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Penis cookie in front of child actors.


I generally like the heck out of this movie, but took offense at the scene where Robin William's character (Rainbow Randolph) went on at length about the cookie not being a rocket, but was supposed to represent a man's genitals. They filmed that scene with many impressionable, young children as extras in it. To me, this showed as much of a lack of common sense as the Van Halen music video, "Hot for Teacher", where a scantily dressed young woman was dancing provocatively in front of young children. To me, that kind of thing is over the line. I know that others will disagree, but I was raised in a time when such things simply were not done. I child's innocence was something to be respected and the lack thereof was something they were left to develop on their own instead of having some irresponsible adult take it away from them.

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did you not see the movie??? IT"S A ROCKET SHIP!!!!!!

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I, too, have always thought that scene with chidren was in bad taste.

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And why pray tell is a natural body part offensive?

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1. According to the commentary the kids were really there and were warned to expect all that.

2. What's so offensive about having various names for penis? Kids make up their own, like "thingy" and "pee pee". What's a few more other names?

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People here seem to be missing the point: Randolph INTENDED for the cookies to be offensive and unacceptable for children's programming. That's why he got the large-erect-penis cookies in the first place - to offend parents watching at home and embarrass Smoochy on national TV.

Jeez, even RANDOLPH knew this was crossing the line.



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You would have a point if they had seen a picture of a penis or if one of the actors had gotten naked in front of them. But a penis-shaped cookie? It's not the same thing. Notice the kids' reaction at first. They know it's a penis. And I'm glad, because otherwise they would be too ignorant and stupid for their age. This doesn't mean they know about sex; just about biology.

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Hmm... I guess this is can be perceived as quite similar with a scene in Fight Club where if its real, where Tyler Durden splices a picture of a cock in a Childrens movie.

There were also children there.

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