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American culture is very prudish, courtesy of its Puritanical roots which even today cause us to label a woman sucking off an enormous penis (like in "Deep ASCI
by khazhoux 2y ago
American culture is very prudish, courtesy of its Puritanical roots which even today cause us to label a woman sucking off an enormous penis (like in "Deep ASCII", referenced in article) as so-called "pornography".
- pjmlp 2y agoYeah, but blowing up people on TV shows, with blood and body parts going everywhere is perfectly alright. That is the thing with censorship, it isn't consequent.
- bigstrat2003 2y agoDifferent cultures each have their own standards for what is and is not considered offensive, and each culture thinks that its standards are correct. That isn't hypocrisy, it's just how this whole topic works. There are no two human cultures in history which have entirely agreed on what is and isn't offensive, so why do people feel the need to pick on Americans specifically? It strikes me as extremely narrow-minded.
- pjmlp 2y agoBecause Americans love to push their standards on the rest of the world, specially American companies with high control of Internet contents. Then again, the current geopolitic clima has proven the time we are supposed to be all friends across the technology field, is coming to an end, and every nation is better off putting effort in ramping up with own siloed technology with less dependency in foreign nations.
- wiseowise 2y ago> so why do people feel the need to pick on Americans specifically Who is the main exporter of entertainment in the world?
- anthk 2y ago90% of Europe doesn't care about America's prudeness. We see you as socially outdated and far from what you are trying to show us from Hollywood.
- wiseowise 2y agoI'm from Europe. Whether it is seen socially outdated or not is orthogonal to the fact that US is the main exporter. Just go through your cinema/streaming service and count how many of the movies/shows/music are from US.
- pjmlp 2y agoIncluding porn, which is kind of ironic given the puritanical nature being discussed, and not being consequential.
- wiseowise 2y ago> but blowing up people on TV shows, with blood and body parts going everywhere is perfectly alright. Don't worry, it is becoming "not alright" already. Completely sanitized movies where people are being thrown like a ragdoll, land on asphalt face down and then walk it off like they were slapped by a baby.
- sangnoir 2y agoThe sanitization is for commercial considerations. Getting a PG13 rating maximizes number of box office ticket buyers, so no blood after stabbings, no gore, and a maximum of one swear word.
- kazinator 2y agoYou mean, like Tom and Jerry or Coyote and Road Runner?
- wiseowise 2y agoYeah, except with real humans.
- bowsamic 2y agoWhere in the world is a clip of a woman "sucking off an enormous penis" not considered pornography? I'm European and I can't really believe that
- bburnett44 2y agoI think you're missing the heavy sarcasm there
- bowsamic 2y agoThen what is the point, that Americans aren't really prudish at all and that other people are silly for saying that certain things aren't porn? If it's sarcasm I don't really get the point it's trying to portray