Australia Bans R-Rated Movies

[Trivun]

[HEADING=1]MICHAEL ATKINSON, GIVE UP AND SOD OFF!!!!![/HEADING]

Seriously, this is just plain stupid. Is he an elected official? If so then he's out next election. If not, whoever appointed him AG needs to be kicked out, and so does he. Either way, this has gone too far for too long.

And I don't even live in Australia.

 

[Ocelot GT]

Okay, seriously. Australia's government keeps on doing more and more stupid things. What the hell are the twats trying to prove? So let me think... they have banned games due to them being too 'explicit' The drinking age is higher...and now R rated movies are banned? I mean...Fucking seriously. Is the government trying to prove something?

It's like they're trying to make Australia look like some 'sinless' and perfect utopia to hide the fact the entire continent was once a feetle (Sorry, I don't know how to spell the word) colony. In some odd sense, this all cheers me up.

Ahh yes, I remember last year with their 'Fox Stop' policy. And now, the same people that made this law are showing how backwards they really are. Hopefully now everyone can learn that barbaric deeds and policies stray not too far from backwards ones.

Sure, with Liquor, Games, and Movies there will come problems, there WILL be stupid people...but who cares about them? If you're that stupid to think you're Raiden, that stupid to drive a car intoxicated, and that stupid to believe your fucking Wesley Snipes because you saw Blade, then maybe, just maybe, you weren't supposed to live anyway. It's called natural selection.

Once again, South Australian Government. The whole of Australia isn't affected by this R-Rated law (which is not a ban) only South Australia.

Very sorry. 'twas rude for me to generalize. Hmm Soo...from this am I to assume that South Australia is equal to the more southern states of U.S.A ?

*Just kidding lol*

Southern Australia is nothing like the Southern United States. The labor (leftist) government there however is all too accomodating to the Family First (right wing) party.
It amazes and terrifies me that a law as stupid as this was passed.

 

[MelziGurl]

South Australia, not the whole of Australia.

This is true. When they say "Australia bans something" they actually mean "South australia bans something and the rest of australia doesn't give a damn."

What makes you think we don't give a damn? I live in Queensland and I still give quite a lot of damn simply because this sort of influence from Atkinson still comes with the chance of spreading. There is most likely another Atkinson laying in wait ready to strike.

I live in NSW and I don't give a damn. If our PM was smart he wouldn't pay any attention to the crazy old man who runs SA. He'll be out of a job soon enough.

I lived in NSW once upon a time, and one can only hope he'll be out of office because his influence does have time to spread.

 

[SomeBritishDude]

It seems George Orwell wrote about the wrong country.

No. He didn't. He just made the mistake of restricting it to a country rather than a planet.

OT: That's a scary amount of censorship right there.

 

[MelziGurl]

It seems George Orwell wrote about the wrong country.

No. He didn't. He just made the mistake of restricting it to a country rather than a planet.

OT: That's a scary amount of censorship right there.

Scarier than our flora and fauna?

 

[Gladion]

Well that sucks for Australia.
Good thing I live in America.
[small]Hahahahahahahahaha![/small]

Ahhhhhh, you gotta love the good 'ol US of A.

Yeah, all you get is the entire country going batshit crazy when the breast of a woman is shown on TV.

Sure, with Liquor, Games, and Movies there will come problems, there WILL be stupid people...but who cares about them? If you're that stupid to think you're Raiden, that stupid to drive a car intoxicated, and that stupid to believe your fucking Wesley Snipes because you saw Blade, then maybe, just maybe, you weren't supposed to live anyway. It's called natural selection.

What about others they harm? Especially considering that drunk driving problem you're simplifying and downplaying. This has nothing to do with natural selection.

 

[smiddyhawk]

THANK GOD ITS ONLY SOUTH AUSTRALIA!!!!!

 

[RatRace123]

You've got to be shittin' me.
Is all of this really happening? Has some professional troll taken up a position of authority in Australia or something, what will be banned next I wonder.

I am very sorry my Australian compatriots, some day you shall be free.

 

[Xanadu84]

This isn't really all that bad...it's just useless and stupid.

I mean whats going to happen, you're going to not buy your copy of Fight Club because you NEED that picture of a bar of soap? Or do you think that a plain box is the only way to communicate to people that a movie isn't family appropriate? Yeah, its a pain in the ass for everyone involved, but this doesn't keep movies out of the hands of youngsters. It just causes unnecessary hassles and costs for the people selling movies. I hope that this is Australia's 1984, because it's the dumbest, most backwards thought police ever. Totalitarianism through minor inconvenience. Good luck with that.

 

[AvsJoe]

Michael Atkinson, you have killed any remaining chance of my ever visiting Australia. Good for you.

 

[Mrkittycat]

Well at least you have the best beaches

 

[(whitty name here)]

next the sex shops will have to look like abandoned stores and alcoholic drinks must be shipped in water bottles.
Seriously, its a cover, who cares?

 

[Necrofudge]

Spoiler: Oh Australia, you never cease to disappoint...

 

[BlumiereBleck]

well that sucks for you Aussie people. USA ALL THE WAY still they wont sell to minors :[

 

[ERadical]

This is the third thread on this, yes we know we're fucked

 

[orangeapples]

they might as well just take every person who breaks these rules, put them on a boat and ship them off to some remote island so they can say they are preserving the peace in their great proud nation. oh, wait...

at this rate, they'll just band anything fun. Australia's new motto will be, "If you're having fun, GTFO!"