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Originally Posted by Beerserker
Yes, yes everything is subjective.
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The more I think about it, that this is not correct in this discussion. There should be nothing subjective at all. This thread was not created to discuss how the MPAA should enact or push morals, but rather, how to modify the system so it can be of use to parents.
**NEW IDEA**
Under each rating there could be a few items:
1. Nudity
2. Sexual Content
3. Graphic Sexual Content
4. Strong Language
5. Violence
6. Graphic Violence
7. Blood and Gore
8. Thematic Elements
9. Crude Humor
They already put a few under the rating, but they have so many that they loose meaning. Things like Quirky Situations, Mild Peril, Fantasy Action (how does this influence the rating?), etc. The list goes on.
Here is why it is not subjective. Using swearing as an example. Every society deems some words as swear words. So, a movie with a lot of swearing has "Strong Language". Parents could then look it up, at a centrally located site and see the actually content of "Strong Language". One parent may be totally fine with their kids seeing it and others not so much. You could also use Nudity as an example. Saying this film has Nudity is not subjective. It is a fact. You go look up the movie and it is non sexual in nature i.e. "national geographic tribal stuff". At that point the content becomes subjective to each parent and they can decide from there.
Basically I think if we scrap the current system and add a few labels (as i listed above as ideas), and create a central site for exact details, it would work. Parents would be happy since they can find content and studios would be happy since they would not feel as restricted by ratings.