This Is an Opinion Paper about Whether or not 16-Year-Olds Should Be Allowed to See R-Rated Movies without an Adult

16-year-olds should be allowed to see R-rated movies without an adult. 16-year-olds are young adults, getting ready to enter the real world. 16-year-olds are old enough to deal with seeing the situations portrayed in R-rated movies. In many cases, the policies in place do not prevent 16-year olds from seeing R-rated movies. Furthermore, restricting 16-year-olds from seeing R-rated movies deprives them of seeing many educational and artistic films.
Teenagers are already aware of the topics which movies receive R ratings for. …