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British Film Classification Board Asks Viewers To Brace Themselves, Prepare To Watch Disabled Actors On Screen

10:21AM Jess McGuire | I wasn’t aware that moviegoers needed to be given the heads up beforehand lest they find themselves emotionally unprepared to watch disabled people on the big screen, but it appears I’m out of touch. The British Board Of Film Classification did just that for a flick called Special People, although their concern for the viewing public hasn’t been received so well. The British film classification board is in trouble after slapping a “disability theme” warning on a comedy starring disabled actors. When the British Board of Film Classification rated the low-budget film Special People, it tagged on a warning to viewers that the film contained disabled people, the Daily Mail reports. More »