When a movie trailer is too scary . . .

File this under so dumb it's almost unbelievable, but sadly true.

It appears the latest marketing effort for Warner Bros. upcoming Conjuring spinoff The Nun was a little too intense for viewers. So much so it was pulled from YouTube.

The video contained a jump scare that was deemed so jolting, it violated YouTube's "shocking content policy." When viewers complained on Reddit and Twitter, the video service pulled the ad.

To me -- this is Jason, by the way -- this is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Insultingly so, actually. It's an ad for a horror movie. It's supposed to be scary. In fact, the scarier the better. If movies like The Nun aren't your thing, you probably shouldn't watch a commercial for it. If you did by accident, and it scared you, it's your fault. Nut up and shut up.

Secondly, what does this say about our society? Have we become so politically correct that something like a jump scare is now deemed offensive and needs to be removed from the Internet? What about gay bashing? What about racial slurs? What about videos showing people being beaten and tortured? Hell, while I'm at it, what about flat earthers?

There is way more offensive stuff on the web than a jump scare in a movie ad, yet those videos continue to stream, likely due to our right to free speech. Never mind how offensive and/or insulting to one's intelligence the material might be.

Shame on YouTube for caving in to a complaint like this. There are far worse videos doing actual harm that need to be deleted right away. Bad call, guys. Bad call

Source: Thrillist

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