Scenes in movies that have aged really badly — what comes to your mind?

SPOILER FOR ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE

I was rewatching Ace Ventura: Pet Detective recently, and wow… the moment where Ace discovers that one character a trans woman, and the movie plays his reaction for laughs — he vomits, tries to “cleanse” himself, and it’s all treated as a big comedic punchline.

Back in the 90s a lot of people thought it was funny, but watching it now it just feels mean-spirited. It’s one of those reminders of how quickly cultural attitudes can shift, and how comedy often reflects (and exposes) the blind spots of its era.

What other scenes or moments from films have you revisited and thought, “Yikes… this did not age well”? Would love to hear examples.

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