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Write Dan Glickman, president of the MPAA,
and tell him that, unlike his predecessor Jack Valenti,
he should stop protecting Big Tobacco and rate any new
movie with tobacco use or promotion "R."
After all, the Cinema Advertising Council removed "glorifying
smoking" from its list of acceptable in-theather
ads for PG-13 movies one
day after Smoke Free Movies brought it to their
attention. Now ads "glorifying smoking" can
only be shown with R rated movies.
Why can't the MPAA follow suit?
Tell him that just because smoking is legal that does
not mean that they should support movies promoting the
tobacco industry. The MPAA keeps lots of things that
are legal – sex and foul language, for instance – out
of G, PG and PG-13 movies that are designed for young
audiences.
Twenty-seven state Attorneys General (and 50,000 teens)
have written the MPAA asking it to play a positive role
in solving the problem of smoking in the movies. Continuing
the studios' stonewalling on smoking in the movies,
the MPAA has not responded publicly to the Attorneys
General. Press Glickman to work with them and make meaningful
policy change.
Dan Glickman, President
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
1600 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 293-1966
Email Dan Glickmani
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