8.27.00
Report: Violent Entertainment Aimed At Young
No way.
I can't believe it.
A year-long study by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found--BIG
SURPRISE!--that movie studios, record companies and video game producers
have aggressively marketed violent entertainment products to children.
This is something it takes about five minutes to figure out but the FTC
needed a year. They just gotta spend our money...
A draft report says movie studios pitched R-rated movies during
television shows with predominately teen-age audiences, despite warnings
that such movies may be inappropriate for young people, according to
sources familiar with the FTC's findings.
NO! It just can't be true...
The report ALSO concluded that producers of violent video games
advertised their products for mature audiences in magazines aimed at
young teen-agers, the sources said.
Are they SURE about this?
Investigators for the FTC reportedly also found that children under 17
were often sold tickets to R-rated movies, which are restricted to
adults unless children are accompanied by their parents or guardians.
DUH!
An FTC spokesman declined to comment on the report prior to its public release.
The report is expected to be released next month and the Senate Commerce
Committee is planning to hold a hearing on its findings. The Senate
ordered the FTC to conduct the study last year after the series of
school shootings across the U.S.
A poll conducted by the FTC showed parents, understandably, wanted more
information about the content of movies beyond what is now provided by
the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system.
