Amazon Prime Has Slapped a Racism Warning on “Tom and Jerry”

It says, quote, "[These] shorts may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices that were once commonplace in American society. Such depictions were wrong then, and are wrong today."

Among other things, "Tom and Jerry" has some characters shown in blackface...and there's an African American maid named "Mammy Two Shoes," who appears with a musical soundtrack very similar to traditional plantation songs.

"Tom and Jerry" isn't currently available for Amazon Prime instant viewing in the U.S., so there's no warning here. But it's available in some countries overseas, and people have posted screenshots of the warning on social media.

If you're a fan of "Tom and Jerry", this isn't anything new. The show's "Spotlight Collection" DVD box set even contains a clip of Whoopi Goldberg talking about the racial stereotypes, and why it's important that they weren't censored now.

(Some fans are calling this "political correctness gone mad." What do you think? Is a warning like this necessary? Should they be censored?)