Have the PC police gotten to Mario? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. http://www.tytnetwork.com/join
"As far as Labor Day weekend scandals go, it was pretty thin soup. At the leader of the pack was a bizarre update from Nintendo to the Japanese language profile of Super Mario. The iconic brand is now no longer a plumber, but now rather has pursued a variety of interests.
As Mediaite reported, it was a change that didn’t sit well with fans.
It also raised the hackles of Fox & Friends‘ Steve Doocy who joked (not joked) that the change may have been due to —— POLITICAL CORRECTNESS.”*
Read more here: https://www.mediaite.com/online/steve-doocy-is-political-correctness-to-blame-for-super-mario-rebrand/
Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian
Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian
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