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I ask for it.
In Cronenberg on Cronenberg you can read some fun MPAA stories. Oddly, the MPAA was run by Richard Heffner during D.C.’s run-in. Heffner hosts the PBS show “The Open Mind” and would appear to be a liberal intellectual on that show. . .but I guess looks are deceiving.
BTW, hunt down an old George Carlin bit that hits the “sex bad/violence good” paradox. After giving the typical wrap of prefering his kids see lovemaking than killing, he then substitutes the word “fuck” for “kill” in movie cliches.
“Stop me before I fuck again!!” and so forth.
It’s funny when he does it.
Here’s an NYT editorial about the MPAA, inspired by the movie