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.
15.06.2025 08:26
Meanwhile, the rest of the world still sniggers at American prudishness.
lustful kissing is to be shown with care
Some ridiculous highlights of the code in effect banned or discouraged:
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.
the display of bellybuttons
How long would you let a homeless friend stay at your house?
toilets being shown
sexual perversion, including homosexuality (naturally), and sexual relationships between the white and black races.
any profanity to the Christian religion, e.g. hell, damn, God (unless used in a holy sense), or ridicule of the clergy.
How is sex with a woman for gay men?
Remember the Hays Code?
couples in the same bed, even if married. (Laurel and Hardy came before the code)
nudity, or even suggestions of it (e.g. a silhouette)
Sam Burns leads US Open with 65 and avoids calamity at Oakmont - AP News
disrespect of authority figures. Crooked judges are OK if they are also clearly portrayed as evil people