From Fox News:
Smoking will be a bigger factor in determining film ratings, the Motion Picture Association of America said Thursday, but critics said the move does not go far enough to discourage teens from taking up the habit.
MPAA Chairman Dan Glickman said his group's ratings board, which previously had considered underage smoking in assigning film ratings, now will take into account smoking by adults, as well.
That adds smoking to a list of such factors as sex, violence and language in determining the MPAA's G, PG, PG-13, R and NC-17 ratings.
I don't advocate smoking, but if they're going to do this, I wish they'd factor in alcohol use as well. Use of alcohol--largely because it's so widely abused--has killed far more people far more quickly than tobacco.
On a related subject, it seems many PG-13 movies have as much foul language and innuendo as the R movies used to. And there are a few R movies that have no nudity and practically no foul language, just some of what I would consider realistic violence.
I don't know if movie ratings are worth a whole lot anymore, anyway.
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