There should be an unspoken rule that anything shown before, say, nine o'clock will be fairly inoffensive. After that, anything goes.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Content shown before nine o'clock should be safe for everyone, but after that anything is allowed.
- In plain terms
- TV before nine should be clean but after nine it can be anything.
- What can you take from it?
- Time of day dictates content appropriateness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What hour do you consider safe for kids?
- Who decides what is appropriate?
Another view
Not all viewers agree on when content becomes too adult.
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