A&E Touts ‘Bates Motel’ Ratings, Ignores Critics of Violence

Kristine Marsh
March 22nd, 2013 12:24 PM
The Media Research Center’s Culture and Media Institute, along with the Parent’s Television Council, slammed A&E this week for its gruesome new show “Bates Motel,” which premiered this past Monday. The very first episode contained a graphic rape scene and implied incest. And A&E’s rating board thinks this is appropriate and healthy for 14-year-olds to watch. The PTC has condemned “…