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.
12.06.2025 15:22
the display of bellybuttons
For 34 years, movie and TV studios censored themselves to appease the Puritanical whims of Will Hays.
lustful kissing is to be shown with care
Remember the Hays Code?
toilets being shown
sexual perversion, including homosexuality (naturally), and sexual relationships between the white and black races.
If Jesus was crucified by Governor Pontius Pilate, why does the Quran deny his death?
nudity, or even suggestions of it (e.g. a silhouette)
Meanwhile, the rest of the world still sniggers at American prudishness.
any profanity to the Christian religion, e.g. hell, damn, God (unless used in a holy sense), or ridicule of the clergy.
Why does my vagina always itch so badly after my periods?
The ridiculous 2004 Superbowl ‘Nipplegate’ was a more recent reminder of how US attitudes have not really advanced much since the Hays code.
Some ridiculous highlights of the code in effect banned or discouraged:
couples in the same bed, even if married. (Laurel and Hardy came before the code)
Does the Lil Wayne song ‘Lollipop’ refers to a Lollipop sweet or a metaphor?
disrespect of authority figures. Crooked judges are OK if they are also clearly portrayed as evil people