The "willy nilly silly old bear" known as Winnie the Pooh, which is the main character in a series of cartoons based on stories by A. A. Milne, has been banned in China. The reason, from what I can gather, is that Chinese President Xi Jinping has been likened to Pooh in various internet memes, which Xi doesn't like. Oh well, there's nothing like a too-sensitive communist.
The cartoons with Winnie the Pooh and his friends in turn inspired a song by Loggins and Messina.
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