Graves has defended the Administration's rating system against critics who accuse it of being too lenient toward violence, saying that when the MPAA surveys parents, "What we find with the violence category is that they think they're getting correct information from us."
The MPAA's grading system has been defended by Graves against critics who claim it is too lenient regarding violence, as he argues that when parents are surveyed, they assume they obtain precise information from the organization about the content of films.