Where Politics And Video Games Collide

A uni system would be great as long as it’s handled more like a joint operation than a single minded one.

I can easily point out ways this can work first off you have 3 or more boards one for games one for video/TV one for music, books,comics ect.

Maybe make 4 boards if you just HAVE to nanny music.

You then create a simple descriptor's system akin to what the ESRB has and your age slots, then you develop some rules like intent of content or overall focus of the content is what ups it in the ranks,
Most metal/rap/angst or booty calling music would be PG13, cussing is a non issue in music IMO precise vulgar lyrics could get a R but frankly PG13 and 3-4 descriptors will be better than slapping it with a R.

TV/film/games get handled much like they are now only it would be under one roof with a focus to drive media into "like” slot ranges.

Also one could add a retailers non reviewed ratings sticker/bag, what this will do is retailers follow a list/guideline so that they under some simple contract with the ratings board they can unrated media into its age ranges, violate it to many times pay a huge fine the point of this is not to over ride the current rating but rate stuff that’s not rated.



Expanding on the multi prong train of thought you’d have
But before I start you could merge music with books because it’s a medium fueled more by imagination than hard visuals, one could put comics and magazines with TV/film or have it is own board…mmmm
so
Board for music
Board for Books, comic, magazines , Internet(it’s coming get over it)
Board for TV and film
Board for Games interactive media
To
Board for music, book, literature.
Board for Comic, Magazine, Internet.
Board for Games and interactive media/software
Board for TV/ Film

These boards each have 10-80 people working in them the top 2-3 go to the main board meetings to issues and where the while is headed they set the mandate and the rules to try and equalize rating slotage for all mediums .

Basically rappers life on the big screen is a R his album is PG13 both have 2 or 3 out of 4 “like” descriptors ,the film having nudity/gore on it.

IMO music, song and book will always be 1 level short of visual mediums you do it like this even the music and book Nazis cannot complain about age slotting on their mediums.

Now to get this to work the government will have to force it since the for profit ratings boards will never merge without being forced to do so in some way.

It can work but melding the current systems together getting the direction and rules polished up and running is another issue.

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