I don't understand Just Dance censorship - part 6 

Gotta love how a gap in a song is WAY more noticeable than any "naughty" word.

The censorship in Just Dance is really confusing ngl

The reason it’s censored that way is because the esrb counts each swear word and there can only be a certain amount before the game has to get upped to T for “strong lyrics”. It’s very similar to where pg-13 movies can only have 2 f words (there are a few exceptions) before getting upped to R. Iirc the esrb only counts them in music games because it’s much easier to keep track of unlike in a game that has random dialogue based on gameplay where it’s more about the severity of the word than the sheer amount.

Imagine censoring your own name in your own song

So season 1 and 2 for JD2022 have interesting censors to say the least. Here's some censors I found strange: Censoring "love" as in "make love" for Kiss Me More, but not censoring "make a lotta love" in Positions. As for alcoholic beverages, they don't censor "Champagne" in Montero, but they do in Jopping. Not only that, the season two songs didn't censor "whiskey" in Daisy, but censored "Curaçao" in Malibu. Edit: They only censored "Curaçao" in the gameplay trailer apparently

I have noticed a few patterns in the data with this. 1. Lyrics are less likely to be censored if the song is not in English. 2. Lyrics are less likely to be censored if they are spoken quickly. 3. Censoring does not extend to background content, like shouts that aren't part of the melody or background areas Which seems to indicate a few things. A. Non-English lyrics have less scrutiny put on them, either out of respect for cultural differences, or out of a lack of competent manhours for censors who actually know what they're doing to go over non-English songs (I'm assuming probably the latter) B. If something's quick censors are less likely to catch it. This could be because they're not going over the songs with enough scrutiny to really catch everything, or else that they know that censoring takes a non-insignificant amount of time and money, and therefore they need to be judicious in how they use it to maximize their efforts (probably the latter, again) C. Their censoring process has some QA gaps in it, and there's some failure to communicate censoring between various responsible teams, as well as some genuine gaps in their process. QA is hard, can't really blame them on that, and censoring is significantly less important than making sure the game runs properly

Best way, just add a kids setting to appease everyone (like how games have streamer mode)

Take a ... whenever Just Dance's censorship contradicts itself

at 1:00 they didnt censor streaking in the park, which is literally running through the park naked, and keep in mind this is the same song they censored the word shots in...

1:55 i think censoring that made it worse 😶

It's very simple. If you don't want kids exposed to songs with sex, drugs, and cursing in them, *don't put them in a kid's game!* I honestly cannot stand censoring in songs. It almost completely ruins them.

I wish there was just a "mature language" mode or something so there's an option to censor or not to censor, cause I find the gaps super distracting.

Not to mention them censoring “cherry” in I kissed a girl💀💀

0:55 feel like they clowned on themselves for this. I doubt kids know what a "birthday suit" and it being censored sounds like sum even worse.

I can't help but think that... if anyone under the age of 18 actually plays a Just Dance game and chooses one of these songs, they're most likely already familiar with the song uncensored, not to mention that if they actually care about the lyrics they look them up on the internet, again, uncensored...

The one with Happier than ever literally made me laugh xD

they also censored the "we all making love" and "we all commit to love" in kill this love

Fans: so do you censor bad words Ubisoft: well yes but actually no

I remember doing just dance in 2nd grade and we were doing “uptown funk” and the word liquor was censored, but the teachers told us to say vinegar so it’s not a random pause. But I knew that in never added up. I also used to say “up town fuck it up” cause I didn’t hear the ‘n’, didn’t know it was a bad word tho lol.

For boombayah they could have use the version that is already censored by yg lol

They have a thing for letting songs in spanish slide

Sorry for being a party pooper, but friendly reminder that Ubisoft censors words taking into account the NUMBER of "bad" words, not how vulgar those are. That's why in one song "champagne" could be allowed and in another one it couldn't (This was explained by littlesiha in one of her streams)

Ngl, they could have used censored versions that swarp swears with regular words like in _kiss me more_ by doja or edited them and replacing them with okay's and hums so it wouldn't disturb the rythm of the song by having entire key words chucked out

I’ll never forget when they censored the word “back” in Bang Bang.

"Wanna [__] you" leaves *wayyyy* more connotations than just "Wanna taste you"

Kiss Me More: make … Positions: make a lotta LOVE Jopping: … life Montero: CHAMPAGNE and drinking with your friend

Tbh, it just shows how cheap and hobbled together these games are. I can’t imagine any developer working on these is passionate about the work, lol

The fact that they removed tons of harmless words and then someone screaming curse words sounded alright to keep.

I didn’t know that Billie swears was gonna make me have chills but a LOT of chills 🫢😅

1:31 I mean, censoring the moans in this instance would be like censoring "dame tu cosita", wich is more inappropriate than the moans.

Arguably, I think the lyrics "I'm like a... man" are more impactful in Old Town Road's censored version than the original. What defines a man in the philosophical sense? In Old Town Road, the singer appears to indicate that manhood is connected with a lack of stress, a calmness of the soul ("I've got no stress/I've been through all that/I'm like a... man/So I kick on back"), as opposed to the beastly animalism that is human nature. In order to surpass the base instincts and achieve true manhood, a person must achieve a zen-like state. Truly makes you think.

Just dance:”well this song is Spanish so ig we don’t need censorship.”

They also censored the line ”the taste of her cherry chapstick” in I Kissed a Girl, so it just says: ”the taste of her … chapstick.” I've heard people say it's because ”cherry” is slang for virginity but in the songs context she obviously just meant the taste.

2:49 congratulations on not being blind

I love how sometimes censorship make things sound way more obscene than they originally were 😂

Also the song from Billie Eilish called “all the good girls go to hell” is not censored in the lyrics and the song.

Censored songs kinda slap when they just randomly take words out. Remix that shit!

Obviously the champagne _flute_ was filled with some wholesome sparkly apple juice.

“Wanna … you” is way worse than “Wanna taste you.”

My guess is that it’s either poor regulation or the censoring is done by random people guessing what should or shouldn’t be censored on the song someone is given

I remember playing the 'I kissed a girl' song in a just dance game and me and my siblings where so confused why they censored cherry chapstick lmao

I’m, pretty sure it’s radio edit. It has the same sound for censorship. They literally made an entirely new version of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life to censor one word.

I’m sorry, Jopping is in Just Dance? I am buying this game now

Okay but, "wearing nothing but a smile" is different than just "with nothing on". That was justifiable.

Didn't know that some of it was still in the background... interesting

I’m one song, forget which one, they censored the word “cherry” cause it was hinting at “popping the cherry” I just find that so funny

I got one, Last Friday Night (TGIF) has "damn" censored Rave in the grave doesn't have it censored 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

And in the new season in daisies it says “kink and whiskey” and it isn’t censored 💀

I want to see the guy who, during some meeting, said with a straight face "We should censor songs in your music game"

The reason shot isn’t censored on some songs is because it’s a different language

You gotta give the dancers some credit for the skill tho…

Idk why but as a kid i was terrified of how the just dance models looked like. They lowkey scary

I love when they censor things then put the word somewhere on screen anyways

1:06 poor guy 😭

Why tf is the word Champagne censored lol

The birthday suit one is particularly egregious because streaking AND skinny dipping both refer to being naked - except they’re both acts of public indecency, whereas Bruno Mars is just talking about strutting around his home.

Honestly I hate that they censor these games, don't they have a just dance for kids? They don't need to censor the songs in the normal just dance if they literally made one for kids

2:26 this part made me forget what the video was abt- ESPECIALLY WHEN HE DANCES LIKE A EGYPTIAN PERSON-

I will never understand why they do things like this in EEUU, it blows my brain out!

also in kill this love they censor rosé’s “we’re all making love that kills you inside” (it changes to “we’re all … that kills you inside”)

"streaking" in the park should also be censored because streaking is running around completely nude :') this makes no sense also if the censor 'Hell' when they are talking about a place they should also censor all of the songs that have 'Heaven' in them because its not fair to Satanists, they should make a better censor system or just not censor at all and have a feature where it makes you put your age and if you are under 18 then its censored but if you are over 18 then its not censored then i can finally dance to Lady Gaga songs without a weird moment of silence when she talks about 'disco sticks'

1:41 lol “ah” this is like a bro i have that literally can do that sound 😂😂

Boombayah always drives me insane, they censor half of the song XD

I play just dance every day. There's one that really confused me. I forgot the name of the song, but it's by black eyed peas, they censored the word cup, when they say "fill up my cup"

1:39 Really Just Dance?

Flash pose: look good … it’s so unfair Sweet sensation: feeling like a damn good time to be alive

Yes. Very consistent. Well done 😂

1:22 If Billie destroys JD backgrounds 😢

The whole song "dame tu cosita" Must be censored...

The real mystery is how this legend didn't receive a copyright claim

its so awkward when its just "I wanna ....🧍🧍in the backseat 😊😊" like 💀💀

I’ve always hated the censorship in JustDance, especially the 2014 to 2017 Just Dance. I felt there were useless XD

1:21 yeah those have never been censored as far as i'm aware cuz they're too in the background for most parents to notice edit: i stand corrected, hit nation junior reversed them in their edit

What I got from this is that Just dance is just hoping the players are mostly english speakers and can't understand bc they never censor any of the non-english songs lmao

Champagne is also not censored in Montero

In “come on Eileen”, “take off everything” is not censored

The thumbnail is wonderful

I know in the game I have they sensored "multiply" in thumbs by Sabrina Carpenter because it relates to having kids

Some of them, I can see why something was excluded in one song but not in another based on context if they feel like a kid might be able to understand it, but for the rest yeah. Kinda odd 🤣 I don't think too much censorship is required as much now since these days, they just hear it from their parents. *Edit:* Aight I just learned that for Ubisoft, it depends on the *number* of "bad words" that determine whether it should be censored out or not.

One Shinee song has the word "wine" in it

0:36 Shot in spanish is like 'drink' thats why

The lazy song: I’ll just strut in my … suit Birthday: so let me get you in your birthday suit

why did they even add cake by the ocean when its literally about… yk.. if they gonna censor these things 😐

They think words on Spanish are less dangerous (?

Imagine "tequila" being censored in tequila

i've realized that saying hell, damn, shot, etc is ok when the song includes spanish idk like do they think children are stupid or what

Ok I’m sorry but I wasn’t expecting the kpop cuz I forgot they have kpop songs now so everytime there was a kpop song I was jamming😂 but I agree what the heck is this censorship😭

This is some 4Kids consistency

Jopping: … life that’s all you want Call me by your name: champagne drinking with your friends

the song’s literally called ‘promiscuous’ what do they expect

For blackpink kill this love at the end Rosé says “We all commit to love that makes you cry” And Just dances put it as “ We all… to love that makes you cry” 0-0

Blocking 'taste' from the sentence 'I wanna taste you' just makes it sound way worse than the actual sentence

Hey I remember Just Dance sometimes at my school are gym teacher would just put on a random song for us to dance to one of them was Timber I think and and a boy and his friends went all out and I was like they did the exact in the dance and I was so surprised

Context matters, and for Just Dance, they think it matters alot even though most people actually play the game, they dont pay the money to read the lyrics when you can seaech them

also ''beer'' is censored in John Wayne but not ''lets get high'' 😂

0:33, so you telling me they are racist to everyone but Spanish?

That’s crazy. I remember once having a discussion about what words were censored and what were able to pass

2:53 Because the singer meant it like this: ''Wearing nothing but a smile'' So that means hes smiling.

you are taking a lot of dances from a lot of different games though. i feel like they have been changing their idea on what to censor throughout the years.

They censored 'high' in this game for mimimi But on a different just dance game 'High' is not censored