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Shame and the Advent of the R-Rated "Sister" Flick

    The last few years have seen a proliferation of R-rated films featuring female leads and intended for female audiences.  Movies like Bad Moms  and Bridesmaids  have taken the box office by storm as millennial females flock to movies made for them.  From a religious standpoint this trend is disconcerting.  Now, allow me to preface this by saying, firstly, that I have watched R-rated films of which I am not proud and, secondly, that not all R-rated films are immoral.  Keeping those two things in mind, let me share the reasoning behind my concern.     R-rated films used to signal their own inherent box office limitation.  Even funny men like Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey were known primarily for their PG-13 work, and this as recently as the 90's. Sure, they would make an R-rated flick occasionally because, well, they could afford to do so, but the money was always better if that dreaded R rating was avoided.  Each has even don...