Mary Poppins, one of the great classics from the Walt Disney production company, may not be ready to return to theaters as it is, just a few years after the reboot with Emily Blunt. The motivation? It could be considered not suitable for an audience of children due to the use of a potentially discriminatory language.
The decision was made by British Board of Film Classification – usually shortened to BBFC – which increased the age range for which viewing Mary Poppins would be recommended due to the presence of “inappropriate language”.
The BBFC reviewed the film for its release new release in selected theaters in the UKan event created to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the movie about the magical nanny. The film, therefore, is currently considered a product which should be viewed accompanied by an adult.
The British Board of Film Classification he did not specify the reference scenes and lines which led to this choice. This despite the English newspaper Daily Mail hypothesized that the commission it could refer specifically to the expression Hottentot.
Hottentot is in fact an expression today considered racist, given that it was an epithet that was used by Europeans to indicate a nomadic African tribe, the Khoekhoe. Within the film, the expression is used twice to refer to chimney sweeps who, due to their work, have their faces dirty with black soot.
These are the words of the organization: «From our research on racism and discrimination we understand that a great concern of parents is exposing their children to inappropriate language or behavior […] without them understanding the potential offense».
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