Brave Heart, as revised for Scottish children of 2022

what does a scotsman have under his kilt? These days, nothing

History and Literature students at the University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland have been warned the classic novel “Old Man and the Sea” contains 'graphic fishing scenes'

The University of Highlands and Islands, made up of 13 research institutions and colleges, has [also] issued content warnings for other classics. 

Students studying Homer’s The Iliad, written in the 8th Century BC, and Beowulf, an English poem penned around 1025 AD, are warned that they contain ‘scenes of violent close combat’.

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is flagged because it contains ‘violent murder and cruelty’ and students studying Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Romeo And Juliet are warned that the plays contain scenes of ‘stabbing, poison and suicide’.

A University spokesman said: ‘Content warnings enable students to make informed choices.’

I assume that a similar warning would have been affixed to Moby Dick had the book not already been canceled and banned for its depiction of white, cisgender males hunting and killing an endangered species.

trigger warning: when mel Gibson’s house on Old Mill originally hit the market in 2007, his claymore from brave heart was still mounted above this walk-in fireplace. Eeek!