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...But it all changed when 2009's 'Avatar' brought in an unheard-of $200 million to 20th Century Fox, and then big studios began to do everything they could to secure a China release. And to pass the country's stringent censors, they had to cut everything that the Communist Party might find unpalatable, including the obvious ones like nudity and sex but also less obvious ones such as homosexuality, actors of colour, imagery of recognisable American symbols like Statue of Liberty, and so on...

So rather than not bend to China's market and demands, they willfully go woke and cluck that US audiences are the backward and intolerant ones. Got it. 🙄

The US movie makers have done the same. I learned decades ago that movie releases are often tailored to the area of the country it is to be released in, and I still remember scenes in movies that are no longer there, not even in “official” DVD releases.

A PATCH OF BLUE had scenes removed for release in the South.

Disney’s DAVY CROCKETT had scenes of Thimblerig removed no longer there today.
THE COMMANCHEROS has a scene of John Wayne walking down the gangplank and the girl walking up, they meet, he tips his hat and she notices his Texas Ranger badge. This is mentioned later in the film.

GUNN (1967) had hot, HOT, scenes of Sherry Jackson removed in the US but still in the European release.

THE PROFESSIONALS has a scene where Claudia Cardinale tries to seduce Burt Lancaster and drops her top. WOW! Now a black fog covers her womanhood in all releases. Film, VCR, DVD. All have the black fog in the lower right corner of the film.

Many other releases were cut to 2 hours for popular showing after an official release of 3 hours. Thankfully those cuts have been found and replaced in the film.