PC Mission Creep

Smoking, already driven outdoors in many cities, may possibly be driven underground.  You see, the Motion Picture Association of America, under pressure from various and sundry anti-smoking groups, has acquiesced to demands made upon them to consider smoking when rating a movie, utilizing the following subjective cues.

In deciding whether a tougher rating is appropriate, board members will be expected to consider whether smoking is pervasive, whether it tends to be glamorized and whether the context or historical fact mitigates the portrayal.

Expect the movies, very soon, to portray only the “bad” guys smoking.

But, it’s for the children, so it must be the left PC thing to do.  I think I’ll go have a smoke and a cup of coffee.

Puffing Away That PG Rating

Posted by on 05/11 at 04:57 AM

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