Rating Sex, Violence and Profanity in Movies An Extreme Makeover Is Needed Tim Winter, Parents Television Council The dirty little secret is that entertainment executives are financially rewarded when they rate content inaccurately for younger audiences. Reform Movie Marketing, Too Susan Linn, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood In a cynical effort to wring every last dollar from families, the film industry is doing all it can to ensure that PG-13 movies are the talk of elementary and preschool playgrounds. Consider Gender Inequality Ellen Tejle, movie theater director In family films released between 2006 and 2009, 70 percent of the speaking roles were given to men. It was the same figure in 1946. Diversity As Part of the Equation ReBecca Theodore-Vachon, The Urban Daily Actors and actresses of color, the disabled, L.G.B.T. and older generations all make up the tapestry of America, and our movies should reflect this reality. Rate for Violence, Not Sex Cécile Alduy, Stanford University Why not have a qualitative rather than a quantitative rating system that would differentiate between films that exploit and art that explores the human body as a vessel to the psyche? Get Rid of Ratings Autumn Harbison, PolicyMic In the age of instant access to reviews, movie-goers can seek out reviews to decide whether a movie is appropriate or not.