FIRST ON FOX — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr on Tuesday issued a fiery response to the opposition from House Democrats over the agency's effort to reform television ratings for children's programming, some of which promotes gender ideology.In April, the FCC issued a public notice seeking feedback about parents' concern about the content of shows their children watch, suggesting the current ratings system is outdated and deems "shows with transgender and gender non-binary programming as appropriate for children and young children" and that new ratings may be necessary.That prompted a response in June from Democrats on the Congressional Equality Caucus, who accused the FCC of wanting to "censor the inclusion of transgender characters or topics" from children's programming and said that the current ratings system is "satisfactory and overwhelmingly popular among parents."WASHINGTON FATHER SUES SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR DENYING RELIGIOUS OPT-OUT FOR 5TH GRADER FROM LGBTQ INSTRUCTIONFederal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr pushed back at House Democrats over their opposition to TV ratings reform for children's programming that includes gender-identity themes.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)"We strongly believe that parents should decide what their children watch on television," the lawmakers wrote.
"Programs should not have higher ratings or content warning simply because of the identity of the programs’ characters.Applying higher ratings or content warnings because of a character’s gender identity would be harmful to transgender people and transgender acceptance and would harken back to a time when politicians sought to censor television programming because they included minorities."The House Democrats continued, "Any attempt by FCC to censor content because it includes transgender characters or topics would raise both legal and constitutional concerns...
Any attempt to issue rating warnings for depictions and theme...