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Aruntraveller

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Mary Poppins is now PG
« on: February 26, 2024, 09:59:35 AM »
Before we work on Artificial Intelligence shouldn't we address the problem of natural stupidity.

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Re: Mary Poppins is now PG
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2024, 10:24:56 AM »
I understand the reasoning but I still struggle with this:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/feb/26/mary-poppins-uk-age-rating-raised-pg-discriminatory-language
I would have thought the simple solution here is change all U films to PG. I'm baffled Watership Down was ever a U.

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Re: Mary Poppins is now PG
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2024, 10:39:37 AM »
And as for "Bambi"!

My mother never quite got over having to drag me out of the cinema wailing at the death of Bambi's mother.
Before we work on Artificial Intelligence shouldn't we address the problem of natural stupidity.

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Re: Mary Poppins is now PG
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2024, 11:06:21 AM »
And as for "Bambi"!

My mother never quite got over having to drag me out of the cinema wailing at the death of Bambi's mother.
Well, indeed.

The parental guide page from IMDB.


https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0034492/parentalguide

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Re: Mary Poppins is now PG
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2024, 11:09:23 AM »
Well, indeed.

The parental guide page from IMDB.


https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0034492/parentalguide
And the one for Mary Poppins which while warning of a thuggish penguin is Hottentotless


https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0058331/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg