ext_74929 ([identity profile] bramblyhedge.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] tempestuously 2010-07-22 05:57 am (UTC)

Why are books the one medium that carry no warning?

A good question, and one that I had been wondering about myself for a long time. Take, for instance, 'Bridge to Terabitha' - the movie version has a rating/warning, but the book does not. Does this mean "They"[1] assume the book is less upsetting? Do "They" think that less people will read it than see the film? If so, why? I cried over that book when I was a child. :/

[1] "They" being persons reponsible for ratings and warnings (I'm guessing that's mainly the Censor's job?)

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