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by Lesley Mason
There are moves afoot in the British publishing industry to introduce Age Bands to be prominently displayed on books. This is not an initiative that gains much support among au...read more
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The whole concept of rating books assumes that readers cannot decide for themselves what is right or not. I find that rather insulting to the intelligence of readers. In the fir...read more
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It is impossible to pick up a product today that doesn't have some type of warning label, usually one warning us against something that should be obvious: "coffee is hot," "do n...read more
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Are you serious? A warning label to warn parents about the content of book? This is the most ridiculous I have ever heard of. If parents are really concerned about the book...read more
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by Dana Johnson
Ratings systems are desired for the wrong reasons, and while they will have little to no good result will open the door to very negative results. Once again people raise the fl...read more
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Lets stop censorship! Is this what the issue is really about? No. Its about the children. Its about young minds and what is age appropriate material, be it books, movies or ...read more
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by Kent
The whole notion of defacing serious literature with warning labels to protect children is ludicrous. While not blatant censorship, it certainly reeks of big brother trying to ...read more
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by Huma Rashid
Books should absolutely not have ratings based on content. Ratings are appropriate for short-duration media, like half-hour or hour-long television programs and other short-live...read more
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The question has been raised: movies have a rating system and music albums have the "parental advisory" sticker, so why shouldn't books have a "rating" system that allows people...read more
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by Bronte
Why are today's parents so eager to relinquish the responsibility of making content decisions for their children? They want everything conveniently rated and wrapped up in a ti...read more
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by John Devera
Rating a book is the same thing as censoring it. Hollywood does not make X or NC-17 because they are not marketable. Theaters will refuse to show them. What that means is tha...read more
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When I was in the fourth grade, I picked up a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird from my school's library. The book was fascinating to my young mind, speaking of issues (racial and o...read more
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by Sean Curtis
The subject of rating books is a tricky one. On one hand, parents like to have an idea about what their children are being exposed to when they open a book. Movies, music, and v...read more
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A rating system is tantamount to censorship in another form. And I think maybe it is time that "Parents" make time for their kids. If you have them should you not make time to...read more
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by Gill Hamper
Censorship on books, whatever next? The public are already censored in so many ways that the last thing we need is one more rule, especially when it applies to what we are allow...read more
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by robertsloan2
The problem with the ratings system is that you're not the person who decided what is or isn't appropriate for your children. Sex and any implication of sex is treated as a lot ...read more
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by Simon Wright
Introducing a ratings system for books is unnecessary and would just create an industry for the people who would be charged with deciding the ratings. There are several reasons ...read more
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by Risa
No. I can see it right now: PG-13 on a book written for small children. As if such children's books contain explicit sex or foul language. As if vocabulary in our children's boo...read more
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All children's books already have a built-in "rating" system unless they are self-published and purchased only by the author's family and friends. Editors have in-house sta...read more
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What is inappropriate and who will decide? If we allow a ratings system on books, we will be accepting yet another nail in the coffin of freedom of speech in this country. It is...read more
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The very first book I thought of when I saw this question was the book "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire. I saw the musical "Wicked" about four years ago with a group of kids from my ...read more
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A rating system for books? What a novel idea! I have often wondered why we have not initiated such a structure already. It would be a tremendous benefit to concerned parents,...read more
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Content ratings are an important aspect of any entertainment genre. Whether it be books, movies, live theater, etc., it is important that we know to what extent graphic or expli...read more
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by Leigh Goessl
Suggestive or inappropriate material is not a new issue parents have to contend with. Every generation has dealt with content considered "shocking", but there is a difference in...read more
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Yes, ratings on books is the responsible thing to do. Children do not need to learn about inappropriate activities, and they do not need to be spewing out words learned from re...read more
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by Anna Wood
At first glance, the idea of rating books seems almost like an imposition upon free speech. After all, shouldn't anyone be able to write what they want? But this isn't about the...read more
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by omrelaP
A vast majority of the members of society are very much concerned about moral and educational values. While the government is doing its part in enforcing the law in order to uph...read more
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Should Books Have Ratings Like Movies to Warn Parents About Inappropriate Content? The answer to this question is definitely yes. Children and teenagers are greatly influenc...read more
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Yes I do believe books should have ratings the same as films to warn parents about inappropriate content. There is a reason why films are rated; it is an attempt to guide parent...read more
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by Ethel Smith
This question is a very hard one to answer. I found it very difficult deciding whether books should have a content rating or not. In the end though I decided that they should an...read more
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Book ratings would be an excellent idea, which would render it far easier for parents to make themselves aware of what their children are reading or are about to begin reading. ...read more
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I love the gift of the freedom people have to express their ideas on paper. Freedom of speech, in the form of writing, is one of the things that has made this country great. Wri...read more
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Books should have some kind of rating system not only to help parents pick age appropriate material for their children, but so that older children can make informed decisions ab...read more
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by Phil Hill
There is a big debate about 'censorship' in films and books. It asks the question of whether we need to protect our children from what they will inevitably come into contact wit...read more
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by Rex Coker
Curiosity killed the cat so the saying goes. A child reads out of curiosity. If it is something they really want to learn about, a child will go behind your back and read it any...read more
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by A. Amini
Rating a book is a valid form of communication to a customer regarding what is contained in the product they are considering. Placing a rating on a book cover is no more censor...read more
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by T Lindsey
I answer on the 'yes' side though I have views that support both. As an avid reader and lover of the written word, I believe that in order to fully understand the world and the ...read more
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by Cory Kay
Books should most definitely have a rating system. Reading gives us a "movie" inside our head of what is happening in the story. Before you begin to watch a movie you will see...read more
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When people speak of rating books, it's a good chance that they are not talking about children seven years old. Their books are easy to tell when they should or shouldn't be rea...read more
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by C.D. Crowder
Has anyone looked at books for children and teens lately? Parents and teachers are ecstatic when they see a child or teen with a book in hand. However, what are they reading? ...read more
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