Ratings standards for American films have stirred no small amount of controversy. There has been a lot of issues between directors, studios and also the MPAA ratings board which was shown in the 2006 documentary, This Movie is Not Yet Rated, and Times Magazine explains Hollywood has an additional things to report. An “R” rating should be given to any movies that have smoking in them if you ask the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). This will help protect young teens and kids. Source of article – Study suggests giving R-rating to films that depict smoking by Personal Money Store.
Tobacco industry can’t place product and pay for it
The CDC study indicates that ever since 1998, tobacco companies aren’t allowed to place product in movies. Unfortunately, there is nevertheless a lot of smoking in movies today. Numerous studies cited by the CDC suggest that kids and young teens do respond to smoking seen in films; they’re more likely to try smoking, versus adolescents who see little of it. Health difficulties could get worse which is a common concern for public health officials. A significant number of G, PG and PG-13-rated films contain smoking, which has prompted the rating reclassification suggestion.
Stopping smoking other ways
The CDC also gave as one more R rating suggestion the idea that films have to have anti-smoking ads before the movie as well as within the credits explaining there was no compensation paid for the actors smoking. The World Health Organization has already made these suggestions the CDC seems to be saying no this time around about R rated movies. Smoking scenes are irresponsible in movies. WHO thinks this marketing towards children is inappropriate.
Don’t smoke, children; it’s expensive
Now it seems smoking will always be costly. It always costs more than it did last time. MSN Money explains one more fact to add to anti-smoking. Smoking costs are more than just cigarettes as it also includes the price of higher health insurance and dry cleaning your clothes to get the smell out. This means that in case you are 40 but quit smoking, you can possibly conserve in a 401 (k) over $ 250,000. Choosing black lung over a comfortable retirement is enough to send anyone’s spending budget scrambling for paycheck loans and short term loan to fill the gaps. The R-rated scene might really just be buying into the expense of smoking.
Center for Disease Control
cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5932a2.htm
MSN Money
articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Insurance/InsureYourHealth/HighCostOfSmoking.aspx
Time Magazine
wellness.blogs.time.com/2010/08/19/rated-r-for-smoking/
World Health Organization
who.int/tobacco/smoke_free_movies/en/
Fox News report on removing cigarettes from movies
youtube.com/watch?v=FSxwPVUv7vY
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