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BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE BAN CHILDREN FROM VIOLENT MOVIES(Ambassador Jolie Says No Toy Guns)
timessquare ^ | Wednesday, May 09, 2007 | Staff

Posted on 05/09/2007 6:50:32 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's family

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have banned their children from watching their violent movies. The lovers, who met playing weapon-wielding assassins in 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith', have also banned their brood from playing with toy guns because they don't want them exposed to violence.

A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Angelina is protecting them from seeing her make violence look good."Most of her successful roles have had her waving weapons and getting violent.

"Brad, 43, and Angelina, 31, are currently in Prague, where Angelina is filming 'Wanted', alongside Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy.'Wanted' focuses on a man who realises his late father was an assassin and then trains to become a professional killer. Angelina, famed for her role as feisty ammo-loaded Lara Croft in 'Tomb Raider', has three adopted children, Maddox, five, Pax Thien, three and Zahara, two, and a biological daughter Shiloh, nearly one, with partner Brad.


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: angelinajolie; culturewar; hollyweirdvalues; hypocrites; refugees; shakira; toyguns; un; violence
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To: MinorityRepublican

Except for Virginia Tech


41 posted on 05/10/2007 7:28:20 AM PDT by freekitty
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To: fight_truth_decay

Under “P-Whipped” in the dictionary there’s Brad Pitt’s picture.


42 posted on 05/10/2007 7:31:21 AM PDT by dfwgator (The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
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To: pissant; visualops
These kids are all very young. Do you really think it would be appropriate for them to be watching violent movies, even those which would be perfectly appropriate for adults?

As for the toy guns, I don't think parents should allow them. Though I'm sure I'd part with Jolie and Pitt on the issue of teaching children to handle real guns from an early age. Letting children play with toy guns builds bad habits that are easily carried over to real guns. Years of running around with your finger on the trigger of toy guns, and pointing them willy nilly, builds habits that won't be easily reversed.

Start teaching kids to safely fire, load, and unload real guns when they're 5 or so, and keep them away from toy guns, and you'll get a child who habitually practices safe gun handling and understands that guns are serious business. I knew one woman who started her youngest at age 3, with a realistic air gun, at the range, and had him reciting the rules before each shot. His two slightly older siblings were practicing with .22s.

43 posted on 05/10/2007 9:35:42 AM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: gotribe

Hunting? Two or three of these kids aren’t even out of diapers yet!


44 posted on 05/10/2007 9:37:42 AM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: fight_truth_decay

She’s against toy guns, but likes to give lap dances to men other than her husband.

http://www.usmagazine.com/angelina_angelina_gives_ex_lap_dance_while_brad_babysits


45 posted on 05/10/2007 9:39:53 AM PDT by Vision ("Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7)
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To: pissant

I wish those two mental midgets would shut up. Opposition to marriage, which they support, is far more damaging than children playing with toy guns. Lots of kids used to play Cowboys and Indians with toy guns with no harmful consequences.


46 posted on 05/10/2007 9:40:14 AM PDT by Dante3
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To: GovernmentShrinker
My problem is not that small children should be watching R rated movies. At issue is their attitude about guns and violence and the world around them.

As for the toy guns, I don't think parents should allow them. Though I'm sure I'd part with Jolie and Pitt on the issue of teaching children to handle real guns from an early age. Letting children play with toy guns builds bad habits that are easily carried over to real guns. Years of running around with your finger on the trigger of toy guns, and pointing them willy nilly, builds habits that won't be easily reversed.

That is very silly. When I was a kid we played cops/robbers, cowboys/indians, monster vs monster, whatever. You don't need a toy gun to play at fighting and killing, you can point your finger and say "bang". Playing is an important part about learning and using your mind and body. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar and sometimes playing is just that. It doesn't develop habits about holding a gun lol.
47 posted on 05/10/2007 10:07:47 AM PDT by visualops (artlife.us)
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To: kcar

“Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?” Jack Warner, WB Studios in the 1920s.


48 posted on 05/10/2007 12:15:04 PM PDT by weegee (Libs want us to learn to live with terrorism, but if a gun is used they want to rewrite the Const.)
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To: pissant

No toy guns? Just more little boys to have the maleness bred out of them!


49 posted on 05/10/2007 12:17:03 PM PDT by Paperdoll ( on the cutting edge,)
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To: GovernmentShrinker
Jolie Tomb Raider toys for CHILDREN.

She's a hypocrite.


50 posted on 05/10/2007 12:17:24 PM PDT by weegee (Libs want us to learn to live with terrorism, but if a gun is used they want to rewrite the Const.)
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To: freekitty
"Wonder what these kids are going to grow up to be?"


51 posted on 05/10/2007 12:24:05 PM PDT by weegee (Libs want us to learn to live with terrorism, but if a gun is used they want to rewrite the Const.)
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To: weegee

LOL


52 posted on 05/10/2007 2:49:39 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: RoseofTexas

53 posted on 05/18/2007 4:15:32 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: mylife

“What the heck does Pitt have on his head?”

It keeps the draft out of his belfry.


54 posted on 06/14/2007 5:06:14 PM PDT by headstamp (Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
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