Well bah, I had quite a few nice responses (and even one lengthy one I've been working on all morning between compiles) but Bodhestva pretty much sums up my thoughts perfectly.
I completely agree that a parent should be able to raise their kid as they see fit (to a certain extent of course) I have no intention of telling people how to raise their kids. I don't particularly agree with let kids see whatever they want at any point in their lives because kids are, well, kids and don't have the maturity for some things and should be sheltered from some things at certain points in their lives.
Yes, there are oodles and oodles of ways to get around the ratings system but that doesn't mean we should abandon it completely. As Bod said, it's assists those people that wish to use it and that's the point.
