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The Muppet Show: Disney+ adds content warning of negative depictions of cultures

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Re: The Muppet Show: Disney+ adds content warning of negative depictions of cultures

#6
I adored the Muppet Show as a kid. Tried watching it with my daughters this weekend, since it just became available.

"Dad, this is weird. This is really weird. It's not even a show! Just weird little scenes!"

["not even a show" = no connective plot]

These kids have all kinds of precision-engineered laser-guided entertainment aimed squarely at their cerebral cortex. They don't need the Muppet Show like I did, I guess.

Re: The Muppet Show: Disney+ adds content warning of negative depictions of cultures

#7
post #5

What happens if this kind of content ends up being popular because people want to see negative depictions of cultures? Would they add more of it?

Disney? Probably not. But there are plenty of people who would.

Re: The Muppet Show: Disney+ adds content warning of negative depictions of cultures

#10

What they ought to do is add a second audio track that explains and talks about the issues with the film.

It's fun we often pause older movies (80's "Clue" was the last one) so we can explain period stereotypes and prejudices to our 8yo daughter.
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