The Internet is in an uproar, as it almost always is, because Delta Airlines decided to show a very strangely edited version of the Oscar-winning masterpiece, Carol. Upon realizing that the version they were watching was completely void of the lesbian kissing anchoring the film in the theatrical version, everyone cried out a resounding "what?!" Standup comic Cameron Esposito was one such passenger:

The film, which takes places in the 1950s and stars Cate Blanchett with Rooney Mara, is about a forbidden romance that threatens to pull their lives apart. As such, the intimacy seems to be integral to the plot. But what do I know?

Delta Airlines Is the Opposite of Us, Removes Kissing and Nudity from In-Flight 'Carol'

Anyway, after a deluge of complaints, Delta clapped back by saying that they obviously didn't edit the movie themselves (because that's illegal) and that the only version they could scrounge up without violating their anti-nudity policy also got rid of all the kissing for some odd reason. Regardless, it seems as though the movie makes little sense without any physicality between the characters (What's with all the sexual tension? Are they best friends? Brunch buddies?) and that vetoing it as an an in-flight option all together would perhaps have been more wise.

But I digress. Even if this is true, it doesn't totally explain how Delta is showing a BDSM scene between Paul Giamatti and Maggie Siff in Billions on board.

Delta Airlines Is the Opposite of Us, Removes Kissing and Nudity from In-Flight 'Carol'

Sigh. Perhaps one day, we'll be able to enjoy Carol at 35,000 feet in peace.