Hi Friends! For many years, I have been very concerned about the movie rating system. Lots of sexual scenes taking place in many PG-13 movies. I just don't think it's appropriate and it's hard to tell your 15 or 16 year old that the movie's not appropriate for them, when it's "clearly rated for 13 and up, Mom!" I recently sent an email to the MPAA with my concerns. I have added it to this blog post and I highly encourage you to send your own email if you have similar thoughts and also think the system is flawed. Thanks for reading! Email is below......
Hi ~
I
am a mother of 3 teenage daughters, all who are over 13. I believe our
current rating system (G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17) is flawed. It is very
concerning to me that a film that has sexual scenes or the implications
of sex taking place can be rated PG-13. Does the MPAA really think that
watching sexual scenes (people lying in bed together, appearing to be
naked; men and women acting as if they are about to have sex; men and
women "feeling each other up" either through their clothes or with hands
under clothes, etc) is really appropriate for a 13 year old? I can't
be the only person who feels this way. Has there ever been any
consideration in adding another rating, in between PG13 and R, say
PG-16? Normally, a 13 year old is in middle school. I really don't
feel that these types of scenes are appropriate for a child in middle
school. If sex wasn't glamorized so much to very immature minds, maybe
we wouldn't have so many sexually active teenagers (producing more cases
of stds and unwanted pregnancies)?
I would love to hear the MPAA's thoughts on this matter!
Thank you,
