'What message is this sending to viewers and especially to women?' oliviawilde is criticizing Delta Airlines for playing a sanitized version of Booksmart to some airlines that eliminates a lesbian sex scene and references to female sexuality
has been censored for viewing on flights on Wednesday, criticizing Delta Airlines for playing a sanitized version of the film to some airlines that eliminates a lesbian sex scene and references to female sexuality.on a flight to see exactly what had been censored," the actress tweeted after seeing a version of the film that's being shown on the carrier. "Turns out some airlines work with a third-party company that edits the movie based on what they deem inappropriate.
Save for a brief shot of the beginnings of a kiss, that scene was been edited out of the version that Wilde watched on her flight. Other eliminations that Wilde noted included the words "vagina," "genitals" and part of a stop-motion scene featuring naked dolls when Feldstein and Dever's characters hallucinate after accidentally taking drugs. Meanwhile, curse words were not censored, Wilde said.
"What message is this sending to viewers and especially to women? That their bodies are obscene? That their sexuality is shameful?," Wilde tweeted. "I urge every airline, especially those who pride themselves on inclusivity, to stop working with this third party company, and trust the parental advisory warning to allow viewers to opt out if they choose."
Before the era of individual monitors on planes, it was commonplace for airlines to edit a movie for sexual content, language and intense violence. It happens less now, although R-rated films come under more scrutiny. An airline has the right to show an edited version per its licensing agreement with a studio.Booksmart
hat features two female characters kissing,” Annapurna chief content officer Sue Naegle said in a statement. “We are proud of the original cut and want to reaffirm our support for inclusive storytelling.”Others showing censored versions ofinclude Etihad Airways and Emirates Airlines. Both are both based in the Middle East, where Hollywood movies can face heavy censorship to adhere to stricter cultures.
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