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 23:48
Remember the Hays Code?
Meanwhile, the rest of the world still sniggers at American prudishness.
lustful kissing is to be shown with care
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nudity, or even suggestions of it (e.g. a silhouette)
disrespect of authority figures. Crooked judges are OK if they are also clearly portrayed as evil people
any profanity to the Christian religion, e.g. hell, damn, God (unless used in a holy sense), or ridicule of the clergy.
What's the gayest thing you have experienced on an only boys sleepover?
the display of bellybuttons
Some ridiculous highlights of the code in effect banned or discouraged:
toilets being shown
sexual perversion, including homosexuality (naturally), and sexual relationships between the white and black races.
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.
What is the reason for the high rate of unmarried individuals in America, particularly among males?
couples in the same bed, even if married. (Laurel and Hardy came before the code)