Sandra Dee: Author.

Hello Lara, nice to meet you, thanks for connecting.

Fantasy writer, currently have a play ready for further development. Next up, will be a continuation; a journey into Summerlands set along the banks of the river Shannon. Have to write when the weather works with the piece that I'm working on!!! Real art, lives and breaths.

The MPAA rates films with one of five ratings. We all know this well. The issue I'm putting out here is how we deal with suicide in all the media. As of 2011, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US. That makes over 40,000 people in one year. The number is not only increasing but has to be an underestimate because of the many ways of committing suicide that aren't listed as such. A search of IMDB comes up with over 5,800 hits of titles and topics relating to suicide. This is big numbers. The MPAA ratings don't give any kind of warning that there may be graphic depiction of a suicide. Whether it be a classic like It's a Wonderful Life or something more recent like Running from Crazy, suicide is a recurring theme. Depiction of suicide makes it to television. Quite graphically people jump from bridges or "eat a bullet." Remember Lethal Weapon? Why am I bringing this up now? I recently met with a patient (yes, I'm a mostly-retired clinical psychologist) who lost a child to suicide as well as an extended family member. Both of them were adolescents. It is devastating to the survivors and their families. I know they (youngsters) are a high risk population. So are creatives of any age. While I am not advocating any kind of barrier to including suicide in an entertainment media... and yes, I've written stories that included suicide...I think it is incumbent on the industry to at least give people a heads up about it in the MPAA rating. In order to avoid spoilers, it might be a good idea to include the possibility of a suicide depiction in the rating. Why? Because while the intent (idea) of suicide MIGHT not be learned, the methods always are. The more graphic the depiction, the more likely a method will show up in an attempt or successful suicide. No spoilers, enough said, but a generic warning that there may be a graphic depiction of a suicide MIGHT reduce the probability of a spate of similar attempts and, worse, successes. How about some feedback about such a head's up in the MPAA notice?

I am always looking for guests for my podcast THE ANUNNAKI AMBASSADOR about human-extraterrestrial relations. If you have had contact(s) with an extraterrestrial in any way please get in touch!

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