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SidDithers

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17. The MPAA is a joke...

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Fri Mar 16, 2012, 04:30 PM

Mar 2012

I think films should be rated by empanelling 6 random movie goers who then vote on whether a film should be PG-13 or R. Films are only rated R if 4 of the 6 random film watchers vote for that rating.

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Roger Ebert: Hey Kids! Anybody Here Not Heard the F-Word? ("Bully" Anti-Bullying Documentary & MPAA) [View all] Hissyspit Mar 2012 OP

Absolutely HockeyMom Mar 2012 #1

"Inconvenient" language. Censorship for the sake of control. MADem Mar 2012 #2

This is what we get from self-regulating. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #5

Well, the MPAA came out of Congress, actually--in a back-handed way ! MADem Mar 2012 #6

I watched, Birth of a Nation. It was disgusting. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #10

Well, when I was talking about "racy" films I didn't mean that piece of garbage. MADem Mar 2012 #12

Ah... well, we can't talk about divorce! shcrane71 Mar 2012 #14

The Catholic Church used to put out a list of "forbidden" films every week or two. MADem Mar 2012 #15

By saying "used to", you mean the Catholic church no longer does this? shcrane71 Mar 2012 #16

I don't know--maybe they do. I haven't been a member of the MADem Mar 2012 #18

Yay! There's hope. shcrane71 Mar 2012 #19

You might be able to find some of them online. nt MADem Mar 2012 #20

Roger Ebert--the best film critic and commentator in the country. WI_DEM Mar 2012 #3

Yes--he is. And he's right. The MPAA needs to do one of those "updates" they manage to cough up MADem Mar 2012 #7

R&K for Roger longship Mar 2012 #4

Oh my bleeding ears!!!! nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #8

the issue is not the movie, the issue is playing it in public schools nt msongs Mar 2012 #9

We gotta save the kids from hearing words they use in everday conversations with their peers. RC Mar 2012 #11

F*ck I have! benld74 Mar 2012 #13

The MPAA is a joke... SidDithers Mar 2012 #17