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| Author | Topic: Clean Flicks |
| Pinky |
posted 9/3/02 7:15 PM
Taken from the pages of USA Today "What if you wanted to watch Titanic with your family but didn't want everyone to see the scene in which Kate Winslet reveals her bare brests? You could take it to Clean Flicks video store and have it edited out. But is that legal? The question has moved from grumblings among Hollywood studios and directors to a controversy that will be decided in court." Being a mother, I can understand this situation. I actually changed the channel from the Cartoon Network this weekend. Yes, it was 10 pm and my kids were still awake and wanted to watch cartoons. Cartoon Network aired a program called Adult Swim showing cartoons which were violent, sexual, and had profane language. While I was interested in watching it myself, I turned the channel because I didn't think the material would be appropriate for my children ages 3 and 4 years. What does this have to do with Clean Flicks? It's about censorship and if this company is voilating the freedom of speech and expression or violating copyright laws. They are buying movies, hashing out all the violence, sex, and profane language, then reselling the movie. What happened to parental responsibility where when I say no, it means no? Parents should be able to stop and hit fast forward (DVD just skip the scene) if they don't want their children to see Kate Winslet's breasts. http://www.stainlessonline.com 80s Metal Madness |
| pinki(with an i) |
posted 9/3/02 9:43 PM
I've noticed that many parents don't pay a whole lot of attention to their kids, so if they can just plop them in front of the boob tube and not be bothered to actually see what it is they're viewing, the better life is. I'm with you, Pinky, and my hubby and I are the ones who say yes and the ones who say no in our little world. |
| Happy Hour Chef |
posted 9/4/02 4:01 AM
I fully agree. I personally see the movie first myself. Case in point: Lord of the Rings. I've read the books, so I knew the content. My older daughter wanted to see it, so I went and saw it first. Then I decided if it was appropriate for her. I felt she could handle it. My younger daughter didn't get to go see it though, because I felt it a tad too violent for her. |
| pinki(with an i) |
posted 9/5/02 7:32 AM
Happy, you sound like my kind of Parent! We do the same thing with our kids. |
| James |
posted 9/6/02 8:18 PM
There is no substitute for good parenting. Nothing disturbs me more than irresponsibiity and passing the buck - i.e., blaming Hollywood and rap music for the stupidity and lack of respect for authority perceived as characteristic of today's youth. That stupidity is directly correlated to the disdain for personal responsibility and good example that should be set by parents. Parents today leave the difficult jobs to bureaucracy. How many of you ever even had "the talk" with your parents? And then those same parents blame Britney Spears when little Suzy wants to tart herself up like a French pastry. And it's obviously Snoop Dogg's fault when little Ricky wants to smoke a joint and pimp-slap "his bitch". You know what? I had some pretty messed up records. I saw plenty of movies I probably shouldn't have seen. But I was taught right from wrong at an early age, and learned how to think to judge it better for myself as I matured. And no thanks at all go to the school system, the censors, or any governmental agency for that. Stupid hypocritical people who think society owes them something really disgust me. http://www.famousjames.com Useless. Totally useless. |
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