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    From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to DENNIS KATSONIS on Tue Dec 15 06:09:42 2020
    Dennis wrote citing Mike --

    MP I am guessing they will be the edited versions, or they will only show the episodes that don't require editing.

    What do they edit out of them?

    Whatever happens to offend someone on a given day.
    I was watching a short on YT of "the new cars for 1941" short by, I think Cadillac.
    There were scenes of this and that model and one was a Model 75 limo
    which had a scene with a black chauffeur. This guy was edited out, with an an abrupt cut. Apparently someone thought seeing a black chauffeur from 1941
    was somehow offensive and demeanin
    I didn't really notice the cut until someone in the comments mentioned having seen the uncut version.
    Joe
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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to JOE MACKEY on Wed Dec 16 08:11:00 2020
    JOE MACKEY wrote to DENNIS KATSONIS <=-

    There were scenes of this and that model and one was a Model 75 limo which had a scene with a black chauffeur. This guy was edited out,
    with an an abrupt cut. Apparently someone thought seeing a black chauffeur from 1941 was somehow offensive and demeaning.

    I'm disappointed that we can't use changing societal norms and
    examples of historical behavior as an object lesson. Societies
    change, and embarrassing imagery reminds us how far we've come.

    The first season of Sesame Street was marked with an advisory that
    parental guidance was suggested because of the subject matter.
    Changing times, changing contexts - and nothing to do with the
    current iteration of the show.

    Now, Mickey Rooney's portrayal of an asian character in "Breakfast at
    Tiffany's" is a whole different level. :)





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