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-bully-a-pg-13-instead-of-an-r-rating
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Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
Have a great day,
Tommy
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Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
Have a great day,
Tommy
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