Re: Take Action: Sign the petition to change the rating of the documentary "Bully" to PG-13

free speech rules!

On Mar 13, 3:01 pm, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Celebs, Members of Congress Sign Bully Petition
> By Jeremy Kinser
>
> Pop singer Demi Lovato, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, and
> 20 members of Congress have joined Ellen DeGeneres in signing Katy
> Butler's petition to change the rating of the documentary Bully.
>
> Butler, a Michigan high school student who identifies as lesbian and
> who launched a Change.org petition to change the R rating of the
> antibullying documentary to a more accessible PG-13 rating, personally
> delivered 200,000 signatures to the Motion Picture Association of
> America on March 7.
>
> Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) has issued a bipartisan letter to the MPAA,
> signed by 20 additional members of Congress, supporting Butler's
> petition.
>
> "We are writing to express our sincere disappointment in the MPAA's
> decision to issue an R rating for the soon-to-be-released documentary
> Bully," the letter reads. "This important project shows the real life
> anguish of many teenagers in this country who are tormented, harassed,
> and bullied by their peers. This truth should be shared with as wide
> an audience as is appropriate and possible. We believe an R-rating
> excludes the very audience for whom this film is desperately
> important."
>
> Last week DeGeneres encouraged viewers of her daytime talk show to
> sign the petition and introduced Butler from the studio audience.
> Singer-actress Lovato also urged her more than five million Twitter
> followers to sign Butler's petition. You can sign the petition here.
>
> Sign Here:
>
> http://www.change.org/petitions/mpaa-don-t-let-the-bullies-win-give-b...
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy

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