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Meanwhile, the new MPAA guidelines have already provoked debate because “historic or other mitigating context” will also be considered when setting a film’s rating. Hairspray, the new musical comedy starring John Travolta, features some smoking scenes but was given a parental guidance rating because it was set in the 1960s.This has angered anti-smoking groups, which want a mandatory ‘R’ rating – the most stringent the MPAA can issue – for films that feature smoking. Classic films where smoking features prominently, such as Casablanca or The Maltese Falcon, will not be re-rated by the MPAA.

Translated: We’re all a bunch of pansies who can’t handle reality. Someone, please protect us!

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