Information for Parents

The Debut

The Debut

Common Sense Media Age 16

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Immigrants can have a hard time maintaining cultural traditions when they become citizens of a new country.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
A tough teenager threatens people and carries a gun. Jealous that his ex-girlfriend is flirting with someone new, he starts a fistfight. A mother repeatedly slaps her teenage son for getting into a fight and carrying a gun into a family party.
Sex
In a drinking game, a drunk girl talks about masturbation and "swallowing." Teens kiss.
Language
"F--k," "s--t," "damn," "bitch," "ass," and racial slurs the "N" word, "chink," and "coconut" (like "Oreo," a derogatory term meant to denote Brown on the outside and White on the inside).
Consumerism
Not applicable
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
Teens drink alcohol excessively. Drunk kids throw up. Adults drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.
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