Eat my sh****
Russian bid to censor Simpsons
Russian MPs have given a final warning to TV stations to censor The Simpsons – otherwise state officials will step in and do the job for them.
The politicians say the show is too violent and causes family tension.
So they voted by a 417-1 landslide to issue a ‘yellow card’ to the channels to cut down on the amount of violence they screen.
The motion told national broadcasters to stick to a voluntary code of conduct signed in June that promises to avoid promoting a ‘cult of violence and cruelty’.
The vote came after The Simpsons was given an adults-only rating, and blamed for corrupting schoolchildren and degrading family values.
MP Yelena Afanasyeva said: ‘The experts gave just the result we feared. They found the Simpsons were crammed with violent and aggressive episodes. These cartoons also introduce antagonism between children and parents.’
Published: 5 Nov 2005
