Major chains are taking the titty out of the "Itty Bitty Titty Committee"

Oh Americans and their sillyness.

This is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard.

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Well thats the states for you no offense but your country is ruled by prudes

 

 

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To be fair guys if its in a video store or a department store then kids have access and some parents might not want them repeating the word titty.Yes it seems a little silly to me as i'm originally from England where they wouldn't censor it but the US is a little sensitive about bad language so I accept this,and think even if it had been a straight movie it would still be censored.It's just great that it's getting a release in Blockbusters etc so more people have access to a this good movie.

It's the makers fault anyway for giving it a stupid,overly long and tenuiously linked title,they should have thought of this before they named it-I always hated the title,but I did get the full titled dvd version.

Reminds me of the days of the "V Monologues." Actually, I think censoring the word vagina was worse because it's such a clinical word, and "titty" is considered an offensive word by some people. But still, Itty Bitty Titty Committee is such a great title I hate to see it messed with.

So which retailers refused to sell the film altogether, even with the censored title? I don't think I'll be buying any DVDs from companies that are that prudish. Does one of them start with a Wal and end with a Mart by any chance?

over one word?! Seems a bit OTT to me but if it means places will actually sell it I guess we will have to live with it....at least they didnt censor the front cover as well

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I really don't think it's any defence to say it's to protect kids.  While the parents may be prudes who are happy to pass on their own shame to their kids, I don't think it's right that they be allowed to inculcate the idea that titties are shameful and not to be talked about to their poor children.  Especially considering that approximately 50% of those children will have their own titties in due course and will have to try to develop a healthy body image against the constant onslaught of images and views that say the body is anything but beautiful, healthy and to be celebrated.

this is ridiculous. really ridiculous.

 

 

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"Despite some retailer concerns — two chains that are regular Wolfe customers are passing completely on the film"

So wolfe goes through all this trouble to please these MEN and they still won't carry this feminist lesbian COMEDY. WHY???????????

that is the real question...

ALSO has anyone noticed they all carry QUEER AS FOLK

and where I grew up "Queer" was a bad word and it was a MEAN WORD TO!

this is about much more that the word TITTY>>>>>>>>>>>>

DEAR BLOCKBUSTER:

I WANT MY TITTY BACK!

Well that's just bloody ridiculous. Why should anyone be ashamed of their body anyway? And as for the complaint that titty is an offensive word, well 'Itty Bitty Breasts Comitee' doesn't have quite the same ring, does it?

I don't know about anyone else but we started the 'Itty Bitty Titty Committee' at my school when I was around ten years old.  We were the IBTC.  That was over 20 years ago so I would think that today's kids would be even more worldly if judging by the television programs and movies they watch and the music they listen to on a regular basis.

Also, am I wrong, or do many families with children take them to Hooters?  I know they at the very least drive by that restaurant on a regular basis.  That's okay, though? 

Censorship sucks.

So "titty" is such a horribly offensive word that it is completely removed from the title of a film, but a film called "Dick" is perfectly suitable for retailers to proudly display on their shelves. I don't care if the film is about Nixon, that just makes it doubly offensive!

And what about "Jackass," or does the simple fact that some viewers might, in the off chance that they grew up on a freakin farm, take this to mean donkey?

Since when does what we choose to watch or allow our children to see dictate what can be carried in stores? Drugstores have condoms hung right next to cough drops and candy, and small vibrators are now advertised in magazines and on billboards. Anyone seen an ad for lube on the side of a bus lately? Taking one word out of a title that needs it for simple clarification will not shield this country's youth any more than re-forming ice pops into a less suggestive shape. Kids are going to be around much worse things in their lives, so a simple slang word to refer to a part of human anatomy should be the least of their parents' worries!

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As the article mentions, and as a member commented above...it's fine for films to be called dick huh, or songs to have dick in the title.

Thing is, it all seems to stem from the fact female anatomy seems to be considered as more vulgar than male anatomy. Another example of the double standard that exists is the C word. I mean, what's the worst swear word you can say? Yeah, it also happens to be slang for a part of the female anatomy...but slang for the male genitalia are considered just jokey and a bit rude rather than highly offensive. 

My favourite word is c***t for this very fact, because female genitalia isn't offensive to me *nods*

It's about time people stopped considering women as more offensive than men, as that's the message this puts across to me.

It's also pretty stupid that some stores won't sell this even if the cover has been censored. Smacks of puritan ignorance, and fear of women and equality.

 

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they could've still carried the DVD with the full title included but not put it on shelves. if u wanted the film then u would've just had to ask someone who works behind the registers. it's not like people wouldn't have known about the film cuz w/e advertising they did would still be around ie. on the web, etc.

this is some fine stupidity imo. oy....

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fucking ridiculous.

 

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Was Knocked Up censored?

Was Booty Call?

Was Dick?

I am sure there are many others I could list-

Couldn't all these film titles be considered offensive?

Obviously if you are releasing a mainstream film you don't have any rules...or maybe because of the content of the film and the fact that power-up put it out and it was made by women it is unfairly scrutinized and censored... It just makes me sick, how many will object to a movie portraying strong women.

The term itty bitty titty committee has been around since the 1970's, BUT the difference is the film isn't portraying it as an insult! If this film were insulting women, making fun of us or putting us in "our place"- would there be an objection?

They should have stuck a censored sticker over the word titty.  

That's dumb.  Changing the name of "F*cking Amal" (aka "Show Me Love" in the US, I think, right?) was somewhat understandable, even if I thought it was lame (particularly because "Show Me Love" is a dumb title), but "titty"?  Really?

For what it's worth, though, Blockbuster censors a lot of its films, not just its titles.

I really loathe the general habit of changing titles, though.  I still don't get why "Sorcerer's Stone" is better than "Philosopher's Stone."  And one of my favourite films is SUPPOSED to be called "Atarnajuat: The Fast Runner," but in this country?  It's just "The Fast Runner."  What's REALLY dumb about that is that it conceals the fact that the damn movie isn't even in English, it's in Inuktitut.

i never knew titty was considered so offensive or vulgar. i just thought it was a silly term everyone used. i guess i can see how blockbuster may feel the need to censor some titles, for the sake of parents and all the kids (though i don't think titty should be censored, that's ridiculous)....but i am disappointed in retailers, especially borders, who felt the need to delete the word. i think elle girl raised a good point...what about the movie jackass? i tried to google to see if it was censored and couldn't find anything. i think i'll go to my local borders and blockbuster tomorrow to see. i'm sure i've seen much more "vulgar/dirty/etc" titles there than titty. jackass i would think would be more cause for alarm for parents than titty.

i say we start a campaign against these retailers. we could protest outside of borders, topless of course, and yell things like "don't be shi**y, honor the titty!" and our chests emblazoned with phrases like "titty is pretty"... anyone game?

seriously though, i think this is ridiculous. but i was laughing out loud the way Grace wrote   Oddly enough, as if the process of opening the box, taking out the DVD and playing said DVD were a strip tease, the label on the DVD contained half-censorship: Itty Bitty T**ty Committee.

that is too funny. 

Dick wouldn't be censored b/c it's a nickname for Richard.  How they got Dick from Richard I dont know, nor would I ever call someone that.

America, while we are better than some, still has a long way to go

No wonder I couldn't find this movie at Blockbuster last week!  Now that I know what to look for, I'll have to take another stab at locating it.  Oh, your article didn't say, is it worth the $5 bucks to rent it?

how ridiculos

Wolfe video which is a gay fiilm distributor offered the packaging options so maybe some of the blame for this belongs on the gay commercial community's doorstep.

Second, it is possible some reluctance to stock the film has to do with its PRO TERRORIST TACTICS n the post 911 era.

LADIES PLEASE don't forget that the retail stores carry all films genres and they are not rejecting the story or content - they carry saw-the accused,leaving las vegas, they carry all types of films...what is offensive here is when they didn't like the name and wolfe reprinted it, their anti feminist beliefs stand in the way of them carrying the new title....REVOLT!

I work at blockbuster! and I didn't even know we had it until I was putting out all the new films to be released tomorrow during my shift tonight...and there it was with the one's that weren't even put out yet even though it was supposed to come out on the 2nd. SOOOO i took the liberty to put it smack dab in the middle on the wall. MUAHAHA. However that is lame it doesn't have titty in it. But not gonna lie it's very irritating to hear peoples remarks when something is blatantly gay. Like this film Bangkok Love Story has two men on the front and the cover art is homo erotic and AT LEAST once a day I get a comment about it. I've been introuble at work for lashing back at customers when they say "that's gay" haha. I don't keep my mouth shut.

I vote that we all strip down and walk into our local video store and (inspired by one of the posts above) demand that "We want our Titties back!". That'll make 'em sit up and listen. 

Meanwhile, I'm STILL bloody waiting for my copy of the dvd to arrive from Amazon!! I know Australia seems a long way away, but last time I did the trip it took less than a day to fly here. (Please don't tell me that when Amazon refers to "international shipping" it really does mean ships are involved...)

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While I'm one of the biggest proponents against censorship, I'm really impressed that the religious Blockbuster chain is inclusive enough to even have a copy on it's shelves. Progress :)

itty bitty whaaaaaaaatttt? Throw some D's on that bitch 

 

 

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I have to agree that this is ridiculous.  The truth is that American culture really is too conservative and this takes the cake.  Funny thing is that although when it comes to terminology there's more prejudice against that describing female anatomy, if you actually pay attention to film content then within films it's the female anatomy that's splashed all over the screen and male anatomy that's shunned in picture and usually only made reference to.  It's backward.  So kids can turn on the television and see half naked women running around and it's no problem, but my gosh let someone actually name a woman's body part and people get all up in arms.  It's fine to view, apparently, but not all right to talk about.

idc that there's censorship. here in effin NEBRASKA they have itty bitty "titty" committee. wow. that's amazing. here in NEBRASKA. the state with the most rigorous anti-gay marraige/civil union laws in the us, we not only have a copy, but it also says titty. wow.

gracias for the lack of censorship.

i want my movie to say titty goddamnit!

 

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