I definitely think there should be no universal age of consent when it comes to the media. Parents should be responsible for the material their children view. Although one will argue that it is near to impossible to control everything a child views, it is possible to block certain internet sites as well as tv shows. Somehow I partly think that children will sooner or later be exposed to "inappropriate" material, therefore we should not shelter them too much. If we are too protective then children will never learn to make the right choices by themselves, and survive alone in the real world.
On the other hand when I was younger, I had watched a show that I wished I had never seen for it scared me for a while; therefore I go both ways.
I conclude that media should NOT be controlled by the government, however parents/guardians should have the right to decide what they want their children watching.
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