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Why TV turned rice balls into jelly donuts

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Because localizers assume Western children will suffer a mental breakdown if they see foreign food. Editors notoriously painted over traditional Asian snacks in localized broadcasts and titles, redubbing them as familiar pastries despite looking absolutely nothing like them. It birthed a generation of deeply confused kids who thought donuts were triangular and wrapped in seaweed.

Why TV turned rice balls into jelly donuts
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