Stop PG-13 Blockbusters from Targeting Preschoolers
In response to a complaint filed by CCFC in 2007, the Federal Trade Commission urged the Motion Picture Association of America—the self-regulating body of Hollywood movie studios that administers film ratings in the United States—to develop a policy to “ensure that PG-13 movies are not marketed in a manner inconsistent with their rating.” Sixteen months later, the MPAA has not honored that request, and children's television stations continue to barrage young viewers with ads for violent PG-13 movies and their related merchandise. The PG-13 rating bears the warning “Parents strongly cautioned: Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.”
Since March, CCFC has logged over 3,000 ads on children’s TV channels for five PG-13 films: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen; Terminator Salvation; Star Trek; X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and the upcoming GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Last month CCFC sent another letter to the FTC documenting the continued failure of the movie industry’s self-regulation, and urging the Commission to take action.
Now the FTC needs to hear from you. Use the form below to sign CCFC's petition to the FTC urging them to stop the marketing of violent PG-13 films to young children. We’ll deliver the petition, along with your comments, to the FTC before the August 7th premiere of the last of this summer’s violent PG-13 blockbusters, GI Joe -- rated PG-13 for “strong sequences of action violence and mayhem throughout.”
Please enter your additional comments to the FTC below.
3729
September 01, 2010
siobhan cafferty
chicago, IL
3728
August 26, 2010
melissa ferguson
janesville, WI
3727
August 10, 2010
Stacy Eddy
CM, CA
3726
August 10, 2010
Shaun-Adrian Chofla
Sacramento, CA
3725
July 29, 2010
Dena Woods
Saint Louis, MO
When I take my child to see a movie he wants to see, I am shocked at the content and subject matter of some of the movies. But since my child see' s child character's that he looks up to, he automatically thinks he wants to see the movie.
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July 16, 2010
ANA VALDEZ
LIHUE, HI
3723
July 10, 2010
Kathryn Malinowski
Birmingham, AL
3722
June 23, 2010
Heidi Berg
Portland, OR
Please help protect our children from unnecessary violence!
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June 20, 2010
scott laderoute
kitchener, ON
3720
June 19, 2010
joyce luke
denton, TX
have a heart and some sense of mortality!!
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June 19, 2010
joyce luke
denton, TX
have a heart and some sense of mortality!!
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June 17, 2010
Michelle Lamanet
Portland, OR
3717
June 16, 2010
Leslie Wilda
Talent, OR
3716
June 15, 2010
Leah Eister-Hargrave
Seattle, WA
3715
June 10, 2010
Shoshana Cohen
Portland, OR
3714
June 08, 2010
Jennifer Magruder
Richmond, VA
3713
June 08, 2010
Desirae Schneider
Lawton, OK
3712
June 07, 2010
Tim Metayer
Albany, NY
Call me old fashion, but I feel that our children should not be forced into the militaristic worldview presented in our media until they're at least old enough to realize what's going on. It's bad enough to manipulate children through advertisements aimed at children too young to understand what they're seeing, but to include harmful messages (the benefits of violence, etc...) makes the practice of advertising mature content to young children all the more reprehensible.
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May 27, 2010
Lisa Oaks
North Conway, NH
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May 26, 2010
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Children are confused enough and they should be exposed to all the good things in life, not the bad. They have the rest of their lives to be exposed to the bad. Marketers do not care about the damage; all they care about is pushing their product and making a buck. This selfish, irresponsible behavior must be regulated to protect the innocent because corporations are not regulating themselves.
Although many parents regulate and monitor children's activities, it is impossible for parents to regulate their exposure since the market is saturated by advertising.
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May 26, 2010
Betty Zipperer
Whitelaw, WI
Keep are young people inocent.
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May 26, 2010
REgina Rodriguez
Colorado Springss, CO
3707
May 26, 2010
Beth Vella
Auburn, NY
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May 20, 2010
Matthew Mooney
Portland, OR
Kids under 13 should not be watching the Disney channel. Don't advertise PG-13 rated movies there. Sacrificing 1/1000 of the bottom line for the good of children is the least you could do.
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May 18, 2010
Annette Torres
san antonio, TX
Please help parents to enforce the rules to be implemented on our youth. We trust in these movie ratings, and game ratings to be accurate and safe. However the ratings are not safe, were do we draw the line. I believe the time is now- we are pleading for help..