Birbiglia tweeted his thoughts on the ratings disparity:
Suicide Squad has machine gun killings and bombings and got a PG-13 rating. @Dontthinkmovie gets an R because adults smoke pot. Confusing?
— Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) August 3, 2016
@birbigs @EW this is so true and generally why I let my kids see R-rated comedies before PG violent gunfests
— Sarah Thyre (@SarahThyre) August 4, 2016
Director Judd Apatow also replied:
Studios own the ratings board. Violence sells so they make pot and sex the scary thing so they seem caring. https://t.co/S3VpKxUXbu
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) August 3, 2016
We have such a strange, warped system. That's all.
