{"id":"unnecessary-censorship","name":"Unnecessary Censorship","summary":"Unnecessary Censorship is the comedy technique of dubbing bleeps, mosaic blurs, or black bars over source footage that was never actually explicit, tricking viewers into hearing or seeing obscenity where none exists. The gag grew out of late-1990s broadcast sitcoms that bleeped curse words for laughs, jumped online through the YouTube Poop community, and became a staple format for cooking shows, cartoons, and anime fan edits.","tags":["unnecessary censorship","censor beep meme","youtube poop","fake bleep","mosaic censor meme","spongebob bleep edit"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":2,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/unnecessary-censorship/unnecessary-censorship-pompeii-body-cast-censored.webp","caption":"A Pompeii body cast given an unnecessary black censor bar, humorously implying nudity on an ancient preserved figure.","width":600,"height":449,"nsfw":true},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/unnecessary-censorship/unnecessary-censorship-simpsons-handshake-censored.webp","caption":"A classic Simpsons gag where a between-the-legs handshake is pixelated to look obscene, exemplifying Unnecessary Censorship.","width":670,"height":510,"nsfw":true}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/unnecessary-censorship/history.md","related":["god-bless-the-usa-911-footwerk-takin-over","squidward-fad","300","gi-joe-psas","pumkin","super-macho-man","gabe-the-dog-bork-remixes","giivasunner-siivagunner","here-comes-pacman","hotel-mario","lazytown","michael-rosen"],"popularityRank":1842,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}