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    To the Point

    Damaged Children, Clueless Adults and Hollywood Ratings

    Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is releasing the documentary Bully without a rating after Hollywood's Motion Picture Association of America said it would get an "R" rating because the "F---word" is used repeatedly. Weinstein says that would prevent the target audience, teen-age kids, from seeing it and learning important lessons.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is releasing the documentary Bully without a rating after Hollywood's Motion Picture Association of America said it would get an "R" rating because the "F---word" is used repeatedly. Weinstein says that would prevent the target audience, teen-age kids, from seeing it and learning important lessons. Bullying is now recognized as the source of long-term emotional damage, aggravated by adults who don't get it. Can a documentary make a difference? Is Weinstein seeking publicity? Should the MPAA update its criteria in the age of the Internet and cable TV?

    Note: Both Harvey Weinstein and the MPAA have declined our invitation to participate in our discussion.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Lee Hirsch

      documentary filmmaker

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      Chuck Williams

      Drexel University

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      Patrick Goldstein

      Los Angeles Times

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    'Bully' Documentary: Should Kids Be Allowed to See It?
    1. 0:00France Arrests 17 in Islamic Militant Raids
    2. 7:35Damaged Children, Clueless Adults and Hollywood RatingsYou’re reading this
    3. 44:20The Mysterious Head of the CIA's Counterterrorism Unit
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