Protecting children from adult entertainment

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  Posted by Web Diva July 1, 2023 - Filed in Opinion Editorial ~ Op-Ed - #child advocate  - 414 views
  

  June was Pride Month.  I'm fine with people celebrating what makes them happy, though as I've written before about labeling, I think it's a slippery slope to continue to put people in categories rather then accept their uniqueness.

  My issue with Pride Month is the number of Pride parades that took place in open public forums that were not family friendly.  Just as the United States and other countries set ratings on movies to protect children from seeing violence, bad language or sexual content, I'd argue the same for some of the display of nudity and provocative dancing that should remain in an adult entertainment setting.  There are adult businesses that prevent underage people from entering for a reason. I can't unsee the pictures and videos of some parts of these parades where small children were present.  Sure, you can say, a small child won't remember it, but I'd say, let a child keep their innocence until such time they are of an age to comprehend what they are seeing and even make the choice to go.

  Maybe I'm just too old fashioned and today "anything goes"? Public performances should have some kind of expectation of a family rating by the performers and organizers.  I'd just like children protected from adult performances in public just as they are by the movie industry and adult entertainment industry.

  The easy fix, in my humble opinion, is parade promoters, city officials or government entities could set some type of boundary rating system on performances of any genre or celebration defined by "all ages acceptable viewing" of what keeps parade entertainment in a G to PG rating.