why do american tv stations call bakeoff the great british baking show. disgusting.

I guess they wouldn’t call it that in the UK would they

LIKE I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR CHANGE

IT'S ALREADY CALLED THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE-OFF

WHAT'S SO OFFENSIVE ABOUT THE WORD BAKE-OFF THAT IT NEEDS CHANGING

oh i thought there were two baking shows

huh.

iirc, pillsbury sponsors big, official cooking contests called something something bake off, so it might have been changed for legal reasons

.... do they?
i've only ever watched it on (american) netflix and it's still bake-off

at least im pretty sure it is

i’m sure i’ve heard both names

i'm unreasonably enraged about this

(i'm not this is kayfabe)

from wikipedia: "Beginning in 2014, the US broadcaster PBS has aired five series of the show under the name The Great British Baking Show.[127] The change of name was necessary due to the fact that "Bake-Off" is a registered trademark of Pillsbury in the United States.[128] "

source

capitalism really does ruin everything

ah

WELP

Oh Welp