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The Ratings Game, Reprise 0

Tom Long tries to figure it out.

According to the completely twisted standards of the Motion Picture Association of America’s rating system, you can murder 20 people in a movie and still get a PG-13 rating (which means anyone 13 and older can see the film) yet if you utter four harsh expletives, a movie draws an R rating (you have to be 17 or older to see the film, or be accompanied by an adult).

Sure that makes sense. It’s a bit like saying it’s better to punch someone than to curse at them. Neither is particularly admirable, but words won’t break a nose.

Movie ratings are even odder about the sexy bits (I nearly said “screwier,” but decided that that would be impolitic).

Since folks seem to fear that their little darlings will slavishly imitate whatever they see on the silvery screen, just the way that they did when they were young ‘uns, the message seems to be that it’s more acceptable to off people than to love them.

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