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I worry about the mentality of parents who would, on the basis of one obscure word, fold their arms and forbid their precious moppet from watching Mary Poppins.
There are probably quite a lot of classic films which contain historic language now thought to be at least mildly offensive which the same may apply to - and I’d far rather they did this than edit the film.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Wrap him up in black skin
Add a touch of blue blood
And a little bitty bit of red Indian boy
Oh like a Curly Latin kinkies
Oh Lordy, Lordy, mixed with yellow Chinkees, yeah
It goes the other way too, there’s plenty of stuff which would have got an X or 18 rating in the past - usually for nudity - which is now a 15. Times change.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Mary Poppins is arguably a mild case (in part due to the fact that the term isn't in wide use over here, though that may be different to a South African audience), but other Disney films (Songs of the South and the crow scene in Dumbo) are now generally not broadcast at all due to "outdated views"/inherent racism.
There's far more to be gained in having a conversation about why something might be problematic than there is in rewriting history to remove anything problematic (I take similar issue with removal of statues of slave traders for example). Instead of confronting issues the preferred route seems to be to pretend it didn't happen.
The Suffragettes.
Poverty.
The film really being about fatherhood and the difficulties of being a loving father vs a gentleman in the early 20th century.
It was both a very different time the film is set in, and a very different time when it was made. It is considered, rightly, a masterpiece of film-making and deserves to be seen for generations, but as society changes more, then more guidance will be needed to understand it.
I'm not in favour of censorship - I think it sucks the funniest episode of the IT Crowd isn't on All 4 for example - but I also recognise that not everyone feels how I do.
Mary Poppins as a PG? As long as they don't cut it - fair play.
Now if only we can sort that Dambusters remake...
They have not edited the film in any way.
Please explain how and what has been cancelled here?
EDIT: You can still rent "Birth of a Nation" - a contender for the most racist film ever, for £3.50
Watch The Birth of a Nation online - BFI Player
Nothing is being cancelled.
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Put an advisory on it by all means but do not edit. 99% of Mark Twain would have to go from a library if edits were done.
But despite the quite deranged ranting of those claiming "wokeness gone mad" you can still go into any library and get an unedited copy of Huckleberry Finn.
Leaving them be is important. It's history as well as art and is shows the development of society. Editing it would be criminal.
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Before half term, my youngest child (8 years old) went off on his very residential trip with school. Each child was allowed to bring a DVD with them for the class to watch in the evening (I believe there was a class vote on which movies actually got chosen).
Nothing above a U rating was permitted to be brought. The school can show PG films, but only after seeking permission from the parents of every child in the class.
Did I know what it meant? Did I care what it meant? This was all well post-colonialism and I didn't find out what it meant until at least a decade later.
I am unscathed.
Relatively.
What? BBFC you say? Isn't it the same thing? Wouldn't have happened in my day.