Trigger Warnings??

[Dustydog]

The latest is an old repeat of Midsomer Murders . Before screening “Beware this programme contains reference to witchcraft”.

Other programmes especially older ones warn of “dated attitudes”.
When I was a kid we had film ratings eg U PG X etc. Plus the watershed.
Even magazines like PCv have to be ott on PC issues!
Why are these trigger warnings telling me all the things I grew up are bad for me today😉

Maybe I’m just a thick skinned dinosaur 😜

 

[Buckman]

At present we watch 'allo 'allo in the evenings and you get the same trigger warnings. Same with many other comedy series of that era even Dad's army if anyone still remembers those programs.

 

[Mr Plodd]

Pathetic isn't it??

I dread to think what the warnings would be for "It ain't half hot mum" with the Sgt Major's attitude, and insults, to "La-de-da gunner Graham" and "Gloria"

Or for some of Alf Garnets comments in "Till Death us do Part"

Sad, because they were actually rather funny weren't they.

 

[otherclive]

The latest is an old repeat of Midsomer Murders . Before screening “Beware this programme contains reference to witchcraft”.

Other programmes especially older ones warn of “dated attitudes”.
When I was a kid we had film ratings eg U PG X etc. Plus the watershed.
Even magazines like PCv have to be ott on PC issues!
Why are these trigger warnings telling me all the things I grew up are bad for me today😉

Maybe I’m just a thick skinned dinosaur 😜

Social attitudes have changed over the years. The younger generation may not, or have not, had our exposure to the programmes, and could find them unacceptable based on todays social and cultural attitude. Can you even still watch Steptoe and Son, or Till Death us do Part from the media streaming such as IPlayer,ITV X etc.

 

[otherclive]

Pathetic isn't it??

I dread to think what the warnings would be for "It ain't half hot mum" with the Sgt Major's attitude, and insults, to "La-de-da gunner Graham" and "Gloria"

Or for some of Alf Garnets comments in "Till Death us do Part"

Sad, because they were actually rather funny weren't they.

At the time they were funny, but by today’s standards not so. Attitudes change over time, which is probably why we no longer queue up for a good hanging, drawing and quartering 😂😂😂

 

[Buckman]

Pathetic isn't it??

I dread to think what the warnings would be for "It ain't half hot mum" with the Sgt Major's attitude, and insults, to "La-de-da gunner Graham" and "Gloria"

Or for some of Alf Garnets comments in "Till Death us do Part"

Sad, because they were actually rather funny weren't they.

Benny Hill would have been locked up straight away! What about "Are you being served" and the follow on "Are you being serve again"?

 

[Buckman]

Social attitudes have changed over the years. The younger generation may not, or have not, had our exposure to the programmes, and could find them unacceptable based on todays social and cultural attitude. Can you even still watch Steptoe and Son, or Till Death us do Part from the media streaming such as IPlayer,ITV X etc.

They are all available to Freeview and ITV.

At the time they were funny, but by today’s standards not so. Attitudes change over time, which is probably why we no longer queue up for a good hanging, drawing and quartering 😂😂😂

If they had a another public hanging the place would probably be packed so that most of the audience can video the event on their mobile phones.

 

[Dustydog]

Whatever happen to satire ?

Don’t these “today” people read Chaucer and Shakespeare?

The programmes mentioned were legendary and actually demonstrated how bigoted parts of British Society were at that time. These programmes actually supported those being insulted and how pathetic and wrong the insulters were. I suppose that’s too complex a scenario for people today.😥

I don’t think it is attitude more so naivety and non classic education .
One of the U.K. Countries is boasting a 20% illiteracy with their ten year olds. I wonder if they can read the Trigger warnings😉🙀

 

[borderbilly]

Or maybe its because we are in a society of snowflake culture, this used to be Great Britain, now its just Britain! Nowt great about it now.

 

[Hutch]

Or maybe its because we are in a society of snowflake culture, this used to be Great Britain, now its just Britain! Nowt great about it now.

Bring back Alf Garnett, and his Nemesis, Marigold. Such a great follow on.

 

[Buckman]

Didn't Alf Garnett also do a sketch called "In Sickness and Health" or something like that?

 

[Mr Plodd]

Didn't Alf Garnett also do a sketch called "In Sickness and Health" or something like that?

That was the follow on series to Till Death Us do Part

 

[Buckman]

Apparently an episode of Fawlty Towers has been banned. Other shows have been banned due to references to other ethnic groups or references to gender.

 

[RogerL]

Apparently an episode of Fawlty Towers has been banned. Other shows have been banned due to references to other ethnic groups or references to gender.

The ban was quickly lifted but with additional warnings before the programme - the episode was "The Germans" and has been shown in Germany to great acclaim - they saw the humour and ridicule in the outdated views, something modern "critics" don't seem to be able to.

 

[Mr Plodd]

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words........????

 

[Buckman]

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words........????

Words make you cry and feel inferior! The pen is mightier than the sword! Strangely the latter is now true in today's world where something said innocently is suddenly offensive!