BBC censors its own archives
I think it&#x27;s important to keep an archive of unaltered content. But, given that much of this content is <i>for entertainment,</i> curation is important.<p>For example, when Disney Plus was new, I decided to watch Peter Pan with my kids. One was 4, and one wasn&#x27;t even two. Curiously, I couldn&#x27;t find Peter Pan in the &quot;kids&quot; mode, so I switched back to the adult mode and put it on. There was a very subtle warning about &quot;outdated cultural references,&quot; but I didn&#x27;t think much of it as I&#x27;ve seen Peter Pan a few times.<p>The Disney Plus version reintroduced &quot;What Made the Red Man Red?&quot;, an extremely racist musical bit. (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;What_Made_the_Red_Man_Red?" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;What_Made_the_Red_Man_Red?</a>) In the past, this song was cut from the VHS and DVD version. (And I have vague memories of wondering why the lost boys returned to their tree dressed as Indians.) I had no idea that this was put back in the movie. My jaw dropped when the song came on. I was in so much shock that I didn&#x27;t think to skip the scene.<p>Now, I have no problem preserving the uncut film, and making it generally available! But I also would prefer to show my young children the cut version of the film, and only show them racist material when they&#x27;re old enough to understand why it&#x27;s wrong. (After all, those who forget history are doomed to repeat the mistakes of history.)