Winnie the Pooh is a forbidden word in Marvel Rivals.

 

When it comes to things that are forbidden in online games, those who play this type of game should know that the game doesn’t allow us to type in many swear words (to be honest, even if you’re not a gamer, you should know that they don’t allow us to type in the game). And to be honest, players should know that we shouldn’t type in swear words, but everyone has their own feelings and wants to curse at their teammates or other people besides themselves. And when we can’t curse directly, we use abbreviations or softer swear words instead. The game is forgiving and doesn’t block this. However, there are some words that aren’t swear words that are forbidden to type in the game (we have some in our country, we’ll talk about them later). For example, in the game Marvel Rivals, in addition to the normal swear words that are forbidden to type (even if you type them, they won’t appear), there’s also the word Winnie the Pooh included in that list.

This story comes from the YouTube channel Asmongold Clips, who wanted to know which words are banned in the game Marvel Rivals. The words typed were not curse words, but normal words. The Asmongold Clips channel typed many words, including 9/11, which could be typed normally. However, words related to China are banned and said that the message has inappropriate content. One of them is the word "Winnie the Pooh", which is banned. If anyone follows news around the world, they might have heard or known that China doesn't want people to search for or mention the word Winnie the Pooh at all.

The reason why the word "Winnie the Pooh" became a taboo word is because when President Xi Jinping came to America when Barack Obama was President, President Xi Jinping was mocked by various media outlets that he looked exactly like Pooh the Pooh in the cartoon Winnie the Pooh. According to the information, President Xi Jinping did not really like this mockery, so the word became a taboo word. To the extent that the game Kingdom Hearts 3, which was previously released in China, was also subject to this ban. Every time Pooh appeared on the screen, the game would censor it by using a large white dot to cover Pooh's body, leaving only his feet. (It's a pity for the Chinese people who have to play the game incompletely.)

And if anyone is wondering why the American superhero game Marvel Rivals has the word Winnie the Pooh censored, or if it really is censored, it should only be in China, but it's banned all over the world. The reason for this is because the publisher that created Marvel Rivals, NetEase, is a Chinese company. And of course, if the Chinese government finds out that the game can type Winnie the Pooh, NetEase will definitely be in trouble (or China has checked and found out that it can't be typed). And in addition to Winnie the Pooh, there are also words like Isis, Hitler, and Free Taiwan that can't be typed as well.