Whew! That’s a Relief
Walt Disney Co. has announced it will no longer allow cigarette smoking to be depicted in its films on the basis that it encourages kids to try lighting up. Anti-smoking zealots advocates are hailing this move and urging that other moviemakers do the same.
No word on whether there is any concern over our kids seeing on screen countless acts of promiscuous, dangerous or premarital sex, teen pregnancy, over-the-top violence, repeated foul language or countless other acts of questionable morality.