Whose To Blame, Not The Media
People have a common habit to place blame on others, instead of taking responsibility of their own actions. Whenever someone is blamed, they immediately find some kind of justification for their wrong doings. Media has become the justification for parent's lack of guidance and discipline for their children. Parents believe that the only influence on their kid's lives is media. They don't examine what they have done wrong. Due to this lack of parenting, teenagers have no limits to what they indulge in. Violence among teens has risen because of this freedom. Media are not responsible for the rise of violence among teenagers because they place ratings on television shows and movies, there are age limit restrictions for certain games and movies, and parents do not monitor what their children are doing.
All television shows, music, video games, magazines, and movies display warning labels or ratings. The media always shows these labels to warn the viewers what the content is. The rating letters are used to help identify what age group of an audience is appropriate. Each letter represents a different age group. At the movies for example, G is for all ages, R is for people 17 years old and older. The rated R movies normally contain some heavy form of violence, sexual content, language, or nudity. This content is only intended for older audiences, and that's why teenagers do not have access to it. Video games have similar letter ratings. The games are rated from levels E to M. The letter E means that the game is for acceptable for everyone and M means the game is only suitable for players who are mature. Some television shows use letter ratings. While other
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shows use warnings before the show starts. The letter rating TV-Y represents that the show is acceptable for all aged audiences, while TV-MA shows are for mature audiences only. The warnings that are used commonly are "viewers discretion advised", "This content may not be suitable for...
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