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Mick Joest

Now That Steamboat Willie Is Officially In The Public Domain, Adult Swim Wasted No Time Getting A Little NSFW With The Character

Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie.

While it may only be one specific version of Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie's arrival into the public domain seems to be delighting a number of fans and major entities. Conversely, The Walt Disney Company may not be pleased that horror movies and video games that utilize the iconic mascot's likeness can now be made. It's honestly been interesting to see the ways in which the character has been used thus far. On that note, Adult Swim exercised its right to use the character via a recent bumper and did so in a somewhat NSFW way. 

Adult Swim is the brand that allowed Rick and Morty's wildly disturbing spaghetti episode to air. So it's hardly surprising that it would have a character doing something lewd during the late hours of programming. What is way more surprising is that the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned network decided to take a potshot at Disney by featuring an image of Mickey Mouse kissing and humping some text that read "Public Domain Bitch." Take a look at the advert, which can be seen below: 

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