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Films which use the n-word should receive at least a 12A rating, the British Board of Film Classification has ruled, and viewers should be warned if actors are shown in 'blackface' make-up.
The BBFC noted that in its research about discrimination, of all the language considered, this word was the 'most contentious' and sparked the 'strongest response'.
The board will also use the phrase 'an actor in make-up portraying a different ethnicity' when describing 'assumed racial identities'.
Its report also said that this type of behaviour – sometimes called blackface portrayals – would likely require a higher age rating in a modern film than it would in older movies 'where the intent may be different' and the content can be seen 'as a product of its time'.
It will reveal today that it is adopting an 'even stricter position' on the classification of the n-word in the 'junior' categories.
Films and videos which use the n-word should receive at least a 12A rating, the British Board of Film Classification has ruled where previously they may have been classed as a PG
But it said that while the word will usually ensure a piece was not classified lower than 12A for film or 12 for