Florida Is Banning The Biggest Cult Movie Of All Time

[BeckyDem]

The state of Florida has introduced a bill aimed at prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 from attending drag performances. As reported by the New Republic, lawmakers in the state confirmed that the restrictions would make it illegal for high school students to attend live performances of popular musicals like The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Hair.



The Rocky Horror Picture Show, according to the proposed Florida legislation, classifies as an "adult live performance." The umbrella term used in the bill applies to "any show, exhibition or other presentation in front of a live audience," that "depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or specific sexual activities," including "lewd conduct, or the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts."

The bill is far-reaching and, despite its attempt at clarification, vague. What the state of Florida deems offensive is not entirely clear, as the term is inherently subjective, but, according to lawmakers, The Rocky Horror Picture Show fits the bill. The punishments associated with a violation of the bill, however, are quite clear.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/florida-is-banning-the-biggest-cult-movie-of-all-time/ar-AA19Sg4n?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3d8334fcc7054ded8d1fe97bcd102bc5&ei=8


( Rile people's fears/ignorance so they can distract them from things like DeSantis absence during historic flood....he was in Ohio promoting his book. )

[Tetrachloride]

1. Play it at churches. How would they feel about The Full Monty

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Full_Monty

wiki The Full Monty

paid for mainly by Fox Searchlight

[BeckyDem]

2. +1!

I like that idea.

[Shermann]

3. Since DeSantis is such an exceptional beauty, I'm prepared to forgive him. nt

[Joinfortmill]

4. They've gone over the cliff. R.I.P. Florida

[ananda]

34. Way over, like lemmings....

or sheep....

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Equating Rocky Horror with "X" rated/porn films.

[underpants]

6. What? I've never actually seen this movie

but I know a lot of people love it.

[BeckyDem]

8. There is nothing to fear, unless you have an agenda of ginning up a boogeyman out of thin air.

That is the score of demagoguery....just like Trump when he began his 2016 campaign claiming Mexicans are coming to rape you.

All a distraction, all sickening too. Focus on this non issue while we do next to nothing for working people. Nothing about gun violence, leading cause of death for our children. That is today's GOP on steroids.


My fear is they are focusing so much shame and hatred they're going to make life dangerous for many trans people.

[underpants]

11. As I posted yesterday

Internal consumption and self marketing
They have a daily fight amongst themselves to stay relevant and get on the air. Their outrage has turned and is consuming them. DeSantis and Abbott are a case in point but on other issues - they were going back and forth on immigrants now Abbott might pardon a racist who killed a BLM protestor. The ball is back in DeSantis’s court.

[BeckyDem]

15. Yep, exactly.

[littlemissmartypants]

59. Dueling racist authoritarians. How quaint. S/

[AZLD4Candidate]

39. It's really great. Especially in theatres with audience participation.

He's just a sweet transvestite, from transsexual, Transylvania.

[Maraya1969]

60. If you get the chance......I think it is great. And it is probably still great if you see it in the

comfort of your home.

[radical noodle]

7. Sexual excitement?

That will leave what? Disney movies, maybe? Way to go, Repubs. You're going to alienate a big chunk of teens.

And wait until they realize some of those Bible movies have sexual excitement too.

[BeckyDem]

9. Good point!

[keithbvadu2]

43. Some early Disney cartoons had nipples.

[radical noodle]

62. DeSantis will get right on that!

Banning racy old Disney cartoons is right up his alley.

[70sEraVet]

10. One of my favorite movies, Little Nicky, would also be on Florida's naughty list.

https://m.

&pp=ygUabGl0dGxlIG5pY2t5IGJvb2JzIG9uIGhlYWQ%3D

[BeckyDem]

16. The closer we get to the primaries the more they'll ban etc....no doubt in mind.

[Geechie]

12. There goes Micanopy

Gonna be a lot of angry wankers with guns when they close Cafe Risqué.

How does this NOT affect every single strip club in the state?

[BeckyDem]

18. Excellent question.

[peppertree]

26. Easy: Selective enforcement

Every Republican's favorite "right."

[ancianita]

13. DesGusting the coward might as well ban all these, too; every kid will want to see them instead.

https://thecinemaholic.com/crossdresser-sex-movies/

[BeckyDem]

17. Oh geeze, they might ban them too. lol

[ancianita]

28. Maybe, cuz the camel's nose is now under the tent. lol

Still, what can DesGusting do to people in the privacy of their own homes, right?

[BeckyDem]

31. Yep lol

omg the DesGusting handle works great btw.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

14. Shithole.

By all means let’s guard the children from Dr. Frankenfurter, but not from being ripped to pieces by assault-weapon toting maniacs.

[TeamProg]

19. Not going to find "Pink Flamingos" at any small theatre either

I suppose !

[BeckyDem]

20. Yep....the horror!

So many suspects to be afraid of.

[Marthe48]

21. I don't know what art is

but I know I don't like it. (r mental giant supporting mind police bill)

[appleannie1]

22. Would bet half of the teens in the state engage in their own sexual conduct

Kids that age, with raging hormones don't need a movie or play. They make their own music.

[Richard D]

23. Give that . . .

. . . many if not most movies and even television shows have at least some nudity or sexual activity, there really won't be much left for Florida to watch. I think Desatan needs the clockwork orange treatment, really, maybe with the soundtrack of the Rocky Horror Picture Show instead of Ludwig.

[Ohioboy]

24. Here's one for DeSanitary to ban

[BeckyDem]

37. Oh wow.

Love the handle DeSanitary!

[keithbvadu2]

46. DeSanitary would love to show Trump as a sexual deviant.

Is there any picture in his own background that Trump could use?

No slight too small... not even eating pudding with fingers.

[Ohioboy]

61. You're right DeSanitary would love to show this little drag show

But, if he did kids might see it and he would be violating his own rules.

The GOP is full of so many dirt bags.

[Deep State Witch]

25. And The Live-Action Version As Well

I have a friend who directed the live action version at a local community theater.

[twodogsbarking]

27. Sesame Street will be next. Not joking.

[Biophilic]

29. Hard to believe the republicans in Florida are even more stupid than the ones in Tennessee,

but they seem to be. Really? They are just plain nuts and creating an entire generation that will hate them. I never knew republicans were totally into self-destruction. I know it hurts right now, watching and living with their hate and stupidity, but they can't survive this level of political insanity. Their god really does work in mysterious ways.

[BeckyDem]

32. I agree, it is terrible beyond words.

[calimary]

48. What bothers me most is the believers who've chosen sides.

And unfortunately there’s a lot of ‘em out there. Deep in their delusions that he’s some sort of messianic creature. And they’ve willingly cast their lot with him. As he leads them over a cliff.

I just hope he goes over the cliff right along with ‘em.

[BeckyDem]

50. Good point. The believers in some ways feel validated and keep supporting

demagogues who in reality give them nothing of value.

[DFW]

35. I think it's all control freak mania

These Republicans enacting these laws that even Oliver Cromwell would gag at had the same hormones as the rest of us, and they acted on them the same as the rest of us. They were no more chaste than a herd of rabbits. But some emotional inadequacy has brought them full circle. They will now never admit to having had normal desires like the rest of us (much less to having acted upon them like the rest of us), and hide behind their crosses and their bibles. They are now in full control-freak mode. Dictate, repress, shame and punish--for the very things their god gave all of us, and that they, themselves, did when they were young.

Show me a group of ten thousand fanatical Republican "Christians" who claim they never had sex before marriage, and I'll show you a group containing nine thousand nine hundred liars.

[ancianita]

44. Right on about their god working in mysterious ways,

one being that their god lets them learn the hard way. Which in their case is never. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.

They be like: what's a lesson? Which is why life for them is the same lesson over and over.

We're decent and empathic; but seriously, we don't have to hurt anymore, because we've lived with their hate and stupidity for at least six years, long enough to learn to just move on.

[Ford_Prefect]

49. They're all dancing to the DeSantis version of the Time Warp...Again!

[Wicked Blue]

30. There'll be blue skies...

someday

[Jimvanhise]

33. THEY'VE GOT NOTHING ELSE SO THEY RELY ON ILLUSIONS

Like the GOP and conservatives have done using Critical Race Theory (which they can't even define) they create solutions to problems which don't exist. This is done to obscure the fact that they oppose real solutions. They oppose any kind of gun control. They oppose raising the minimum wage. They oppose Government health care (i.e. Medicare for all) even though every member of Congress has free health care for life. And in 2021 not a single Republican voted for the $1400 stimulus payout sent to most Americans. In some states Republicans are even opposed to free lunch programs for the poor. It has long been known that the GOP only cares about the super rich and corporations and they prove it all the time.

[BeckyDem]

42. +1 That should be an OP on it's own.

It is all about distractions while those in charge loot the treasury.

[SunSeeker]

36. This would be comical, if it weren't so tragic. nt

[ShazzieB]

38. Good lord, what is NOT included in this?

This is stupidly, ludicrously, epically broad and vague.

"any show, exhibition or other presentation in front of a live audience," that "depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or specific sexual activities," including "lewd conduct, or the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts."

You'd think the movie theater chains would throw a fit about this. They'll never be able to fill up those multiplexes with the tiny number of films that have absolutely nothing on this list. And teenagers go to more movies than anybody....don't they? Or has that changed?

Do Florida lawmakers expect filmmakers to start making "Florida safe" versions of their movies, with everything pertaining to sex (depicted or simlated) edited out?

Somebody needs to send a giant shipment of marbles to Tallahassee asap, to replace the ones those politicians have lost!

[liberal N proud]

40. OK, now they have gone off the deep end

[Biophilic]

55. Funny, I keep saying this and they still find deeper ends. Who knew they were so clever.

[liberal N proud]

56. I know

[Midnight Writer]

41. I reckon more kids are confused from watching pro wrasslin' than drag shows.

Over-developed, oiled-up, men in speedos and onesies grappling with one another? What is a child to think?

[ismnotwasm]

45. Does this include strip or burlesque shows?

The way it’s worded it would seem to.

lol, good luck with THAT desatan.

[BeckyDem]

52. It is possible but he'll likely squirm on that one if necessary...snakes do that. n/t

[FloridaBlues]

53. There's a fair amount of strip clubs in Florida. This will go to the court

To get over turned if this becomes law

[Zilli]

47. The instant I saw the headline I knew what movie .

I'm sure the pearl clutchers are really, really offended by Dr Frank N. Furter, who would cause them blindness upon sight. Brad and Janet, especially Janet would offend. Then, for the first time in probably 40 years (?) I remembered her song lyrics: "touch me, touch me, touch me, touch me. I want to be dirty." Yup the GQP would be completely insulted by a cross dressing "scientist", Janet and their RW worshiper MeatLoaf providing a story line and sang some of the music..... then there's Riff-Raff and now everybody's head is exploding
This is too much for the pearl clutchers and it must be banned! /s

One of my favorite movies of all time, It's funny and musically wonderful and has a moral, ACCEPTANCE.

[BeckyDem]

51. +1

[RussBLib]

54. poor snowflakes

It's not enough the stuffy conservatives won't go see the movie, although they probably have see it already.

No, they have to deny anyone who hasn't seen it the right to see it. Who knows? It might turn them into sweet transexuals.

[Scrivener7]

57. Assholes.

[Martin Eden]

58. Oh, Rocky!

Now they're banning transsexual transvestites from Transylvania!

Tim Curry needs to go all Meatloaf on their ass!