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.
10.06.2025 03:25
any profanity to the Christian religion, e.g. hell, damn, God (unless used in a holy sense), or ridicule of the clergy.
sexual perversion, including homosexuality (naturally), and sexual relationships between the white and black races.
couples in the same bed, even if married. (Laurel and Hardy came before the code)
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lustful kissing is to be shown with care
Some ridiculous highlights of the code in effect banned or discouraged:
Meanwhile, the rest of the world still sniggers at American prudishness.
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For 34 years, movie and TV studios censored themselves to appease the Puritanical whims of Will Hays.
the display of bellybuttons
nudity, or even suggestions of it (e.g. a silhouette)
Why am I sweating so much at night even though my room is really cold?
toilets being shown
disrespect of authority figures. Crooked judges are OK if they are also clearly portrayed as evil people
The ridiculous 2004 Superbowl ‘Nipplegate’ was a more recent reminder of how US attitudes have not really advanced much since the Hays code.
What does 'Whose flesh is like the flesh of donkeys’ mean (Ezekiel 23:20)?
Remember the Hays Code?