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[ggrobot]

Best-selling author Stephen King (who admits he doesn\'t play video-PC games) points up and rips down the double-standard of what\'s tolerable in violent films, compared with video games,
in a brilliant op-ed for Entertainment Weekly. You should take a look at this, because as a creator of worthy stories fille

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[Genoism]

actually if anyone bothered reading the full bill it would pretty much restrict the same type of movies that minors can't see, ie, violence, sex, etc.

here's what it says.

SECTION 1. Section 31 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by deleting the definition “Harmful to Minors” inserting the following new definition:-

“Harmful to minors”, matter is harmful to minors if it is obscene or, if taken as a whole, it (1) describes or represents nudity, sexual conduct or sexual excitement, so as to appeal predominantly to the prurient interest of minors; (2) depicts violence in a manner patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community, so as to appeal predominantly to the morbid interest in violence of minors; (3) is patently contrary to prevailing standards of adults in the county where the offense was committed as to suitable material for such minors; and (4) lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for minors.”

[PoliticalMaestro]

Forget movies look at the tv adverts they have more impact on children positively/negatively because of the constant marketing barrage. Adverts are becoming 1min movies but with subtle techniques under a sinister subliminal messages.

[darknothing]

can we ban MTV for making all the 10-19 year olds into slutty tramps?

[Genoism]