Does Our Youth Need Censorship?

Many people have different opinions when media and youth are in the same sentence. Who's responsibility is it to censor? Does our youth need to have their entertainment censored and limited? Will censoring lead to a child being naiive?

Personally, I believe that it is the parent's job to censor what children can listen to and watch. Censoring and raising children is subjective on the parent so I don't understand how the media is responsible for censoring the appropriate amount for every family. Some say that commercials and shows that involves violence, drugs, sex, and vulgar language should be aired at later times after children's bedtimes. However, it is proven that between the hours of 5-9 p.m. are when most viewers watch t.v. So, some shows want to air between those times so their ratings will be higher and they can have a larger profit.

I interviewed my coach, Glen Crawford because he has two daughters who are both still in elementary school. He believes that it is a shared responsibility between the media and the parents to censor what their children watch. I asked him that if he limits his children too much does he think they will rebel and when he is not around, they will watch something they are not supposed to be watching. He says that if you explain to younger children why they shouldn't watch something then they will understand that with age and maturity comes more privileges.

He made a metaphor to me that made sense. He said when he takes his first grader to the mall he will point out certain people to her. These certain people will have very short skirts or tattoos covering their entire body, etc. He'll ask his daughter if that girl looks pretty or if that man is cute. If she says no he asks her why and then explains to her that that man/woman could have been more attractive if they wore something appropriate or if they only had a couple tattoos. He says if you explain to your children why they can't do something or what could be better then they will understand and follow your rules.