Bev Turner has slammed James Bond movies as “shocking” due to the way that women are treated after they were slapped with a trigger warning.
The GB News host said the films “took her breath away” because of how “sexually predatory” the title character was with women.
It comes after the BFI has said classic James Bond films could offend modern audiences.
The organisation, which screens films in its Southbank location in London and is tasked with preserving British cinema, has put the warning across a host of movies in the Ian Fleming-created franchise.
A warning has been slapped on old Bond movies
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Journalist Mike Parry agreed with the host and said: “I agree there is one scene in Goldfinger which even I found offensive then.
“Goldfinger is playing cards in Miami and James Bond is being massaged by a beautiful young woman.”.
“The FBI guy turns up and James Bond smacks the girl on the bum and says, that’s all now, dear.
“We’ve got men’s work to talk about. An even I know that was a bit saucy.”
The panel was left split with the women saying that they didn’t mind the decision
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Scarlett Mccgwire, a former Labour adviser added: “I mean I have to say that as a feminist I did find James Bond difficult even back then.
All they’re saying is this was made at a different time there were different morals.”
The panel was left split with Turner and Mccgwire agreeing with the warning and Parry and Pierce saying they didn’t find it necessary.
Parry slammed the decision by the BFI as he shook his head before sharing his thoughts: “Honestly, do you know the worst part of this report?
Mike Parry slammed the choice
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“Part of it says that the warning on the raft of 1960s films being offensive, they were also offensive then in the ’60s.
“No! I lived in the ’60s, I can tell you I was not offended to see James Bond assuming the identity of an oriental person because he was working in Japan. I mean it’s ludicrous!”
The BFI in London’s Southbank is screening a number of classic films in the coming months, including Bond instalments You Only Live Twice and Goldfinger.
But audiences are not only being warned beforehand that they may offend today’s viewers – but that they caused offence when they were first released.
