Forum - View topicHow does one determine what is "objectionable"?
|
|
| Author | Message | ||
|---|---|---|---|
nobahn
 Subscriber Posts: 5120 |
|
||
|
For example, Shakugan no Shana (movie) is listed as having "Significant" objectionable content. My gut reaction is to disagree, but I cannot find any standards for what is/isn't "objectionable". Same thing with Eureka Seven. Objectionable content is listed as "Significant".
How does one define "objectionable content"? |
|||
|
|||
Touma
 Posts: 2651 Location: Colorado, USA |
|
||
|
Unfortunately there do not seem to be any standards for objectionable content.
There is also no way to distinguish between sex, violence, nudity, adult themes, language, or anything else that somebody might find objectionable. In my opinion it is not really useful and I tend to ignore it. |
|||
|
|||
Calathan
 SubscriberPosts: 9112 |
|
||
|
If you go to try to submit an objectionable content rating to an anime, you are given these levels to choose from:
Level of objectionable content: AA None OC Mild (mild bad language and/or bloodless violence) TA Significant (bloody violence and/or swearing and/or nudity) MA Intense (extremely graphic depictions of sex, drug use, or bloodshed) AO Pornographic These were previously displayed as age ratings, and those two-letter codes correspond to what was displayed when they were age ratings (AA was all ages, AO was adults only, etc.). Basically, a "significant" objectionable content applies to any anime that has content beyond just mild cartoon violence, but doesn't have graphic sex or gory violence. Something like Pokemon would be mild, while something like Berserk would be intense, and significant would be a lot of things that fall between those. The significant objectionable content rating seems entirely appropriate for Eureka Seven (people die, but it doesn't have graphic sex or gore). Having seen just the first half of the first season of Shakugan no Shana, a significant rating seems entirely appropriate for that as well (again, people are killed, but it isn't extremely gory). Nobahn, I think you may have been looking at these from the prospective of would they offend an adult, but really the ratings are more for if the content would be objectionable to show to a young child. I don't think any adult I know would be offended by watching Eureka Seven, but I do think a lot of people would object if you showed it to their young children. The ratings are also there to help you choose to avoid watching things with content you don't like, but I agree with Touma that they aren't that helpful in that regard (e.g., you can't tell which Intense-rated things have graphic sex vs. graphic violence, so if you just want to avoid one or the other that doesn't really help you). |
|||
|
|||
 |
All times are GMT - 5 Hours |
|
|
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group