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Off With Their Heads

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by Dick Morris

Should jokes that offended Jesse Jackson be removed from 'Barbershop'?
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YES
Offensive jokes about Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks don't belong in any movie
NO
Doing so would be censorship, plain and simple
 
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Rev. Jackson was quite offended by some of the movie's jokes because they insulted civil rights pioneers like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. In light of the sensitive subject matter, the jokes should be kept out of future prints and DVDs.

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We'll send your vote to the Rev. Jesse Jackson and MGM Studios.

 
Jackson's request promotes censorship. If producers were to edit these jokes out of "Barbershop" it would set a dangerous precedent. Who's to determine just what is "offensive?" Filmmakers can't change their artistic vision every time someone complains.

 

 



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