Who else thinks rating movies is age discrimination?

Answer 1

I live in country with no movie ratings. Bun when I was kid my mother used to tell me to close my eyes if some scarry sceen comes. I saw so many great movies before my age and that didn't affect me in anyway. When I was in elementary school I used to watch horror movies with my scool friends and that was really great. We used to scare each other in the movie theatre and that was quite fun.
Actualy who rates movies? I think that there are some movies not sutible for little children and there is a lot of movies that children wont understand (I was around 8 when I saw Brasil for the first time and didn't understand it at all / but now I got it) but that should be left for parents to decide. If they think some movie is sutable for their child they can let them see that movie. After all they are giving the money for the tickets. Teenagers should be allowed to wach anything they want, especiali if they earn their own money.

Answer 2

i think they could rate the movies better like NC 17 is stupid because there is nudity in kids movies so why can't 16 year old watch it? also like Adult swim which is recommended for 14 and above but when i was 12 i was watching it. Also what makes a movie rated R like I'm 17 i am close enough what am i going to see that i haven't seen already like come on i live in New York but whatever i only have 1 year left and if they try to take that from me then it will be a problem

Answer 3

Acording to the Constitution, discrimination (by age) can only be listed as discrimination when the victim is over the age of 18. An amendment against this failed to be ratified in the past.

Answer 4

There have been age restrictions on things as long as there have been societies. Our government, both at the local, state, and federal level, have the power to decide at what age certain things are and are not acceptable. It's just the way things are.

It seems obvious that the only reason you feel this way is because there is a movie you want to see and someone is not allowing you to see it. This is precisely the reason there are age restrictions on things such as movies: to prevent those that are not mature enough to handle content from viewing it.

Answer 5

Over 18 you don't have any restrictions and under 18 you don't have hardly any rights. Discrimination only applies when rights you have are being infringed upon and if you are under 18 they aren't because you don't have them. Going to a movie is not a right.

Answer 6

It is not under our current system. Parents are responsible for the actions of their minor children. As minors are generally not personally responsible in the eyes of the law, they do not have full rights as citizens. As an example, you have to by 18 to vote.

WIth the distinction of more than one class of citizen, discrimination becomes a moot point.

Answer 7

no its not age discrimination. people of certain ages don't need to see or hear some things in the movies. if their parents think they are mature enough to see it then they can go with their parents.

Answer 8

if a 30 year old man wants to have sex with a 14 year old but he can't because of the law is he a victim of age discrimination?

Answer 9

Well, we have to rate movies the way we do. Movies are no longer made like Casablanca or Gone with the Wind anymore

Answer 10

I don't. Helps me out significantly. But I look up every movie on kids-in-mind.com before taking my kids to see anything. I didn't do that once... took my 14-year-old daughter to see An American Haunting. If you've seen it you'll know what that wasn't the best of ideas.