Bill Targeting Gay Films Gets Bashed

[The Straight Story]

Bill Targeting Gay Films Gets Bashed
Tax credit would have excluded films that featured "nontraditional family values"

Rainbow warriors rejoice. You can once again film in Florida and get public money to do it.

A controversial bill that would have made any production with a gay character ineligible for millions in tax credits has been scrapped to avoid becoming a made for TV movie on discrimination.

The bill, which was originally proposed by Orlando Republican State Rep. Stephen Precourt, was designed to return TV back to the days of Mayberry and the "Andy Griffith Show."

Surprisingly, things have changed in the 50 years since then and people's views of "traditional family values" has transformed a bit. People also don't walked 20 miles to school and back either, Mr. Precourt.


The proposed bill would have also excluded any film or TV production that had a character who battled with drug abuse or alcoholism, any production that had regular violence and a host of other subjective "nontraditional values."

So instead of getting bashed in the press, Precourt has proposed a bonus credit for any film that doesn't have sex, nudity, vulgar language or violence.

We guess that rules out Disney from working in this state again.

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Bill-Targeting-Gay-Films-Bashed-89258137.html

[FLyellowdog]

1. Citizen's Arrest! Citizen's Arrest!

Never mind. Thank goddess the bill failed!

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. Violence?

I thought that in Florida violence WAS a traditional value.

[WeekendWarrior]

3. The Andy Griffith Show didn't have

a traditional family. Dad, son, Aunt Bea. No mom. Just Barney Fife.

[Dappleganger]

4. Florida, the Film Company of Non-Traditional Values??

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


:rofl:


BTW, wouldn't that cut out any movie about the GOP??

"...bonus credit for any film that doesn't have sex, nudity, vulgar language or violence."

[The Straight Story]

7. Let alone CSI Miami

:)

[jeremyfive]

5. Florida is a Dumb Shit State

The laws here are held over from the Colonial era.

That's why Jeb was able to steal the votes for his brother so easily in '00.

[Bluenorthwest]

6. Floridia Films of Distinction

Scarface
The Bird Cage
Body Heat
Porky's

Without sex nudity and non traditional values, their film industry would consist of Gentle Ben and Flipper.