Mary Poppins’ UK age rating raised to PG due to discriminatory language
- Mary Poppins' UK rating changed from U to PG due to "discriminatory language" in the film's historical context.
- The British Board of Film Classification cited the colonial term "Hottentots" as the reason for the reclassification.
- "The BBFC said: 'Content with immediate and clear condemnation is more likely to receive a lower rating.
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Sixty years after the release of “Mary Poppins,” the movie changed ratings to become a movie to be watched in the presence of an adult. The cause? The use of a term considered pejorative and
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(WJW) – Beloved classic “Mary Poppins” has had its age rating raised because of “discriminatory language.” The British Board of Film Classification has increased the 1964 film’s rating to PG for parental guidance. Macy’s to close 150 stores: What we know The film had previously been classified U by British film censors, which stands for universal. So why the increased rating? The film uses the discriminatory term “hottentots” twice. (Ein…
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