 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
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Video site from Vice is too graphic for teens.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that although some of the site's videos are OK for teens, there are others that are extremely explicit. "The Vice Guide to Sex" has episodes about bestiality and fetish porn and there's a disturbing documentary about teenage circumcision rituals in Uganda.
What's it about?
Vice began as an underground magazine and has evolved into a far-reaching media company. Its latest offering, the online broadcast network VBS.TV, embodies all the buzzwords of the Vice brand: hip, controversial, offensive, and shocking. With Spike Jonze as its creative director, the site features 40 shows of original content about art and music, news, travel, and extreme sports, as well as quirky offerings like "The Cute Show" (think kitties, bunnies, and cupcakes). There's also a lot of adult content.
Is it any good?
Parents will probably not want their teens anywhere near VBS.tv because of content like "The Vice Guide to Sex," which ventures into very disturbing terrority -- like bestiality. It's a shame, because some the investigative pieces are fantastic -- like the environmental exposs "Toxic" and "The Vice Guide to North Korea," a 14-episode documentary that goes inside the notoriously press-shy nation. Too bad there's no VBS Jr.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about which shows on the site look interesting. Why do you think the site mixes lighthearted shows about cute animals with ones about dark topics like war, prostitution, and drugs? What audience do you think this site is trying to reach? How is violence in news stories or documentaries different from violence in TV shows or movies?
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Fun for adults 15 and over
I like this website myself because of the informative and interesting topics, but young children shouldnt be roaming this site alone. Sexual topics are frequent and blatantly obvious.
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