Shrek is a negative character that's indoctrinating children to be poorly behaved...according to

Shrek is a negative character that's indoctrinating children to be poorly behaved...according to Russia. #Shrek #Russia #comedy #comedymovies

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00:00So Russia wants to ban Shrek. Seriously. No matter how bad things get, there's

00:05always one thing you can do to lift your spirits, and that is sit down and watch

00:08the beloved animated comedy classic, Shrek. Well, not anymore. Not for the Russians.

00:13Apparently, everyone's favorite ogre has found himself in the crosshairs of the

00:17Kremlin. He was featured in a presentation by the State Duma as an

00:21example of a negative Western character with both physical and personality flaws.

00:25Come on, Russia. That's what the whole movie was about. Layers. Onions have layers. Ogres have

00:33layers. Onions have layers. You get it. We both have layers. You'd think with the amount of onions

00:39present in Russian cuisine, they'd have a little bit more understanding, but...

00:42According to politician Sergei Mironov, characters like Shrek, The Grinch, and Monsters

00:47Inc employee Mike Wazowski are all part of a Western society that's very actively

00:51engaged in indoctrinating our children. Wait a minute. Shrek, Mike Wazowski, The Grinch?

00:55Is this a green guy thing? He accused the West of waging a hybrid war against Russia and warned

01:01that governments opposed to Moscow are following the adage, if you want to defeat the enemy,

01:05raise their children. Or, you know, show them Shrek, I guess. Now, The Grinch, sure, he's not a good

01:11guy, especially before his heart grew three sizes that day. But our sweet, innocent Shrek,

01:16he's just trying to live a simple life in his swamp. He's a recluse, not hurting anybody. And then,

01:21once married to Fiona, he had three children, Fergus, Farkle, and Felicia, which would seem

01:26to align with the Kremlin's stated mission of increasing Russia's birth rate. In fairness,

01:31the movies do strongly suggest that a donkey is gonna f*** a dragon, which obviously goes

01:35against traditional family values. Hey, there's no wrong way to make a family. Either way,

01:39in the grand scale of Russian persecution, the censorship of Shrek is a small development.

01:44Who knows? This might be the straw that breaks the donkey's back. The donkey dragon's back.

01:48Someone's back.