Submitted on Monday 22nd March 2021
Rejected on Tuesday 30th March 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Media producers must declare rape scenes on programmes and validate its usage.
Film, TV and Media producers, directors and writers do not consistently declare or justify their use of rape scenes within their products and they do not declare it as a separate warning or within the description. It should be clearly labelled and the Government should make this mandatory.
Rape is a statistically common occurrence, has devastating consequences and is a purge on our society. To add insult, the representation of rape in media is wide ranging and almost entirely unnecessary. The media producers, writers and companies do not consistently or legally have to state there is rape in their descriptions, warnings or justify its usage, leading to unnecessary and unexpected distress for the viewer. If it is included, it should be clearly rationalised, labelled and described.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is a decision for producers and broadcasters. If you'd like this to be a requirement on broadcasters, you could contact Ofcom to raise this issue:
www.ofcom.org.uk/
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