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This is the best summary I could come up with:
In a rather surprising revelation, the co-creator of the R-rated Harley Quinn animated series told Variety that DC blocked the inclusion of a scene from the upcoming third season of the show where Batman was going to perform oral sex on Catwoman.
“In this third season of Harley [coming to HBO Max] we had a moment where Batman was going down on Catwoman,” Justin Halpern said.
Superhero content creators are generally expected to abide by certain rules governing character behavior in order to protect the franchise and consumer products sales.
DC is at least open to the idea of expressing a romantic side to its characters whereas rival Marvel is considered extremely chaste.
In this week’s episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s ‘TV’s Top 5’ podcast, Loki writer Michael Waldron was asked about Marvel’s prudishness and whether the character Vision even has genitals.
“It’s the biggest piece of entertainment in the world right now that encompasses such a large spectrum of fans and age ranges when you get into sexuality.
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