Today boys and ghouls I bring you a short clip from the documentary "This Film Is Not Yet Rated." In this clip co-creator of South Park Matt Stone talks about how the MPAA, a group designed to inform the public, is more or less in the hands of big named studios. Now, Matt Stone does NOT come directly out and say it, but he makes a good point in that if you have sufficient money, or you have a big enough name, the MPAA will basically tell you what needs to be cut. What exactly does that mean? Well, Stone points out that when their (Matt Stone & Trey Parker) made their first independent film "Orgazmo" the MPAA strictly told them they couldn't tell them what needed to changed in order to get an R rating. If the MPAA had done so, then they would have become a censorship organization. So, why did they tell them what to cut during the South Park movie?
I've gone ahead and embedded the video below for people too lazy to click a link ;)
Also, warning, there is puppet sex!
So obviously the MPAA is really messed up. It's crazy that they would be so much more helpful and specific with the South Park movie just because they were with a bigger production company. Also, I found it hilarious that the writers were throwing in outrageous doll sex scenes that they didn't even intend to use just so they could "push the line out further" to ensure they got what they wanted in the movie. Really interesting and funny video!
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