I may not be a conspiracy theorist, but. . .

I find this to be odd. Apparently, the MPAA has rather inconsistent guidelines for what is considered inappropriate verse appropriate imagery for movie promotions. Via Think Progress, the poster for Alex Gibney’s new documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side, has been rejected because it is not “suitable” for all audiences. The poster shown here, is an image of two soldiers walking a hooded person away. Censorship is usually fickle and inconsistent, but for some reason it appears that when torture is fictitious, graphic imagery is appropriate. It is when it represents reality, it must be censored.
For example, can we forget the lovely image for the movie, Captivity?


Amanda at Think Progress has a few more images that also show torture and were approved by the MPAA and frankly they are much more graphic than the above poster that was censored. So I guess, it is OK to show women tortured in movie posters, mainly because we are used to seeing it, but in this case perhaps because it is fiction. However, when images are shown that display the atrocities done by US military forces that are inhumane, unjust and illegal, WELL, that is just too much for the American public to handle.