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Agreed completely with Ekland that the trigger warning is b******* and absurd, but not only for the reason she has in mind. In whose mind is a trigger warning necessary in respect of her cavorting around with no clothes on for a few seconds, but not of a much longer scene in which a guy is burned alive?!
Wicker Man actress Britt Ekland slams university after issuing trigger warning for her nude scene in 1973 film
By Chris Hastings Arts Correspondent
Published: 23:00 GMT, February 15, 2025 | Updated: 04:16 GMT, February 16, 2025
It is a time when many teenage boys would have been the first glimpse of nakedness on the screen, while the character of Britt Ekland danced naked to seduce a policeman in the wicker man.
Yet the scene from the classical film from 1973 has now received a trigger warning, since the university bosses are supposed to fear that it might be too much for the sensitive students of today.
The film is on the syllabus of a master’s degree in Folklore at the University of Hertfordshire. But students on the course – mostly older than 21 years – have been told that they can skip it if they are concerned about the ‘image of nudity’.
Last night the Swedish actress burned the decision ‘absurd’. Mrs. Ekland, 82, the mail told on Sunday: ‘Excuse my language, but it is B ******.
‘I had many comments in 52 years [from men] That was their first experience to see someone from the opposite sex without clothing.
“I never had a comment that said,” You disturbed me for the rest of my life. “
‘I doubt that every young person will be shocked or dismissed in the twenty or unable to function for the rest of the day, or the week or month, because they keep an eye on the thatched man naked for one minute .
“The whole thing is absurd. If they start warnings for this, they have to put them on television for an award ceremony or premieres where people actually wear less than me. ‘
Britt Ekland has branded the decision to hit a trigger -warning on her iconic scene in the wicker man as ‘absurd’
It is a time when many teenage boys would have been the first glimpse of nakedness on the screen, while the character of Britt Ekland danced naked to seduce a policeman in the wicker man.
Yet the scene from the classical film from 1973 has now received a trigger warning, since the university bosses are supposed to fear that it might be too much for the sensitive students of today.
The film is on the syllabus of a master’s degree in Folklore at the University of Hertfordshire. But students on the course – mostly older than 21 years – have been told that they can skip it if they are concerned about the ‘image of nudity’.
Last night the Swedish actress burned the decision ‘absurd’. Mrs. Ekland, 82, the mail told on Sunday: ‘Excuse my language, but it is B ******.
‘I had many comments in 52 years [from men] That was their first experience to see someone from the opposite sex without clothing.
“I never had a comment that said,” You disturbed me for the rest of my life. “
‘I doubt that every young person will be shocked or dismissed in the twenty or unable to function for the rest of the day, or the week or month, because they keep an eye on the thatched man naked for one minute .
“The whole thing is absurd. If they start warnings for this, they have to put them on television for an award ceremony or premieres where people actually wear less than me. ‘
Britt Ekland has branded the decision to hit a trigger -warning on her iconic scene in the wicker man as ‘absurd’
Mrs. Ekland, 62 (photo), said the decision was B ***** s and ‘can only happen in England’
Details of the university warning, which is issued to students participating in a workshop called Folklore on the big screen, were obtained under the freedom of information legislation.
The film was X-rated when it was first released, but was relegated as a suitable for those aged 15 or older when it was re-released for home to 2002.
A spokeswoman for the University of Hertfordshire defended the warning. She said: ‘The well -being of our students will always be our greatest priority.
‘It followed students that we have added a content warning to our screenings of the Wicker Man and an option to look at themselves as the preference.
“Until now, no student has chosen to view it.”
By Chris Hastings Arts Correspondent
Published: 23:00 GMT, February 15, 2025 | Updated: 04:16 GMT, February 16, 2025
It is a time when many teenage boys would have been the first glimpse of nakedness on the screen, while the character of Britt Ekland danced naked to seduce a policeman in the wicker man.
Yet the scene from the classical film from 1973 has now received a trigger warning, since the university bosses are supposed to fear that it might be too much for the sensitive students of today.
The film is on the syllabus of a master’s degree in Folklore at the University of Hertfordshire. But students on the course – mostly older than 21 years – have been told that they can skip it if they are concerned about the ‘image of nudity’.
Last night the Swedish actress burned the decision ‘absurd’. Mrs. Ekland, 82, the mail told on Sunday: ‘Excuse my language, but it is B ******.
‘I had many comments in 52 years [from men] That was their first experience to see someone from the opposite sex without clothing.
“I never had a comment that said,” You disturbed me for the rest of my life. “
‘I doubt that every young person will be shocked or dismissed in the twenty or unable to function for the rest of the day, or the week or month, because they keep an eye on the thatched man naked for one minute .
“The whole thing is absurd. If they start warnings for this, they have to put them on television for an award ceremony or premieres where people actually wear less than me. ‘
Britt Ekland has branded the decision to hit a trigger -warning on her iconic scene in the wicker man as ‘absurd’
It is a time when many teenage boys would have been the first glimpse of nakedness on the screen, while the character of Britt Ekland danced naked to seduce a policeman in the wicker man.
Yet the scene from the classical film from 1973 has now received a trigger warning, since the university bosses are supposed to fear that it might be too much for the sensitive students of today.
The film is on the syllabus of a master’s degree in Folklore at the University of Hertfordshire. But students on the course – mostly older than 21 years – have been told that they can skip it if they are concerned about the ‘image of nudity’.
Last night the Swedish actress burned the decision ‘absurd’. Mrs. Ekland, 82, the mail told on Sunday: ‘Excuse my language, but it is B ******.
‘I had many comments in 52 years [from men] That was their first experience to see someone from the opposite sex without clothing.
“I never had a comment that said,” You disturbed me for the rest of my life. “
‘I doubt that every young person will be shocked or dismissed in the twenty or unable to function for the rest of the day, or the week or month, because they keep an eye on the thatched man naked for one minute .
“The whole thing is absurd. If they start warnings for this, they have to put them on television for an award ceremony or premieres where people actually wear less than me. ‘
Britt Ekland has branded the decision to hit a trigger -warning on her iconic scene in the wicker man as ‘absurd’
Mrs. Ekland, 62 (photo), said the decision was B ***** s and ‘can only happen in England’
Details of the university warning, which is issued to students participating in a workshop called Folklore on the big screen, were obtained under the freedom of information legislation.
The film was X-rated when it was first released, but was relegated as a suitable for those aged 15 or older when it was re-released for home to 2002.
A spokeswoman for the University of Hertfordshire defended the warning. She said: ‘The well -being of our students will always be our greatest priority.
‘It followed students that we have added a content warning to our screenings of the Wicker Man and an option to look at themselves as the preference.
“Until now, no student has chosen to view it.”
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