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 05:31
The ridiculous 2004 Superbowl ‘Nipplegate’ was a more recent reminder of how US attitudes have not really advanced much since the Hays code.
nudity, or even suggestions of it (e.g. a silhouette)
Remember the Hays Code?
Which Bibles can one read and be confident they are reading the inerrant word of God?
any profanity to the Christian religion, e.g. hell, damn, God (unless used in a holy sense), or ridicule of the clergy.
For 34 years, movie and TV studios censored themselves to appease the Puritanical whims of Will Hays.
the display of bellybuttons
What do you wear when you are alone at home?
toilets being shown
lustful kissing is to be shown with care
disrespect of authority figures. Crooked judges are OK if they are also clearly portrayed as evil people
Is it true that Jehovah's witnesses once thought the world would end in 1975?
Some ridiculous highlights of the code in effect banned or discouraged:
couples in the same bed, even if married. (Laurel and Hardy came before the code)
Meanwhile, the rest of the world still sniggers at American prudishness.
What was your most memorable combat mission during the Vietnam War?
sexual perversion, including homosexuality (naturally), and sexual relationships between the white and black races.