How Is TCM Tackling Problematic Films? By Showing and Talking About Them1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’re experiencing a crisis where we are figuring out how to deal with problematic themes and images in our culture. TCM wants to talk about them.
The hot-button issue across media lately has been “cancel culture.” People are unsure how to deal with new revelations that some of the classic films and TV shows have elements that are racist, sexist, homophobic, affirm stereotypes, and/or could be damaging to younger viewers. Film and television are living and breathing artforms that are made at different points in history. Sometimes they don’t hold up to the way society changes.
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