AbsolutSurgen Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Disney Plus issues trigger warning for 'outdated cultural depictions' in classic movies Quote Disney’s new streaming service has added a trigger warning to certain classic movies like “The Jungle Book” and “Lady and the Tramp” to address possible “outdated cultural depictions” that could offend viewers. Disney Plus, which launched Tuesday amid a host of technical issues, issued a disclaimer on some decades-old movies that reads, “This program is presented as originally created. It may contain outdated cultural depictions.” The warning appears in the movie descriptions for “Dumbo,” “The Jungle Book” and “Lady and the Tramp,” among others that have faced criticism for depicting racial stereotypes. One 1946 film titled, “Song of the South,” isn’t featured at all on the streaming service, presumably due to its controversial portrayal of black Americans. Apparently Disney cartoons are too racist for today's Millennials to watch without getting triggered. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I hope the next time I call somebody racist they say they’re not racist, just using outdated cultural depictions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 56 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said: Disney Plus issues trigger warning for 'outdated cultural depictions' in classic movies Apparently Disney cartoons are too racist for today's Millennials to watch without getting triggered. To be fair. a lot of old cartoons were racist as fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Quote One 1946 film titled, “Song of the South,” isn’t featured at all on the streaming service, presumably due to its controversial portrayal of black Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I noticed that Simpson’s S3 E1 was missing, I was super confused until I realized it was the MJ episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, AbsolutSurgen said: Disney Plus issues trigger warning for 'outdated cultural depictions' in classic movies Apparently Disney cartoons are too racist for today's Millennials to watch without getting triggered. WB has a disclaimer on all its old cartoons as well. I think it’s a good thing. It’s companies acknowledging their past and the missteps they took. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy_shapiro Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Disney is super protective of their image, and often that means scrubbing or retelling their own past. Maybe I’m being paranoid, but I think part of the long plan with Disney ditching their vault in favor of streaming is so they’ll have full control of their own content once families start ditching their physical copies of Disney movies in favor of Disney+. If they want to edit out portions of Peter Pan in 5 years, it will be significantly easier for them than it would be now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 14 minutes ago, sexy_shapiro said: Disney is super protective of their image, and often that means scrubbing or retelling their own past. Maybe I’m being paranoid, but I think part of the long plan with Disney ditching their vault in favor of streaming is so they’ll have full control of their own content once families start ditching their physical copies of Disney movies in favor of Disney+. If they want to edit out portions of Peter Pan in 5 years, it will be significantly easier for them than it would be now. indeed Disney does like to edit their history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 minute ago, EternallDarkness said: indeed Disney does like to edit their history MACLUNKEY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 That's not a trigger warning, and it's problematic of you to refer to it as such. Trigger warnings are a real thing for certain panic-inducing events, and by referring to every warning you disagree with by that name you cheapen the very real situation many people with PTSD are in. I could be wrong, but I think @SFLUFAN has said something about this in the past as well. The very use of the word triggered is insulting to people who suffer from PTSD when used in this way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy_shapiro Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: That's not a trigger warning, and it's problematic of you to refer to it as such. Trigger warnings are a real thing for certain panic-inducing events, and by referring to every warning you disagree with by that name you cheapen the very real situation many people with PTSD are in. I could be wrong, but I think @SFLUFAN has said something about this in the past as well. The very use of the word triggered is insulting to people who suffer from PTSD when used in this way. I was too lazy to address it but I feel the same way. Well said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 It’s honestly a weak message. The Warner note ahead of their old cartoons with racist depictions is far more forceful in its language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Spork3245 said: I noticed that Simpson’s S3 E1 was missing, I was super confused until I realized it was the MJ episode. Outdated cultural depiction of when he wasn't an accused child molester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 4 hours ago, AbsolutSurgen said: Disney Plus issues trigger warning for 'outdated cultural depictions' in classic movies Apparently Disney cartoons are too racist for today's Millennials to watch without getting triggered. Yo, fuck this post. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said: That's not a trigger warning, and it's problematic of you to refer to it as such. Trigger warnings are a real thing for certain panic-inducing events, and by referring to every warning you disagree with by that name you cheapen the very real situation many people with PTSD are in. I could be wrong, but I think @SFLUFAN has said something about this in the past as well. The very use of the word triggered is insulting to people who suffer from PTSD when used in this way. This sounds like you are directing this towards @AbsolutSurgen but he just copied and pasted. At least for the title anyways. Maybe you aren't but that was how I read it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Bacon said: This sounds like you are directing this towards @AbsolutSurgen but he just copied and pasted. At least for the title anyways. Maybe you aren't but that was how I read it. It's the Washington Times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jose said: It's the Washington Times. Yes, it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 It's a very conservative newspaper editorializing a headline. He knew what he was doing posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I mean, I guess he could have, but I can't know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdeaOfEvil Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Warnings are fine and fair, so this doesn't mean much. It's when companies deliberately scrub away things from past works that there's real trouble. How long ago was it when some book publishers were announcing they were going to remove the n-word from Huckleberry Finn books, and where did that lead? People were all shouting about the massive disrespect to the real people who lived that life and suffered with that terminology, let alone altering a classic work created by Mark Twain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 This is not a "trigger warning" and the Washington Times is a garbage publication that should never be used as a source for anything. Ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 FWIW I love Song of the South. I know, looking back as an adult, all of its now obvious problems (I mean, it has a literal tar baby for fuck's sake) . But I remember watching it as a kid and at the time I didn't pick up on any of that. It just didn't register in that way, you know? It was just a happy movie with cartoon birds and wacky 'ol Br'ers Rabbit, Fox and Bear getting into hijinx. It was one of my favorites growing up. And I maintain that "Zip-i-dee-doo-dah" is one of the best Disney songs of all time. I knew there was zero chance of it being rereleased on Disney+, but I'm still just a tad bummed they didn't do it. Warnings, a long overdue mea culpa, maybe a forward from a film historian, and a chance for education is better than pretending it never happened IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Bad OP is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 10 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: To be fair. a lot of old cartoons were racist as fuck. We watched Lady and the Tramp last night and maaaaaaaaaaan it was thick with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Fuck you for your misuse of triggered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 10 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Fuck you for your misuse of triggered. I think the phrase he was looking for was "set off." Like the time fright called him by his old user name and he was SET THE FUCK OFF. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 17 minutes ago, Jose said: I think the phrase he was looking for was "set off." Like the time fright called him by his old user name and he was SET THE FUCK OFF. Bike Mjorney! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Jose said: I think the phrase he was looking for was "set off." Like the time fright called him by his old user name and he was SET THE FUCK OFF. Ok I'm confused again... what was the O.P.'s original user name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Ok I'm confused again... what was the O.P.'s original user name? I’m pretty sure it was his actual name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Ok I'm confused again... what was the O.P.'s original user name? skillzdaproducea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Seriously, though, OP changed his username because it was his real name and was/is job searching. There’s no reason to bring it up and it’s weird that some people are (not talking about skillz). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: Seriously, though, OP changed his username because it was his real name and was/is job searching. There’s no reason to bring it up and it’s weird that some people are (not talking about skillz). Ok sorry I asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 10 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Ok sorry I asked. Disclaimer warning next time you ask 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: Disclaimer warning next time you ask I’ll be the judge of disclaimer warning next time you ask 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Kal-El814 said: I’ll be the judge of disclaimer warning next time you ask @Keyser_Soze oh my fuck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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