Article: We're under attack

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 ...

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