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| PC Berserker Alert: (bleep) Save the Queen |
| 2007-01-23 |
| In the highly-acclaimed movie "The Queen," theater patrons see Queen Elizabeth, played by actress Helen Mirren, express her faith in God after the death of Princess Diana. But in the version of the movie shown as in-flight entertainment on some airlines, only lip readers get the message. Every reference to God in the movie is censored - replaced by a beep. At least two airlines, Delta and New Zealand Air, have shown passengers the censored version of the film, prompting complaints. Eric Johnston, an attorney with the nonprofit Southeastern Law Institute in Birmingham, compared the censoring of God in the in-flight movie to businesses' not using the word "Christmas" during the holidays. Airlines, like some retail businesses, have a diverse body of customers and don't want to offend anyone, he said. "But I don't agree with that at all," he said. "If the movie industry can use the word `God,' then certainly the airlines can use it." A spokeswoman for Atlanta-based Delta said the airline had no choice because Miramax Films, distributor of "The Queen" shipped to airlines only the censored version of the movie. "That was the only version available to us, and so that's what we showed," said spokeswoman Katie Connell. New Zealand Air, which showed the same version of the film on its jets, apologized earlier this month after passengers complained, and said it would replace the movie with a version in which "God" isn't censored. A passenger complained to New Zealand Air officials after a London flight on which the censored version of "The Queen" was followed by a showing of the movie "The Departed," in which swearing was not censored. I am not religious at all we are truly through the looking glass when the rule becomes that the name of the Lord shall ONLY be taken in vain. What's wrong with these people? (Bleep) these (bleep)ing Miramax(bleep)'s (bleep)ing (bleep)(bleep)s to (bleep). And the horses they rode in on, too. New Zealand Air spokeswoman Pam Wong told The New Zealand Herald that the distributor had shipped them the wrong version of "The Queen." |
| Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy |
| #4 "What's wrong with these people?" They're liberals. That means they have shit for brains, and can't think. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-01-23 11:49 |
| #3 And 5 will get you 10 that if they said 'Allah' instead of 'God', there would be no bleep. It's never been about inclusion. It's about hostility toward Christians and Jews. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2007-01-23 10:55 |
| #2 When I was young, "the flicks" commenced with "God Save The Queen", and we all stood up for it. |
| Posted by: Choo Choo Bar 2007-01-23 10:10 |
| #1 And the horses they rode in on, too Didn't Robert Redford just do a show about that recently? :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-01-23 10:08 |