Censorship at Its Best

April '07: General Electric, owner of Universal Pictures, bans smoking in "youth-rated" films.

May '07: Anti-smoking lobby pressures film industry trade group into considering smoking as a factor in determining the rating of a film.

October '07: The NYT follows up with the 6 major studios, many of whom have taken stances similar to that of General Electric.

Does anyone else find it ironic that you can't display smoking in PG-13 films, but you can shoot people? Just sayin'.