Mary Poppins Scene Sparks Rating Change from U to PG 🎬

This is the Mary Poppins scene which has reportedly seen the film raised from a U (Universal) to a PG (Parental Guidance) rating.<br /><br />The British Board of Film Classification has rated the 1964 film, starring Julie Andrews as the magical nanny Mary Poppins, as a PG because of “discriminatory language” according to its website.<br /><br />The discriminatory language revolves around the use of the Dutch term “Hottentots”, which is used in this scene by Admiral Bloom, played by Reginald Owen.<br /><br />The term was originally used in the 17th century by white Europeans to describe the Khoikhoi, a nomadic indigenous population of South Africa, but is now regarded as racially offensive.