Warnings about ‘Wicked’ have sent people into a tornado of rage, with many condemning warnings about discrimination against people with green skin.
Here’s the deal… British Board of Film Classification reviews movies based on a set of criteria, including notifying parents if they contain nudity, violence, injury, discrimination, etc.
Regarding “Wicked,” “green-skinned women are ridiculed, bullied, and humiliated because of their skin color; disabled women in wheelchairs are looked down upon by able-bodied people; “Talking animals are socially persecuted.” fantasy society. ”
As you can imagine… people online Not satisfied with this, many people are using the hashtag ‘GoWokeGoBroke’ to slam the analysis warning people about discrimination against non-existent skin colors and talking animals.
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Piers Morgan He is also one of the victims, and on his Instagram, he appealed to the “Awakened Brigade” to “stop this nonsense.”
It’s worth noting…in America, there are no trigger warnings before the movie. It’s unclear if it will be made in the UK, but it seems like this is more of an auxiliary resource for people to use, rather than something the studio has actually introduced.
And ‘Wicked’ has always included themes of racism… yes, Elphaba has green skin, but it’s a metaphor – hence the possibility that the BBFC is more sensitive It makes sense to flag parents and children on the material.
But it seems not everyone agrees with this warning…and they are ready to send flying monkeys after the board.
