6.

The scene, aired by the national television station, shows a woman on top of a man, and two other people are shocked to find them in that position.

This account has the caption, "Kpi?" and got 12 thousand likes since it was uploaded to the internet. There are various responses from the netizens, some supported but not a few refused. The public also compared it with other programs that were censored unnaturally. What are they?

Censored Cartoons

One of the most censored television shows is the cartoon show. Starting from SpongeBob Squarepants, One Piece, to Doraemon does not pass the censorship, even the censored scenes often cover the entire television screen.

Censored Movie

The movie Warkop DKI Reborn, which aired on a national television station in early 2021, caught the attention of viewers. Because one of the scenes showed Vino G. Bastian's body part which was censored during the broadcast. Vino is seen leaving his shirt button open while talking with Tora Sudiro.

Songs Can Also Be Censored

The phenomenon of the TikTok video that is currently popular with the public has also gone viral on television. One of the songs that had the words "Anjing" (Dog) in the music had to be censored and replaced with another sound. This can be seen in a television program that presents an internet star named Chikakiku. At that time, Chikakiku was asked to repeat the dance move with a song from TikTok in the background with the hosts.