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.
Last Updated: 30.06.2025 01:48
Some ridiculous highlights of the code in effect banned or discouraged:
nudity, or even suggestions of it (e.g. a silhouette)
toilets being shown
What happens to single guys when they get older?
couples in the same bed, even if married. (Laurel and Hardy came before the code)
Remember the Hays Code?
sexual perversion, including homosexuality (naturally), and sexual relationships between the white and black races.
How would you spank me if I had been sent home from a school camp because of my poor behavior?
For 34 years, movie and TV studios censored themselves to appease the Puritanical whims of Will Hays.
Meanwhile, the rest of the world still sniggers at American prudishness.
lustful kissing is to be shown with care
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any profanity to the Christian religion, e.g. hell, damn, God (unless used in a holy sense), or ridicule of the clergy.
the display of bellybuttons
The ridiculous 2004 Superbowl ‘Nipplegate’ was a more recent reminder of how US attitudes have not really advanced much since the Hays code.
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disrespect of authority figures. Crooked judges are OK if they are also clearly portrayed as evil people