eXplicit Content: A Discussion of the MPAA Film Rating System and the NC-17 Rating

The United States film industry is controlled by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and its six signatories--the major productions studios (Sony, Warner Brothers, Universal, Walt Disney, 20th Century Fox, Time Warner), and through this joint-partnership they have monopolized prime production, distribution, exhibition and classification of the U.S film market. The objective of this project is to shed light on biases present in the MPAA rating system\u27s treatment of sex and violence under the X/NC-17 rating in order to demonstrate the lack of viability of the system in today\u27s world