I am researching the question: How can we limit the amount of sex and violence on TV? I would like list members to respond to some of my questions and comments .. How do you define violence? Is violence such as a punch to the face more objectionable than someone causing bleeding to someone else? Is a punch in the face considered violence? Do you think using the V-chip will give movie directors in Hollywood a convenient excuse for even more violent programs and more sex scenes on TV? What do you think of the V-chip versus the program editor which blanks out pre-selected programs? Do you believe the program editor would be better than the V-chip? Could children somehow deprogram the program editor as some people claim the children can do to the V-chip? Will the V-chip cause more bland shows to be aired on TV or will it not change program content? Do you agree or disagree with this quotation from Rep. Bliley? "The government should leave the issue to parents and advocacy groups to turn off their TV sets or pressure advertisers not to sponsor objectionable programs." Should we trust the networks to rate TV shows accurately? Do you think TV networks may over rate or even under rate the programs? Should parents watch at least one show with their children to see how violent it is? After watching the program discuss the violence they saw and try to explain that most of TV violence can be or is fake? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]