Tell Us The Famous Movie Or TV Show That Has Aged Like Milk Because In Retrospect It's Super Problematic

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I'm just gonna cut to the chase, folks: there are some older movies and TV shows out there that have NOT aged well. Like, there are problematic moments left and right that I honestly can't believe Hollywood got away with.

Cardi B on "SNL"
Cardi B on "SNL"

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So that made me want to ask you, dear reader: which movie or TV show was a big hit, but in reality, is actually pretty problematic?

Maybe you're totally baffled by all of the awful things that Sex and the City got away with, like when Carrie got engaged to Aidan and criticized the ring because it felt like "ghetto gold."

Miranda: "You were gold jewelry." Carrie: "Yeah, like, ghetto gold. For fun. But this is my engagement ring"
HBO

Or perhaps you still question how The L Word handled Max's transgender storyline, and how they totally dismissed the transitioning experience.

Max and Kit from "The L Word"

Or maybe after all of these years, you can't BELIEVE how Almost Famous portrayed their female characters — especially Penny Lane. Like when Russell and Dick "gambled" her in a game of poker against Humble Pie's manager — like...come on.

Russell and Dick from "Almost Famous"
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Now we want to hear what you have to say. Tell us which movie/TV show was a huge hit, but is actually pretty problematic (and ****why**** you think so) in the comments below.

Benjamin and Elaine from "The Graduate"

Benjamin from The Graduate purposefully taking Elaine to a burlesque show to make her feel uncomfortable was very problematic.

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Tell us the classic movie/TV show that now makes you go "Yikes!" and it could be featured in a future BuzzFeed Community post.