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Thread ID: 16685 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2005-02-10
2005-02-10 02:22 | User Profile
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4249585.stm[/url]
Racial hatred 'upsets film-goers'
The 12A rating was introduced in 2002 [B]Racial violence, self-harm and suicide are the key things that the public want movie ratings to warn them about, research has suggested.[/B] Concerns about depictions of race and suicide have grown in the past five years, said the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).
[url]http://www.bbfc.co.uk/[/url]
[B]Issues which have been added to the range of classification concerns, or which have increased in emphasis:
incitement to racial hatred or violence expletives with a racial association language which offends vulnerable minorities [/B] suicide and self-harm emphasis on easily accessible weapons sexual violence and rape promotion or glamorisation of smoking, alcohol abuse or substance misuse.
2005-02-10 02:52 | User Profile
Sounds more like the rules governing American television. No "incitement to racial hatred or violence" would explain why there are no - and I mean ZERO - black characters who are anything but good and wise and kind and patient and insightful - and who speak impeccable English. Even on cop shows, the arrest of a black perp [I]always [/I] means a red herring, and dat ole debbil Racism at work. It's getting to be a cliche - the bulletriddled body sprawled on the ghetto sidewalk, the laconic detectives canvassing the scene & talking to witnesses, and the inevitable radio call to HQ: "We're looking for a male, Caucasian..."
To be fair, in Britain the "12A" rating refers, I believe, to films suitable to 12-year-olds and up. But it's nice to see racism trumping murder, rape, cannibalism and torturing someone with a needle-nose pliers. Everybody [I]knows [/I] the worst crime anyone can commit is [B]to hold unpopular opinions[/B]....so what's the problem?