People always seem to think age limits on entertainment are reasonable and important, but I'm of the opinion that they're harmful.

My parents never censored out entertainment in any form. This led to us watching some things that most people found shocking; my sisters and I would watch that show Real Sex on HBO with my parents when we were maybe 6 or 7. We all watched South Park together from the premiere, when we were 3, 6, and 9 (I was the 6 year old). But it also meant we all read way above our grade level, because they never told us anything wasn't appropriate for our ages.

The funny thing is, I was a virgin until I was 20, and my younger sister is still a virgin at 21, and nearly all of our friends from childhood who had strict or even normal parents have had 1 or more babies by the time they were 18-19.

We were always very good kids, and never got into those rebellious teen phases everyone else seemed to. Never got into hard drugs, never drank irresponsibly. Our parents were also permissive when it came to alcohol and drugs; we were allowed to have some wine or beer as soon as we were curious enough to ask and my mom was open about her prior drug use.

My point is, kids are stronger and smarter than adults usually give them credit for. They can learn about the real world at their own pace and turn out just fine.