Why do Americans and foreigners alike describe the USA as prudish? Why do I see nothing prudish about the USA society? USA feels like one of the loosest countries although Americans claim to be very reserved.
14.06.2025 03:05
Meanwhile, the rest of the world still sniggers at American prudishness.
disrespect of authority figures. Crooked judges are OK if they are also clearly portrayed as evil people
nudity, or even suggestions of it (e.g. a silhouette)
I’m running away I live in Indiana what states near by are safe I’m 12 no comments?
sexual perversion, including homosexuality (naturally), and sexual relationships between the white and black races.
For 34 years, movie and TV studios censored themselves to appease the Puritanical whims of Will Hays.
The ridiculous 2004 Superbowl ‘Nipplegate’ was a more recent reminder of how US attitudes have not really advanced much since the Hays code.
Would the word literate carry the same meaning with public (common wealth) in 1900 vs today 2020?
lustful kissing is to be shown with care
Some ridiculous highlights of the code in effect banned or discouraged:
toilets being shown
What does it mean when someone says "I'm feeling frisky"?
Remember the Hays Code?
the display of bellybuttons
couples in the same bed, even if married. (Laurel and Hardy came before the code)
When do you start "growing old"?
any profanity to the Christian religion, e.g. hell, damn, God (unless used in a holy sense), or ridicule of the clergy.