When I shop for groceries, I look at the ingredients list on food packaging. There are certain additives I try to avoid, such as sucralose or high-fructose corn syrup. If I see those ingredients listed, it goes back on the shelf, and I know to look for an alternative. It is a highly individual decision, one others might disagree with, but my choices in that matter do not affect or constrain the decisions of other families whose scruples differ from mine, any more than their preferences affect or constrain mine.Shouldn’t parents have the ability to do the same thing when they are shopping for media content for their children?It really is that simple: informed choice requires honest labeling.
CONSTITUTIONAL WIN FOR CHRISTIAN FOSTER PARENTS CHIPS AWAY AT ASSAULT ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Congress recognized this truth in 1996 when it passed the first major update to our telecommunications law since the 1930s. Unfortunately, that update included a fatal flaw: it left too much power in the hands of an industry that exercises hegemonic control over the culture.
The 1996 Telecommunications Act authorized the creation of a television ratings system and gave the industry an opportunity to either develop a rating system of its own or else submit to one devised by the Federal Communications Commission. So Hollywood did exactly what you’d expect it to do. It came up with a system that allowed them to check the box while avoiding any kind of meaningful oversight or accountability.
