Streaming The Netflix Thread

[Gough]

Jennifer Saunders says that Absolutely Fabulous would come with a trigger warning these days, and that many of the lines would need to be removed.

Warning : the following article contains references to drug and alcohol abuse, body shaming and abortion - which some people may find distressing.

Ab Fab would have a trigger warning today, admits Jennifer Saunders

Actress says the characters’ insulting and venomous dialogue would flop in the politically correct climate

www.telegraph.co.uk

On Britbox if they show an older program with some iffy references they put a disclaimer at the start saying it was made in accordance with values of the time.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

On Britbox if they show an older program with some iffy references they put a disclaimer at the start saying it was made in accordance with values of the time.

I wonder if they'll do that with programs currently airing, in a few decades.

 

[JackOutback]

I wonder if they'll do that with programs currently airing, in a few decades.

Attitudes shift over time, more news at 11.

Film and TV is about 100 years old, outdated views being able to be shown and repeated is relatively new, hence how we address it is in flux. But the idea that ‘you can’t say funny things anymore’ is lazy analysis. I just watched Anthony Jesselnik’s comedy special on Netflix where he joked about rape, abortion and priests molesting children. It didn’t come with a trigger warning, just a rating. If you’re good, you can say anything. What you can’t do anymore without criticism is lazy, broad comedy that targets particular groups.

 

[Frank Bunn]

On Britbox if they show an older program with some iffy references they put a disclaimer at the start saying it was made in accordance with values of the time.

It's unnecessary. At any particular time there's a diversity of views and values. Audiences can judge for themselves where they stand on the content they choose to watch.

It's a recent thing that TV and movie productions have to conform to DEI standards to qualify for government funding and qualification for awards.

 

[Gasometer]

The Madness

Half way through; entertaining for this time of the year

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

That era has long passed. Can't get away with it (lots of things) in this puritan era. We watched an episode of Porridge the other night (not on Netflix) and we kept saying, "you couldn't say that nowadays".

There's a 'Carry On' film where Sid actually motorboats Babs boobs as he is helping her down from a high vehicle. You definitely wouldn't see that in a modern film.

 

[Frank Bunn]

There's a 'Carry On' film where Sid actually motorboats Babs boobs as he is helping her down from a high vehicle. You definitely wouldn't see that in a modern film.

Motorboats?

 

[Kirby]

Motorboats?

Put your face between her boobs.

 

[JackOutback]

There's a 'Carry On' film where Sid actually motorboats Babs boobs as he is helping her down from a high vehicle. You definitely wouldn't see that in a modern film.

Of course you could. If you can arrange to make it actually funny and not just old hat and infantile. There’s been a couple of bawdy comedies lately like No Hard Feelings, Joy Ride, Ricky Stanicky.

FFS, George Carlin got hounded by authorities because he said **** on TV. Meanwhile, Jimmy Carr calls people campaigners all the time and Anthony Jesselnik jokes about child rape. But people reckon ‘woke means you can’t say anything anymore’ because you can’t be racist or sexist without skill anymore without being called out for it.