You Can't Say That Any More

IsThe Sound of Musicinsensitive to deaf people, orThe Barber of Sevillecruel to the follicly challenged? In this age of gender fluidity, is the titleGuys and Dollsacceptable when the more tastefulPeopleof Unspecified Genderwould do?Protecting delicate sensibilities from the harmful values of yesteryear,You Can't Say That Any Morereveals the shocking danger around us in the books, films and TV shows we used to cherish. FromBambitoBleak House, from the lack of balcony safeguarding inRomeo and Julietto the troubling depiction of body dysmorphia inThe Very Hungry Caterpillar, we are surrounded on all sides by danger, depravity and profoundly harmful messaging.Titles taken to task and put on the naughty step (at long last!) include:Postman Pat,Middlemarch,Happy Days,My Fair Lady, the Bible,Pride and Prejudice,Peanuts, Dante'sDivine Comedy,The Wombles,Star Wars, the weather forecast,Bagpuss,Casablanca, Homer'sIliadand many, many more!Each entry includes trigger warnings, suggested edits, alternative plots and helpful rewritings of deeply problematic books, films, plays, television series and musicals.