The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is raising concerns whether voluntary TV ratings are properly informing parents about what their children may be watching about gender issues.
A public notice published by the FCC on April 22 sought public comment on whether the television and video industry ratings that were created in the 1990s are giving parents fair warning of the content their children are exposed to.
“Recently, parents have raised concerns that controversial gender identity issues are being included or promoted in children’s programs without providing any disclosure or transparency to parents,” the FCC notice stated.
“Specifically, the industry guidelines that parents rely on are rating shows with transgender and gender non-binary programming as appropriate for children and young children, and doing so without providing this information to parents, thereby undermining the ability of parents to make informed choices for their families.”…