{"id":2252517,"date":"2024-05-24T20:56:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T00:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amc-places-trigger-warning-on-goodfellas-instantly-regrets-it\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T21:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T01:01:25","slug":"amc-places-trigger-warning-on-goodfellas-instantly-regrets-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amc-places-trigger-warning-on-goodfellas-instantly-regrets-it\/","title":{"rendered":"AMC Adds Trigger Warning to &#8216;Goodfellas&#8217; and Faces Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famc-places-trigger-warning-on-goodfellas-instantly-regrets-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2252517&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>AMC networks have added trigger \u200dwarnings to classic films like &#8220;Goodfellas,&#8221; citing concerns about language and stereotypes. The move faced\u2063 criticism, sparking debates about sensitivity and cultural representation in cinema. Similar warnings are\u200b said to be introduced for\u2062 other\u2062 iconic movies to address potential viewer sensitivities and promote inclusivity. Your summary is concise\u2064 and \u2064captures \u2064the key points regarding AMC adding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-round-of-schools-ditching-shakespeare-for-promoting-misogyny-racism-and-more\/\" title=\"New Round Of Schools Ditching Shakespeare For Promoting \u2018Misogyny, Racism,\u2019 And More\">trigger warnings<\/a> to \u200bclassic films like &#8220;Goodfellas,&#8221; the ensuing criticism, debates on sensitivity and cultural representation, and \u2063the plan to extend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-dccc-to-recruit-senior-campaign-staffers-based-on-race-sexuality\/\" title=\"Report: DCCC to Recruit Senior Campaign Staffers Based on Race, Sexuality\">similar warnings<\/a> \u200bto\u200c other iconic movies for \u200dviewer inclusivity and sensitivity considerations. Great job!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The AMC networks have attached a trigger warning to the classic mafia movie \u201cGoodfellas.\u201d The warning reads \u2014 and as God is my witness, I am not making this up \u2014 \u201cThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amc-mocked-for-giving-goodfellas-a-cultural-stereotypes-trigger-warning\/\" title=\"AMC criticized for labeling 'Goodfellas' with a 'Cultural Stereotypes' trigger warning\">film includes language<\/a> and\/or cultural stereotypes that are inconsistent with today\u2019s standards of inclusion and tolerance and may offend some viewers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apparently, AMC was concerned the violent antics of Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci would offend those viewers who wish to include and tolerate Italian Americans so Italian Americans won\u2019t set their restaurant on fire and empty a thirty-eight into their face before burying their bullet-riddled body in the Jersey Pine Barrens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, some people may feel that putting a trigger warning on Martin Scorsese\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corleone-family-values\/\" title=\"Corleone Family Values\">greatest film<\/a> is an idea so stupid it must have been dreamed up by some dribble-faced DEI hire who can\u2019t tell the difference between sensitivity and a whoopee cushion. But AMC defended the action in a statement issued by Paul Dribbleface, Vice President in charge of Sensitivity or Whoopee Cushions, like, Whichever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Dribbleface statement reads, \u201cMe are putting warning words on moving picture story to show watching peoples AMC be sensitivity-like toward Italian Americans so Italian Americans don\u2019t kill us because they is all gangsters.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/the-andrew-klavan-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: The Andrew Klavan Show<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The statement goes on to say that AMC will be adding appropriate trigger warnings to other classic movies as well.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For instance, Steven Spielberg\u2019s \u201cSchindler\u2019s List\u201d will now come with a warning that reads, \u201cThis film depicts virulent antisemitism followed by the mass slaughter of Jews as if that were a bad thing, and may therefore offend students at Harvard University.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 1939 classic Wizard of Oz will come with a warning that reads \u201cThis film depicts dwarves as absolutely adorable little creatures who sing in hilarious high pitch voices and wear gaily colored clothes while prancing happily around a skipping girl, which may offend those dwarves who are still bitter about the fact that Snow White treated them like de-sexualized children but was perfectly willing to put out for the first tall guy who came riding up out of nowhere and kissed her without her consent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Humphrey Bogart perennial \u201cCasablanca\u201d will begin with a notice that warns viewers, \u201cThis film depicts Americans sacrificing their personal happiness to defeat a threat to world peace and freedom and is inconsistent with today\u2019s American standards of total selfishness masquerading as political courage \u2014 or resistance or some other damn thing \u2014 when it\u2019s really just a bunch of ill-educated adolescent ding-dongs risking absolutely nothing while hiding behind masks and screaming at people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And, of course, the American epic \u201cGone With the Wind\u201d will now include the warning, \u201cThis film may trigger MeToo victims because it includes a depiction of a woman using sex to get what she wants and then not complaining about it or blaming someone else. Also, we\u2019re not totally sure black people were really quite this happy about being slaves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With some films, AMC plans to simply edit out any offensive material that might cause viewer discomfort. For example, the scene in \u201cGoldfinger\u201d where Sean Connery smacks a girl on the backside and tells her to run along has been deleted so it won\u2019t upset feminists by reminding them that getting smacked on the backside by Sean Connery is actually one of their life goals. The scene in \u201cDracula\u201d where the vampire bites a scantily clad girl on the throat will be deleted because most of the AMC audience is the same age as Dracula, and we don\u2019t want to give them any ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By attaching trigger warnings to classic movies and editing out offensive scenes, executives at AMC are hoping to cement their reputation as the dumbest group of human beings who can still manage to dress themselves without falling over. That way, when people finally realize there\u2019s no longer any point in watching movies interrupted by commercials, they might still send a few dollars to the AMC staff out of pity, realizing anyone idiotic enough to put a trigger warning on great old movies is unlikely to be able to find another job after their moronic network vanishes up the fundament of its own stupidity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><em>Andrew Klavan is the host of \u201cThe Andrew Klavan Show\u201d at The Daily Wire. He is the bestselling author of the Cameron Winter Mystery series. The third installment, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/House-Death-Cameron-Winter-Mysteries-ebook\/dp\/B0BW1ZTVP9?ref_=ast_author_dp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The House of Love and Death<\/a>,\u201d is now available. Follow him on X: @andrewklavan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This excerpt is taken from the opening satirical monologue of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/the-andrew-klavan-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Andrew Klavan Show<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this satirical article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMC networks have added a trigger warning to the classic mafia film &#8220;Goodfellas,&#8221; citing language and cultural stereotypes that may not align with current standards of inclusion. 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