UK will ban raunchy music videos on TV before 9 PM!

I can tell you're a remarkable mother. But you have to consider your parents when they've raised you as well. I was raised by a wonderful mother and father and yet they allowed me to watch R rated movies and they didn't really care if I watched adult movies when I was young. How come? They assumed the position that I, along with the rest of the family, aren't affected by what's been shown on TV.

And guess what?

I'm a rational, healthy individual. There's a bigger element to consider and it's called education. Teaching your children about what's shown in the media is also crucial. Also, given that you're a mom with a lot of morals instilled in you, I'm sure you'll be able to educate your kid with pretty much everything that he needs to know in life.

Liquid Swords said:
It's hard being a parent. I have all this to deal with. Before I had Jacob I would have been against a ban like this but now I'm a mother the protecting part of me does want to shield him. It's hard. He's only 4 right now so I have time to decide what he will and will not be exposed to. I just think that children's psyches are very delicate and their minds are very malleable to what they experience and those experiences stay with them forever and shape who they are. It's not about babying him. When he is a certain age I will give him freedom but I just don't think that highly sexualised videos and lyrics need to be on TV during the day. If children see it on TV they're more likely to listen to it as oppose to just looking it up on Youtube. I don't know... I'm rambling. All I know is the mummy in me thinks it's very wrong. :(
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Liquid Swords said:
I agree. Sorry but Rihanna's 'Rudeboy' and 'S&M' are not appropriate for during the day. Yes, parents should monitor what they watch but it's not always possible. Parents think music channels are 'safe'. If I hear another 9 year old singing 'Come on rudeboy boy can you get it up, come on rudeboy boy is you big enough, take it take it...' or whatever it goes like I swear I'm gonna snap. It's fine for adults but really it's not what should be shown during the day. I'm fed up of the sexualisation of children. Kids emulate what their role models do and the shit that is shown on TV during the day on MTV is wrong. The lyrics, the dancing (they're basically fucking the air), the way they dress... it's just wrong. I have no problem with it later at night but during the day it's bad.
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I agree. :smt045
 
BigBrotherWise said:
The fact is that you can't shield children from such things today unless you literally remove all forms of entertainment and restrict them on everything and keep and eye on them. Even if you do that, they'll still find a way. Sheltering them would be more harmful in the long run than actually educating them on such subject matters.

That's the issue with parents and peers alike. They can't seem to grasp how modern technology allows everything to be in reach.
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Yep. I feel your pain, Liquid Swords, but that's one of the perils that comes with the time-space compression that the internet brings. You can't shield ANYTHING from anyone at any time.
 
It'd be easier if the internet hasn't evolved so much. But reality bites us in the ass hard and we have to find a way to overcome all that without resorting to old world methods to shield anything. Talking is key and more so, influence is the absolute.

LaydeezmanCris said:
Yep. I feel your pain, Liquid Swords, but that's one of the perils that comes with the time-space compression that the internet brings. You can't shield ANYTHING from anyone at any time.
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Not really news, they're just enforcing a rule that's already in place: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watershed_(television)
United Kingdom

According to Ofcom, the watershed on standard television in the UK starts at 9:00 p.m.,[7] and finishes at 5:30 a.m. the next morning. Programmes that are 15+ are shown during this period. However, some 12+ shows can be shown before 09:00 p.m., such as The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle and Doctor Who. On premium film or pay-per-view services requiring a subscription, the watershed starts at 8:00 p.m. However, 12, 15 and 18 rated films can be shown on PIN protected channels (such as Sky Movies) at any time of the day. Viewers are required to enter their PIN to view. There should be a gentle transition to adult material,[8] and 18-rated material is not allowed to be shown before 10:00 p.m.

See also for the UK: The Ofcom Broadcasting Code - Section 1
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For actual content, US tv seemed more censored than ours tbh, didn't hear a single un-censored swearword on tv while there and saw no boobies at all.
 
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