Comments on: Boiling Point: Nanny State Absurdity

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:38:53 +0000

The real question will come if they ban the Zack & Miri poster as well. I mean, not that this isn’t retarded enough, but let’s say for a minute that they don’t ban it.

Sure, guns kill more people than Seth Rogen in other parts of the world, but the ‘overtly’ sexual ‘nature’ of the Zack & Miri poster is way more controversial a subject than angelina jolie and a pistol. At least I would imagine so if you were some kind of uptight, puritan redcoat.

From a “let’s impose our will” government standpoint, wouldn’t banning one and not the other cause a terrible double standard? And wouldn’t banning both making you look like a completely ass backwards totalitarian government? Do they still teach the theory of evolution in classrooms there, or are they back to burning witches?

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:38:00 +0000

The real question will come if they ban the Zack & Miri poster as well. I mean, not that this isn’t retarded enough, but let’s say for a minute that they don’t ban it.

By: Mathieu Lalonde

Mathieu Lalonde — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:55:33 +0000

As always, a few people complain and next thing you know, they’re taking christmas trees out of public places because a fanatical minority got offended…

How about those of us who are offended by mindless political correctness? Isn’t there a place we can complain about that?

By: Mathieu Lalonde

Mathieu Lalonde — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:55:00 +0000

As always, a few people complain and next thing you know, they’re taking christmas trees out of public places because a fanatical minority got offended…

How about those of us who are offended by mindless political correctness? Isn’t there a place we can complain about that?

By: HempKnight757

HempKnight757 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:40:10 +0000

Lets fucking RAGE

By: HempKnight757

HempKnight757 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:40:00 +0000

Lets fucking RAGE

By: Aleric

Aleric — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:10:08 +0000

It’s Britain though, not America. There is a reason we had a war with them and threw them out of the country to set up our own. It’s a little piece of paper called the Constitution, something we have and they don’t. I am amazed at the amount of people who think they can walk into another country and expect the laws and rights of the people to be exactly the same as America.

By: Aleric

Aleric — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:10:00 +0000

By: David

David — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:51:00 +0000

Got to say its a bit wrong to bash Britain for this and yet live in a country that has a certain MPAA. At least here is a wholly accountable BBFC and rating standards that don’t differ from film to film. Maybe in one tiny instance like this you can make Britain seem very prudish but it is but a small instance. I mean Wanted was heavily marketed here (McAvoy only gets bigger) and as opposed to censorship it seems more like “oh well lets just take them down to stop them moaning” which doesn’t make it right but it’s hardly passing laws. Lastly Britain and England aren’t inter-changable, picky I know but what the hell.

By: Davebaxter1989

Davebaxter1989 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:51:00 +0000

By: James

James — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:44:52 +0000

So, let me get this straight … there’s complaints and automatically you declare it must be from the “same church group?” Like a church group would plan a trip to the Bijou to see Wanted?!

What an utterly bigoted statement.

By: James

James — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:44:00 +0000

So, let me get this straight … there’s complaints and automatically you declare it must be from the “same church group?” Like a church group would plan a trip to the Bijou to see Wanted?!

What an utterly bigoted statement.

By: Robert Fure

Robert Fure — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:24:59 +0000

In case you didn’t know, I <3 guns and breasts.

By: Robert Fure

Robert Fure — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:24:00 +0000

In case you didn’t know, I <3 guns and breasts.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:07:24 +0000

This is solved quite simply. Every single Hollywood studio should now make a special “UK only” poster for every single movie. That poster will contain head shots, in rows, of the actors/actresses in the movie, and the text, “These people are in our movie. Feel free to use the internet to actually find out something about our movie and see the kinds of harmless images that even the puritanical American nanny state won’t protest, so long as your government isn’t censoring that now, too. Thank you.” If they can all agree to do it for every single movie, it might have some impact.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:07:00 +0000

By: Jeremy M

Jeremy M — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:49:28 +0000

what if 18 people WANT to see the posters? would they put them back up?

By: Jeremy M

Jeremy M — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:49:00 +0000

what if 18 people WANT to see the posters? would they put them back up?

By: Cole Abaius

Cole Abaius — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:18:33 +0000

I also glamorize violence and guns, which is why I’m banned in the UK.

By: Cole Abaius

Cole Abaius — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:18:00 +0000

I also glamorize violence and guns, which is why I’m banned in the UK.