Films edited/just not shown for 'cultural sensitivity' on TV

[Mr_B]

Was looking around Youtube and came across a film by Peter Sellers called 'The Party' and thought I hadn't seen it on TV for many years. Might not be quite correct here, but my first thought was the PC mob wouldn't like it, so it never gets a TV showing.

The other film I looked at was the Dambusters which is now edited at every TV showing to forget Gibson's dogs name....

Any other good films that don't get shown or get chopped about like these ?

Peter Sellers in The Party - opening scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVJiwuk75Ig

Edited by Mr_B on Monday 1st February 18:28

[telecat]

There's a whole raft of 1920'/40's /50's Cartoons that cannot be shown on TV due to smoking and or racial stereotypes.

[nakedninja]

The Party is one of my favourite films of all time. If you can watch that and not laugh you are a stone cold heartless dead monkey lover. So very very funny I may have to find my copy and watch it again tonight.

[FourWheelDrift]

Wasn't the recent Paul Bettany film about Darwin "Creation" not released in the US because of religeous reasons? If it was it was a very limited showing.

Cinema I know but same thing

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Tuesday 2nd February 11:50

[Nicholas Blair]

Black & White Minstrel Show







Ps I know not a film.

Edited by Nicholas Blair on Tuesday 2nd February 12:20

[Miss Pitstop]

Breakfast at Tiffanys. Apparently getting a white guy to yellow his face and wear false buck teeth to play a mad chinese man just isn't the done thing!

[RizzoTheRat]

Have they cut the dog completely from the dambusters or just omited naming him? He's a proper part of the story.

Edited by RizzoTheRat on Tuesday 2nd February 19:22

[Morningside]

I think they cut the jive courtroom scene from Airplane 2.

[voyds9]

Mind your language

Love thy neighbour


Both TV shows will probably not be seen again

[freecar]

Has the original Short Circuit been shown recently?

The actor didn't black up as much for the sequel, he still puts on a really offensive indian accent though!

[fluffnik]

nakedninja said:

The Party is one of my favourite films of all time. If you can watch that and not laugh you are a stone cold heartless dead monkey lover. So very very funny I may have to find my copy and watch it again tonight.

"Birdy num-num"

[dudleybloke]

blackula

[Silverbullet767]

freecar said:

Has the original Short Circuit been shown recently?

The actor didn't black up as much for the sequel, he still puts on a really offensive indian accent though!

When I was a kid I thought he was indian.

"Johnny number five"

[squirrel2007]

Not a film or Tv show but I heard Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA the other day and thought the lyric "To go and kill the Yellow man" was a bit dubious in this PC world.

Come to think about it Doesnt Inspector Clouseau call Kato "my little yellow friend" or something similar?

How come that is allowed to stay when other racial descriptions are frowned upon?

[grumbledoak]

squirrel2007 said:

Come to think about it Doesnt Inspector Clouseau call Kato "my little yellow friend" or something similar?

His description of a bombburm with "You nearly blew his little yellow skin off" is still, I think, the funniest line ever.

[freecar]

Silverbullet767 said:

freecar said:

Has the original Short Circuit been shown recently?

The actor didn't black up as much for the sequel, he still puts on a really offensive indian accent though!

When I was a kid I thought he was indian.

"Johnny number five"

So did I, that's why I have tasked myself to ruin it for as many people as I can! Just like it was ruined for me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6TLYwelOPk

Enjoy the wrongness!

[MonkeyHanger]

squirrel2007 said:

Come to think about it Doesnt Inspector Clouseau call Kato "my little yellow friend" or something similar?

I do believe he calls him a "Little Yellow Fool" at one point