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 07:42
couples in the same bed, even if married. (Laurel and Hardy came before the code)
any profanity to the Christian religion, e.g. hell, damn, God (unless used in a holy sense), or ridicule of the clergy.
toilets being shown
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.
For 34 years, movie and TV studios censored themselves to appease the Puritanical whims of Will Hays.
How are you spending your best time?
sexual perversion, including homosexuality (naturally), and sexual relationships between the white and black races.
Some ridiculous highlights of the code in effect banned or discouraged:
nudity, or even suggestions of it (e.g. a silhouette)
Can one still satisfy the desires of Black women with a more discreet endowment?"?
Meanwhile, the rest of the world still sniggers at American prudishness.
Remember the Hays Code?
lustful kissing is to be shown with care
How is it not psychopathic to use someone for sex, even if they agree?
disrespect of authority figures. Crooked judges are OK if they are also clearly portrayed as evil people