Florida recently introduced a bill with a curious clause that would modify their tax credit for shooting films in the state to disqualify movies with “nontraditional family values.” Many film people balked, because if ABC Family is any indication, traditional family values means an awful laugh track and Bill Engvall.
The bill, unanimously endorsed last week by a key legislative committee, is part of a larger $75-million incentive program aimed at luring film and entertainment jobs to the state.
Hollywood’s chief lobbying arm also expressed disapproval.
Responding to the furor, the Florida Senate is poised to remove the controversial language from the bill this week and the House is expected to follow suit.In a recent interview, the chief backer of the Florida bill, Rep. Stephen Precourt (R-Orlando) said “Think of it like Mayberry,” Precourt said, invoking the fictional community that was the setting for “The Andy Griffith Show,” the iconic 1960s sitcom. “That’s when I grew up — the ’60s. That’s what life was like. I want Florida to be known for making those kinds of movies: Disney movies for kids and all that stuff.”
Currently, “family friendly” is defined for the tax credit’s purposes as content that would be considered suitable for children and did not exhibit “any act of smoking, sex, nudity, or vulgar or profane language.” The proposed change adds “gratuitous violence” and “nontraditional family values” to the definition but doesn’t explain those terms. [LA Times Blog]
Oh yeah, I remember Mayberry. My favorite part was when they shot Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy and all the hippies got their ass beat at the democratic convention, and Southeast Asia got bombed. But I think Disney movies are the perfect punishment for this idiot. Have fun taking your gay kid to dance class, homophobe.
(The 2016 Florida State High School Basketball Championship)
…Or maybe we should just stop electing guys that learned their history from Don Knotts. And to L.A., God forbid you make it cheaper to shoot movies in your town. I guess there’s always those other industries you’re known for that can support the economy. Like, uh, baristas, and… tattooing.
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This guy needs to watch a lot less Leave it to Beaver
Incidentally, I call my dick the Beaver Cleaver.
That does it, I am not tapping my foot back at Stephen Precourt anymore.
“I think this is a wonderful idea.” said Jesse James’s mistress.
I got around that by naming the lead character in my soft-core porn movie “Dangling Chad”.
USA Network has adopted the 60s mentality and changed the title of their No. 1 show to Burn A Cross Notice.
And of course Hollywood hates Florida. Hollywood is, after all, included in “Everyone.”
In 15 years he’s going to regret this when his son is tucking his dick between his legs and blowing guys in the alley behind a bar.
Shut up, Burnsy, I know this is all your fault somehow.
and prostitutes, don’t forgot prostitutes
That’s ridiculous. I want all the gays to come live here. I want your major cities to keep sending us your homeless. I want the Haitians, Cubans and Ricans to keep transplanting here. I want all of our elderly to retire here. I want New Yorkers to move here and slap big Yankees stickers on their car windows. All of these people are welcome to move to Florida.
So I can blow it the fuck up.
The ol’ “As Long As There Aren’t Any Gays Around” bill.
I think I missed that episode of The Andy Griffith Show. Was it the finale?
I’ll take all the gays you don’t want in my neighborhood. Gays only lead to increased property values, lower crime, and a higher rate of fabulousness.
I used to feel the same way, Vinny. But after about the 17th fondue party invitation, I’m ready to move.
MIZ, if you don’t want to join us for a night of fondue and fun, just say it, you don’t have to be rude.
Look, I like fondue, alright? It’s good, it’s fun, but it is hell trying to get the peanut oil smell out of cashmere.
As I lifelong Florida resident, I support Burnsy’s referendum on “Let’s ‘Splode Florida”.
Mayberry? Seriously? How could he have missed the fact that Howard Sprague was smoking Floyd’s barber pole?
On behalf of the city of New Orleans, I would like to thank this jackass for basically banning all good movies from Florida, thus sending more our way.
New Orleans, where we look at Mayberry and say “Needs more tits and beer.”
don’t forget porn. Kalifornia has van nuys, porn capital of the world.
A fellow New Orleanian FDer? I MUST DESTROY HIM!!!!
“No Fags on the Moon”
Do we have Ralph Kramden to blame for that?
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Special appearance by the Burger Queen.
I think this article says more about the poster than the subject. The bill says “nontraditional family values” which could mean damn near anything, but you heard nontraditional family values, and immediately thought GAAAAAAAAY, despite you know, homosexuals never being specifically mentioned anywhere in anything in this story, ever. What I’m trying to say is, you’re stupid. Also, you say he should be punished by having a gay kid, and *he’s* the homophobe? Not the person describing it as a negative?
Is it a big window in your closet?
The ffpcoaltion as they call themselves, (add .com to see their website) must have been so happy the the Miami Film Festival was in town in time for the Legislative sessions because they invited just about everyone that went to the seminars to their BBQ Fundraiser March, 21st, today at Virginia Key Beach Park, 4020 Virginia Key Drive.
I guess they don’t get that most of the movies in the festival would not be able to be made in Florida. The nice weather always attracts idiots. I know you guys hate Florida, but imagine how we feel,.. surrounded.
If you’d consulted your Moral Majority-dickwad-to-English dictionary, you’d know “nontraditional family values” is almost a direct translation of “gay” in that language. And a homophobe having a gay kid is what we like to call “poetic justice.”