>since when has cursing been age restricted?
Do you recall Mickey Mouse or Garfield or Charlie Brown dropping an F bomb?
No?
Exactly.
Do you recall Mickey Mouse or Garfield or Charlie Brown dropping an F bomb?
No?
Exactly.
Whether the video is "for kids" (under 13) is a separate matter. Generally a video like the one in the article would be not-for-kids, but also not age restricted.
Amateur products have been the exception to this norm, because let's face it: The commons don't give a shit.
But platforms/publishers themselves are not the commons, they are businesses and they have legal liabilities: They do give a shit.
So while Youtube is asinine, flagging a video that contains swearing as Rated M (aka 18+) is reasonable. The only thing unreasonable is inconsistent enforcement. If something contains swearing, it's going in the 18+ Only bin.
This is absolutely wrong. According to the ESRB website, T for Teen allows the infrequent use of strong language. This is a far cry from no swearing allowed at all.
Furthermore, the PG-13 rating for movies allows one use of the F-word per movie and more liberal use of less strong swears. So neither games or movies get rated 18+ only for swearing
> any commercial product that contains swearing has nearly always been Rated M For Mature, which is a more verbose way to say 18+ only. Rated T for Teenagers and Rated E for Everyone straight up do not have swearing, period.
Even in traditional media you can often get away with some swearing - especially with documentaries. Record for PG-13 movies is apparently Gunner Palace with 42 uses of "fuck".