After all, one could argue that violent films cause more damage to the psyche of young people than do cigarettes. Recently, a Mexican congresswoman urged a tax on foreign films to create a fund for Mexican filmmakers. American films dominate the Mexican market, and the congresswoman felt that a Latina could not identify with a Sharon Stone as opposed to someone of her own ethnicity. The logic tracks that of Proposition Ten. Some industry observers rank Mexico as the tenth most important foreign market for American films.
Movies create images, enhance self-esteem, are an important cultural treasure, blah, blah, blah.
This Mexican actress comes to America, where she earns a good living in films, but supports a measure to punish the profits of the very American films in which she appears. It doesn't mean we'll quit our day jobs here. You know, the children, the children. But we can't have children suffering through all the negative influences of movies. How about one tax if a supporting actor smokes.