close Video ‘Cool Runnings’ racially insensitive? Complaints prompt school to cancel screening. A Massachusetts high school canceled the screening of Disney’s “Cool Runnings” this week after the principal said she received complaints that the 1993 film was “racially insensitive.” The film is based on a true story about a bobsled team from Jamaica qualifying for the 1988 Olympics. The PG-rated movie follows the athletes’ journey to the Olympic Games. The student council at Wayland High School announced the institution would watch “Cool Runnings” Wednesday during their “winter week,” FOX 25 Boston reported. “Winter week,” a school tradition, follows midterm exams and was dedicated as a relaxing time for students. Following the student council’s announcement, the principal, Allyson Mizoguchi, sent an email to students canceling the film’s viewing. STEVE WYNN’S NAME STRICKEN AT U OF IOWA; MASS. CASINO REGULATORS SAY $7.5M SETTLEMENT WAS HIDDEN Mizoguchi wrote in the statement: “Following the recent announcement that ‘Cool Runnings’ would be the movie shown this year, I received concerns from members of our community that raised my awareness about elements of the movie that could be viewed as culturally and racially insensitive.” The principal wrote that after researching the movie’s plot more, she decided it was best to cancel the screening. “While disappointing… Read full this story
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