London (CNN Business) Disney+ is warning viewers that some episodes of "The Muppet Show" feature "negative depictions" and "mistreatment of people or cultures." Viewers are being shown the warning label before episodes. It says the show "includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures," adding that "these stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now." The label is visible before the episode for some of the platform's viewers. Another features folk star Joan Baez doing an Indian accent, while the opening to an episode with Kenny Rogers shows Muppets dressed in Arab garb drilling for oil.

Source: CNN February 22, 2021 13:39 UTC