ISBW #129 LITE- Content rating system for children’s books?
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I talk in this podcast about whether we should give children’s books content ratings like video games and movies.
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About the Author: I am a writer and podcast producer. I write for Knights of the Dinner Table and other magazines, and my first novel, Playing For Keeps, was released in '08.
Will | Sep 14, 2009 | Reply
What could they possibly be rating, other that homophobia? “This Book Contains a Muppet Bearing Sharp Teeth”?
Jan Karell | Oct 2, 2009 | Reply
I had similar thoughts about GTA (GTA3+) before I had played the game. But when I finally did try it it actually contains very little of that horribly offensive content (no more than a rapper’s music video at least). Instead it’s probably one of the most well-written computer games out there (that’s probably not saying much).
Of course I guess its problem is combining wacky violent gameplay with less wacky violent writing.