In the latest episode of The Rehearsal, Nathan Fielder highlights the importance of communication in addressing both real-life and artistic tensions. Drawing parallels between airplane safety and his own experiences with censorship, Fielder reflects on Paramount+ Germany's removal of his show Nathan for You's episode, 'Horseback Riding / Man Zone,' due to sensitivities surrounding antisemitism post-Israel/Hamas conflict. He creatively stages a confrontation with a fictional executive, advocating for artistic expression and questioning the balance of moral responsibility and creative freedom.
"Look, I know you guys probably feel a lot of shame about what you did in the past, and now you're trying to overcompensate by being the world leaders in fighting antisemitism... when it comes to art, I think you have to know your place, and you have to let us Jews express ourselves."
Fielder wishes he'd fought Paramount+ harder on its decision to remove the episode 'Horseback Riding / Man Zone,' which has historical significance linked to Holocaust education.
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