Disney's Smoking Ban Expands (Movies)

[Anewman]

Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday became the first major Hollywood studio to ban depictions of smoking, saying tobacco use would be off-limits in its family-oriented, Disney-branded films and "discouraged" in films distributed by its Touchstone and Miramax labels.

No problem showing murder and any number of other violent scenes in the 'R' rated movies, but they can't show someone smoking a cigarette? Yeah...our priorities are definitely straight in this country.

Yeah, I'm with you on this one. Good grief, out of all the things that are modeled in films that are objectionable-THIS is the one they pick to work on??? Not the violence, not the gratutious sex, not the glorification of ignorance-but SMOKING????

When was the last time a Disney BRANDED film was rated R and contained gratuitous sex and/or scenes of murder and violence?


I really dont think this is a big deal either way, but lets try to stay on point.

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

I still say "Corey in the House" is a bigger threat to kids' health than occassional depictions of smoking in movies.

 

[Duckfan-in-Chicago]

When was the last time a Disney BRANDED film was rated R and contained gratuitous sex and/or scenes of murder and violence?

Most of the villains die violently in the G rated cartoons. Some are shown, some are not. I'm guessing a sword to the chest like in Sleeping Beauty or a boat driven into someone like in Little Mermaid would have a higher mortality rate than even the most generous assigned to smoking.

I have never seen kids pretend to smoke after watching these movies, but I have seen them whack each other with fake swords. I don't have a problem with that either. I think the whole thing is just silly.

 

[C.Ann]

I don't have any problem with it - but I don't see where it will be particularly helpful either..

 

[clownfish1452]

I dont see what the big deal is if you or dont smoke in movies I have had people smoking around me my whole life it is a choice you make on your own.

Sarah