The British Board of Film Classification has helpfully issued a trigger warning for Wicked, citing “discrimination” against a “green-skinned woman” and the persecution of “talking animals.” Grounds for moral panic…
Writer Simon Evans slammed the trigger warning as “ridiculous” and “counterproductive” that is more appropriate for a dull HR seminar rather than a movie. According to the Mail, those watching the family movie will see the statement: “A green-skinned woman is mocked, bullied, and humiliated because of her skin colour” and that “talking animals are persecuted in a fantastical society.” In case viewers didn’t realise that the movie was based on fiction…
Badenoch said at her speech on Monday morning: “We are absolutely ready to fight a general election. We saw the results in Aberdeen South: 50% of the vote. Because we can unite the country… It’s about uniting the country, for God’s sake, behind a centre-right agenda.”