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[catherwood]

[vpisteve]

Last Call's age gate was 13, not 18.

[Phaedra]

[konamouse]

I don't know if it's Americans, or just the American government.

But, I agree, there are a lot of bible belt folks who cringe at the mention of anything of a sexual nature. But violence is acceptible.

[Delusional]

[Rogi Ocnorb]

Silly me.
I always thought we Americans produced more media with sexual content that the rest of the world, combined.

[colin]

[Mikeyj]

Speaking for an entire nation I'm quite happy with anything a bit saucy or violent as long as it's camp, the stains come out of the carpet and you can have a cup of tea afterwards.

[myf]

Oh yes. A cup of tea makes everything ok. Or a song - if there's a singalong at the end, everyone's happy.

And Phaedra, I think it's really lovely that the stuff earlier in the thread went over your head

[thebruce]

[Phaedra]

Yeah, but none of that explains why those who advocate for tighter restrictions on what can be shown, whether they represent religion or whatever, seem to have a bigger problem with seeing breasts than they do with seeing someone's head get blown off.

Last time I checked, regardless of what religion you're talking about, murder was a bigger sin than nudity.

So I'd still say American culture has, um, issues with the priority they put on such things.

Then again, considering that the Puritans were totally okay with taking kids to public hangings and burnings, but not with letting them see cleavage, it's probably not that hard to trace the neurosis.

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[thebruce]

oh yeah it certainly has its roots in the founding culture
but I think changes in cultures are relient on people more than necessarily what they stand for... A lot of good things have been done in the name of Christianity, as well as a lot of bad things... but the same can be said for the secular world, and really, any religion.

The thing about democracy is, aside from political corruption, everyone has a vote, and things can change. So if we want less restrictions on what's considered inappropriate for age groups, then people need to step up and change peoples general opinion within the culture. So often minorities exaggerate saying 'everyone wants this or everyone wants that', but when push comes to shove, it's still a minority, so unless there's a precendent, majority still rules (I'm speaking ultimately, even the gov't can change in a flash if the public sways its vote, and these days there's no hesitation to review amendments and adjustment to existing laws).
Really, in the end you could say anything is possible if you get enough people on your side. *shrug*

[Rekidk]

/me points at the Human Pet and runs away.

[Francus]

 

[Rekidk]

XD That episode was hilarious! (And, at the end, also rather touching.)

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The last few videos of LG15 have dealt with sex, yeah. But it's very PG-13.