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Article: We're under attack
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 18, 2000
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Leonard Pitts
We're under attack; it's time to fight back
By LEONARD PITTS
Miami Herald
Monday, September 18, 2000
When my kids were younger, we used to play this game. I forbade
them to watch movies or listen to music I found objectionable. They
pretended they were going to obey, and I pretended to believe they
were going to obey.
Then they went off and did the sneaky things kids do -- secretly
listening to potty-mouthed rappers, for instance, or buying tickets
for the PG movie and then slipping into the R. Whenever they were
busted, I dutifully came down on them like the wrath of Zeus.
The entertainment industry has been playing a similar game. It
goes like this: The industry, under fire ...