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British film board slaps Ariana Grande blockbuster Wicked with a trigger warning over discrimination against 'green-skinned' people and persecuted 'talking animals'


The British Board of Film Classification has slapped a trigger warning on blockbuster Wicked for discrimination against a 'green-skinned woman' and persecuted 'talking animals'.

The new movie musical, adapted from the popular stage show, is a prequel to the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz that focuses on the untold story of the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. The new movie musical, adapted from the popular stage show, is a prequel to the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz that focuses on the untold story of the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good The original 1939 film used people of short stature to fill the role of Munchkins, but in the 2024 version the Land of Oz workers who live by the start of the Yellow Brick Road look very different.

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