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.
07.06.2025 14:24
couples in the same bed, even if married. (Laurel and Hardy came before the code)
toilets being shown
Meanwhile, the rest of the world still sniggers at American prudishness.
Why, after a divorce, would one still want to ruin the other one’s life?
the display of bellybuttons
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)
How can I easily get rid of my writers block?
Some ridiculous highlights of the code in effect banned or discouraged:
lustful kissing is to be shown with care
any profanity to the Christian religion, e.g. hell, damn, God (unless used in a holy sense), or ridicule of the clergy.
What caused the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential campaign to implode so horrifically?
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.
Why do you think it is bad to allow people to self-identify as a different gender?
Remember the Hays Code?