Halt! They go too far
| FRONTLINE |
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| Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Catholic bishops are really going too far in their meddling ways. Add to that the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) always butting in and insisting on guidelines on how characters are to be portrayed in cinema, ads and TV.
Both choke freedom of expression, which is against the Constitution.
Just a few days ago, the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines’ Episcopal Commission on Family Life (note, it is not even the CBCP as the voice of the Church) complained about a McDonald advertisement that showed two youngsters, a boy and a girl, grade schoolers, with the girl asking a young boy if she is already his girlfriend. The boy replies that he is not yet ready. The girl reasons out that what she really wants is french fries.
The CBCP commission claimed that the message of the advert is not acceptable as the ad conveys the wrong values about courtship, equating “cheap” french fries with human relationships.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110415com2.html
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