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11 Gay Moments Were Cut from China\u2019s \u2018Bohemian Rhapsody\u2019 and Many Scenes \u2018Didn\u2019t Make Sense At All\u2019 According to One Viewer<\/b><\/p>\n

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In February we reported that the Chinese release of Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>, the Oscar-winning Freddie Mercury\/Queen biopic, was to be de-gayed by Chinese censors<\/a>. The Chinese version has been released and those cuts, which are said to be more than two minutes, are very evident, according to viewers.<\/p>\n

Feili Xie, a 28-year-old gay<\/a> man<\/a> from Beijing told ABC Australia<\/a> that because the scene where Mercury comes out to his girlfriend<\/a> as liking men<\/a> was cut, the audience suddenly realizes they have broken up without knowing why: \u201cIt is seriously and obviously out of context, where many scenes in the film didn\u2019t make any sense at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to various reports, Chinese censors also cut a close-up of Mercury\u2019s gyrating crotch; a kiss between Mercury and his manager Paul Prenter; a moment in which Roger Taylor (Ben Hardy) calls<\/a> Mercury\u2019s haircut \u201cgay<\/a>\u201d; the first encounter between Mercury and his future partner Jim Hutton in which Mercury grabs his crotch, and a later kiss between Mercury and Jim; a moment in which Mercury kisses a man<\/a>\u2019s cheek at a party before slapping a woman<\/a> on the ass<\/a>; the entire scene containing the\u201dI Want To Break Free\u201d video<\/a> when Mercury and band members are dressed in women<\/a>\u2019s clothing; the word \u201csexuality\u201d is changed to \u201csex<\/a> life\u201d in a scene in which Mercury has a press conference; Mercury never says \u201cI got it\u201d to his bandmates, referring to AIDS, as censors cut the audio; censors also removed the real-life photo of Mercury and Jim Hutton in the end credits, which said they enjoyed \u201ca loving relationship for the remainder of Freddie\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n

CNN adds that a few moments did make the cut<\/a>: \u2018During a press conference scene, even though Mercury was asked directly about his sexual orientation, the term used by the reporter was translated as \u201csex<\/a> life\u201d in the Chinese subtitle \u2014 changing the question\u2019s meaning entirely.Despite the cuts and mistranslation, the average Chinese viewer can still infer Mercury\u2019s sexuality. Scenes that made the final version include Mercury coming out to his parents by holding the hand of his partner Jim Hutton.\u2019<\/p>\n

Chinese broadcasters also censored the words \u201cgay man\u201d<\/a> from actor Rami Malek\u2019s Oscar acceptance speech, replacing them with \u201cspecial group.\u201d<\/p>\n

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