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Kevin Smith: What's so wrong with the word porno?
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
October 30, 2008

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Oh that crazy Kevin Smith is at it again. With curse words and sexual references galore, he is getting people's knickers in a twist with his latest movie "Zack and Miri Make a Porno."

The movie opens Friday and just like so many of his other films (Hello "Dogma") people are already raising a stink. Smith even ran into trouble with the marketing campaign, with some people complaining about the public display of the word "porno."

Of course, Kevin Smith being Kevin Smith, he's doesn't see what all the fuss is about. And frankly I don't either. I've long been a Smith fan and appreciate his ability to not censor himself. Whether you like his movies or not, the one thing you have to give him is that he is honest and refuses to sugarcoat things just because it makes some movie execs squirm over how middle America will react to it.

And in my opinion, we have a lot more to worry about right now than getting upset over the word "porno."

CNN just published a great (and rather funny, IMO) interview with Smith where he discusses the movie, his critics and his ability to wrap up a romantic story in a nice little curse-word ladled bow.