But, for you poor feebleminded folk who are so easily persuaded by behavior you see in the movies, there is a new reason to rate a movie "R" (Or at least "PG-13"):
Strong Language and...Depictions of Tobacco Consumption!
Horrors! That's right! Casablanca would be "R" rated today if Bogey lit one up! (Of course, they'd probably strip Ingrid Bergman down to her bra and panties today, too. Or at least give us a "tastefully discrete" shot of her naked back!)
Has the Nanny State come to this? What's next? An "R" rating for depiction of eating gravy on your mashed potatoes? Did "Die Hard" get an "R" rating for "brief nudity and language"? Nowadays, they'd get that for that cop eating the Twinkies! Heh.
Cross posted at Say Anything
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They decided to add smoking to the list sometime within the past couple of years. This begs the question: Does this mean everyday life is now rated R? And if I had a child and based my concept of decency on the rating system, could I sue somebody for infringing on my right to keep that child from seeing anything objectionable?
ReplyDeletehM: Keep your child blindfolded.
ReplyDeleteTeach your child to stick his fingers in his ears so as not to hear anything offensive. (You may want to remove the blindfold temporarily during the instruction!)
I guess the thing that is so unbelievable, is that they might show some creature rip off a guy's arm and beat him over the head with it, but heaven forfend they show him smoking! Heh.
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