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Subject: 
Re: small black cat
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Thu, 2 Nov 2000 17:04:38 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:

US attitudes can be summarized as "prudish", we have a big profanity, and
especially nudity, hangup. OTOH, violence seems to be OK. Seems a bit messed
up to me.

Especially if you consider with a view toward "what if this happened in
real life?".  Chopping off someone's head is OK in a movie, but would
(hopefully) get you tossed in prison for a very long time in real life.
Graphic sex is verboten in movies (except those videotapes in the back room
of the rental-center), but is fairly common in real life.

Go figure.

Steve



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  Re: small black cat
 
(...) It's on pay cable, and only fairly late at nite (9 PM on) as it is considered quite risque. US attitudes can be summarized as "prudish", we have a big profanity, and especially nudity, hangup. OTOH, violence seems to be OK. Seems a bit messed (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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