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Media Law Discussion
Answer the following question (Your total answer should be at least 250 words):
What do you think of the current movie rating system? Should it be changed? Why or why not? Give specific examples to support your answer.
In addition to your original post, you must comment on at least one other student’s post. Your comment should be a minimum of 180 words. In your response, explain whether you agree or disagree with your classmate, and why. What were their most convincing arguments? What do you think needed to be added, deleted, or modified to better support their claims?
Media Law Discussion Answer
The current movie [motion picture] rating system needs to be reviewed. The main purpose of the rating system is to categorize films based on age-appropriateness, the goal of the Motion Picture Association of American’s (MPAA’s) rating system is to prevent the youth from watching explicit scenes. However, the rating system’s ability to reduce youth’s exposure to harmful content is questionable