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: 20.06.2025 05:50
disrespect of authority figures. Crooked judges are OK if they are also clearly portrayed as evil people
For 34 years, movie and TV studios censored themselves to appease the Puritanical whims of Will Hays.
couples in the same bed, even if married. (Laurel and Hardy came before the code)
My boyfriend won’t tell me his past and it hurts me so I broke up with him what do I do?
sexual perversion, including homosexuality (naturally), and sexual relationships between the white and black races.
Remember the Hays Code?
lustful kissing is to be shown with care
Have you ever been instructed/forced to crossdress for the benefit of others?
toilets being shown
The ridiculous 2004 Superbowl ‘Nipplegate’ was a more recent reminder of how US attitudes have not really advanced much since the Hays code.
any profanity to the Christian religion, e.g. hell, damn, God (unless used in a holy sense), or ridicule of the clergy.
Is there anything you did that you regret? If so, what is it, and why?
the display of bellybuttons
Meanwhile, the rest of the world still sniggers at American prudishness.
Some ridiculous highlights of the code in effect banned or discouraged:
nudity, or even suggestions of it (e.g. a silhouette)