I don't know *anyone* who would have a problem with either of those two films being a PG, so I stand by my view that the BBFC are going wildly off-track with this. Other discriminatory language such as "retarded" or homophobic terms are also now treated more harshly.īut in terms of what the public expects, hearing a single use of the word b**ch in an otherwise family friendly movie (and in School of Rock's case it's someone calling themselves the word in a comical way) would not require a 12 rating, sitting alongside all the brutal violence and f-words in other films at that rating. F**k and c*** also treated a lot less offensive than they used to be, although still offensive. Meanwhile other language such as bastard and shit considered less offensive than before - now allowed pre Watershed but not in the past. b*tch wh*re and slut now considered moderate language when previously considered mild language (very mild in the case of wh*re). This is due to it being viewed as misogynistic language which is less acceptable nowadays than before. The BBFC claim they're doing all this based on surveys they do with the public, but I don't buy it personally. In the UK we basically now have two U certificates, U primarily for pre-school animations and PG has become the old-style U certificate. Both of them are perfectly fine family films. Casper the Ghost & School of Rock were recently raised to a 12 rating because of single uses of the word 'b**ch'. Sadly, it's the complete opposite that is happening. I also find it interesting for research purposes that a show can have entirely unexpected ratings: like who thought American Horror Story would have a 12 episode or House of Cards would have a U episode? and also as someone who has a strong interest in the BBFC but also is very critical of them as an organisation, their inconsistencies are perhaps most visible when it comes to individual TV episode ratings, as these classifications are less scrutinised by the general public. I didn’t watch all of The Last Kingdom, but I remember the 18 episode in season 1 was for an Achilles’ tendon being sliced during a fight scene, which is definitely strong but in the historical context and being depicted so briefly seemed okay at 15. I think individual episode ratings are more interesting than whole-season ratings considering a season of TV can greatly vary in what it depicts, and having the entirety of BoJack Horseman show up as 18 on Netflix for one episode with autoerotic asphyxiation jokes when for the most part it’s tamer than Family Guy is an inaccurate indicator of its content. Seems like a lot of pointless work they're making for themselves though when it would just be easier to rate a season overall. I'm assuming they constantly get fed info by the public on these mistakes and covertly alter episode ratings occasionally. (Although looking at the website they may have since corrected that). the Last Kingdom had a 12 rating on one episode with strong sex and violence, mixed up with 15 ratings on other episodes, with an 18 rating overall. There's endless examples of mistakes Flight of the Choncords had an episode with characters yelling mother****er at eachother with a 12 rating, but 15 overall. They've always been completely hit & miss. Yeah, I don't know why they bother doing individual episode ratings. I've also heard an episode of Persona 4 contains a use that they missed, but I haven't seen it myself. An episode of The Crown (season 1 episode 5) includes a sexual use of the F-word at PG, though the rating says just "mild innuendo" so they must have missed it, and nobody complained since the overall box set was a 15.
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