Warner Bros. is woke until China tells it to stop

Warner Bros. wants you to know that it cares deeply about the gay and transgender community — unless, that is, there is money to be made in autocratic China.

Warner Bros. cut references to a gay relationship in its new film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore for the film’s release in China. These were “nuanced cuts” that were needed to “respond sensitively to a variety of in-market factors,” according to the studio. “We want audiences everywhere in the world to see and enjoy this film, and it’s important to us that Chinese audiences have the opportunity to experience it as well.”