On the recordApril 13, 1995
Absolutely. And I think there has to be--I think what we need is--nobody wants to abolish the first amendment, but people who can shape our culture have a responsibility to try to help build it up. And when they show things that are destructive, they need to be shown in a destructive light, not in a glorified light. So if I might give you two examples, I think that one reason people liked ``Forrest Gump'' is they thought it reasserted American values. And it didn't hide the problems of the sixties, seventies, and eighties; in fact, it explored them, but it showed them in a sad and tragic light. The movie ``Boyz N the Hood'' was a violent movie, but it deglorified, it demystified gang life. No one could watch that movie and walk away from it with anything other than that children should not do these things. So there is a way for these subjects to be dealt with and to be commercially successful and still send cultural messages that bring us together and make us stronger. Ms. Woodruff. All right, Mr. President, thank you for joining us.
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