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.
07.06.2025 17:31
any profanity to the Christian religion, e.g. hell, damn, God (unless used in a holy sense), or ridicule of the clergy.
toilets being shown
lustful kissing is to be shown with care
couples in the same bed, even if married. (Laurel and Hardy came before the code)
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.
Vikings are worried about J.J. McCarthy (if you ignore everything they've said) - The Viking Age
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
disrespect of authority figures. Crooked judges are OK if they are also clearly portrayed as evil people
Israel launches several attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs, south Lebanon - Al Jazeera
Some ridiculous highlights of the code in effect banned or discouraged:
Remember the Hays Code?
nudity, or even suggestions of it (e.g. a silhouette)
Third case of bird flu detected at commercial farm in Maricopa County - ABC15 Arizona
Meanwhile, the rest of the world still sniggers at American prudishness.