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Mary Poppins
stars in the latest case of cultural revisionism from a present prism.
The
1964
film's age rating has been raised for its
"discriminatory language
. "
Thus, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) of the United Kingdom considers that the film should no longer have a rating "for all audiences" but rather be considered "parental guidance (PG)."
That is, it is noted that some of the content may not be appropriate for children.
According to the BBC, the change is caused by the use of the word Hottentot
on two occasions
.
A term historically used derogatorily by Dutch settlers to refer to an ethnic group in southern Africa.
In the film he is used by the character of Admiral Boom.
In one of the scenes, he asks one of the children if he is going to "defeat the Hottentots."
Shortly after, and seeing the
chimney sweeps with blackened faces,
he exclaims:
"We are under attack by the Hottentots!"
.
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"Although Mary Poppins has a historical context, the use of discriminatory language is not condemned and ultimately exceeds our guidelines for acceptable language in the U - the rating for all audiences. Therefore, we rate the film PG for its discriminatory language," details the BBFC.
In addition, the agency notes that in its research on racism and discrimination it has discovered that one of the main concerns of people, particularly parents, is "the possibility of exposing children to discriminatory language or behavior that they may encounter distressing or repeating without realizing the possible offense.
The feature film was filmed in London in 1910 and tells the adventures of a magical nanny with the children she cares for.
Mary Poppins
won five Oscars in 1965
, including Best Actress and Best Song.