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.
13.06.2025 04:03
nudity, or even suggestions of it (e.g. a silhouette)
toilets being shown
Meanwhile, the rest of the world still sniggers at American prudishness.
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couples in the same bed, even if married. (Laurel and Hardy came before the code)
disrespect of authority figures. Crooked judges are OK if they are also clearly portrayed as evil people
any profanity to the Christian religion, e.g. hell, damn, God (unless used in a holy sense), or ridicule of the clergy.
What nonsense did you hear today in India that made you laugh?
The ridiculous 2004 Superbowl ‘Nipplegate’ was a more recent reminder of how US attitudes have not really advanced much since the Hays code.
Some ridiculous highlights of the code in effect banned or discouraged:
lustful kissing is to be shown with care
How do I explain to my husband that my 19-year-old son has accidentally gotten me pregnant?
For 34 years, movie and TV studios censored themselves to appease the Puritanical whims of Will Hays.
sexual perversion, including homosexuality (naturally), and sexual relationships between the white and black races.
the display of bellybuttons
"Oh, Mary!" star Cole Escola manifested their Tony win the old-fashioned way - Salon.com
Remember the Hays Code?