Submitted on Tuesday 12th April 2022
Rejected on Tuesday 19th April 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Suspend the showing of the film Compartment No. 6 in the UK.
In the film, a character jokes that she only thinks of redheads as real humans, and goes on to say that for this reason, she doesn't count Chinese people as humans. This film thus promotes the ongoing anti-Asian hate. Please suspend showing it in the UK for the moment.
On April 11, I was walking on Quay Street in Manchester when someone shouted anti-Asian abuse at me. While I was watching Compartment No. 6 today, a mass shooting took place at a subway station in Brookly's Chinatown. Many Asians were at the scene, and some were shot. The police are still investigating whether it's a terrorist attack (or a hate crime). The anti-Asian hate is spreading fast on the Internet and it has no border.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise.
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), not the Government or Parliament, makes decisions on passing, banning and classifying films in the UK. You can find out more about how they work here:
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/about-bbfc
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