AMC Slaps Trigger Warning on 'Goodfellas' For 'Offensive Cultural Stereotypes'

Viewers noticed an unusual addition to a recent airing of the mob classic "Goodfellas" on AMC: a trigger warning.

"This film includes language and/or cultural stereotypes that are inconsistent with today’s standards of inclusion and tolerance and may offend some viewers," a message reads at the top of the film.

An AMC rep told the New York Post over the weekend the network affixed the warning in 2020, during the height of the Marxian Black Lives Matter riots. 

"In 2020, we began adding advisories in front of certain films that include racial or cultural references that some viewers might find offensive," said the rep.

The "offensive cultural stereotype" references the film's portrayal of Italian mobsters, their children, their wives, and their business associates from the late 1950s to the early 1980s.

Interestingly, director Martin Scorsese's depiction of the mob in "Goodfellas" is oft credited for its accuracy – specifically his depiction of eventual FBI informant Henry Hill (played by Ray Liotta in the film).

"[Goodfellas] is how life was back then."  Bo Ditel, a former NYPD cop who played a police officer in "Goodfellas," told The Post. "It was not a clean beautiful thing. You can’t cleanse history. If you want to tell true history, you gotta tell it the way it is."

"The f–king political correctness has f–king taken everything away," added Ditel.

Michael Franzese was once the captain of the Colombo crime family, one of the "Five Families" that controlled organized crime activities in New York City. Franzese echoed Ditel's sentiment about the trigger warning. 

"We don’t need anyone protecting mob guys. It’s crazy," Franzese told the outlet.

Also, since when did Italians become part of a protected class?  Does that mean Columbus Day is un-canceled? 

Finally, for the sake of internet banter, I officially rank "Goodfellas" as the second-best mob film of all time – sandwiched between "The Godfather" and "The Godfather Part II."

We round out the top 5 with "Casino" and "The Untouchables." (Too much De Niro?)

Note: none of the five films warrant a trigger warning. 

Stop mistaking historical accuracy for "offensive cultural stereotypes."