V-Chip

The V-Chip is something for people to point to and say "Look, we're trying to do something about this problem", except that it doesn't do anything. If parents are going to go out of their way to look at what ratings are on a TV show in order to block it, they might as well just tell the kid why they can't watch it. I wouldn't govern my children's TV habits by the ratings, just by my own common sense. I know what is appropriate for them and what is not. I trust my own judgment far more than that of a roomful of suits who shove these ratings on the screen.