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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media and ‘Positive Messages’ About Youth

In Common Sense Media’s reviews, conflating the the amount of “inappropriate” content and the value of the messages within the same five-star rating system does a disservice to parents, youth, and art as a whole.

September 16, 2019September 9, 2019 Kate Lechtenberg General Interest, Labeling and Rating, Minors
Euphoria

Euphoria and the Tyranny of “Positive Messages”

Euphoria recognizes that progress and growth don’t happen in a straight line. Works of art are not simply vehicles for morals and “positive messages,” and Common Sense Media’s rating system over-simplifies the relationship between art and virtue.

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 Kate Lechtenberg Labeling and Rating, Minors
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