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Parents Television Council Attempts To Ban Unrated Version of ‘Bully’ After multiple attempts to get the MPAA to change the documentary Bully’s R rating (for brief language), the Weinstein Company announced that they would be releasing the film as unrated. But on Tuesday, the Parents Television Council released a statement asking all major theaters “to adhere to their own policies not to exhibit unrated films.” The conservative media watchdog, whose efforts are usually focused on the small screen, claims that “showing unrated content is a threat to the continued viability of the [movie] ratings system.” “This move, regardless of intentions, sets a precedent that threatens to derail the entire ratings system,” PTC President Tim Winter said. “If a distribution company can simply decide to operate outside of the ratings system in a case like Bully, nothing would prevent future filmmakers from doing precisely the same thing, with potentially much more problematic material. Either ratings mean something, or they don’t,” he continued. “The MPAA’s job is not to make subjective judgments about the merit of a film of the importance of the film’s message. The MPAA’s sole task is to take an objective measure of the adult content in a film, and apply the appropriate rating.” There was no immediate comment from the Weinstein Company on the PTC statement. Michigan high school student Katie Butler’s online campaign collected nearly 500,000 signatures requesting the MPAA overturn Bully’s R rating. The petition got support from stars like Johnny Depp, Ellen DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, Michael Jordan and Demi Lovato. Despite the outcry and a heavy public relations push by the studio, the ratings board refused to relent. Bullyopens nationwide on Friday. Source
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Parents Television Council Attempts To Ban Unrated Version of ‘Bully’

After multiple attempts to get the MPAA to change the documentary Bully’s R rating (for brief language), the Weinstein Company announced that they would be releasing the film as unrated. But on Tuesday, the Parents Television Council released a statement asking all major theaters “to adhere to their own policies not to exhibit unrated films.”

The conservative media watchdog, whose efforts are usually focused on the small screen, claims that “showing unrated content is a threat to the continued viability of the [movie] ratings system.”

“This move, regardless of intentions, sets a precedent that threatens to derail the entire ratings system,” PTC President Tim Winter said.

“If a distribution company can simply decide to operate outside of the ratings system in a case like Bully, nothing would prevent future filmmakers from doing precisely the same thing, with potentially much more problematic material.

Either ratings mean something, or they don’t,” he continued. “The MPAA’s job is not to make subjective judgments about the merit of a film of the importance of the film’s message. The MPAA’s sole task is to take an objective measure of the adult content in a film, and apply the appropriate rating.”

There was no immediate comment from the Weinstein Company on the PTC statement.

Michigan high school student Katie Butler’s online campaign collected nearly 500,000 signatures requesting the MPAA overturn Bully’s R rating. The petition got support from stars like Johnny Depp, Ellen DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, Michael Jordan and Demi Lovato. Despite the outcry and a heavy public relations push by the studio, the ratings board refused to relent.

Bullyopens nationwide on Friday.

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    Oh the irony. The content is too graphic so the only people who experience this on a daily basis can’t see this movie.
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    As somebody who was physically bullied in middle school this is something I will not stand for. I wish this movie was...
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    what are they so afraid of?
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    how can an organization include the word “parent” in their name yet not want this to be shown in theatres? not only...
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