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Is it just me, or are people becoming more prudish? (feddit.org)

submitted 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) by ki4jgt@feddit.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Pornography restrictions being codified into law, adult art being restricted from most Lemmy instances, Tarot readers blotting out the nudity on their cards on Reddit.

I'm watching the Magicians, on Amazon, and I use subtitles. All the curse words are purposefully filled in with random letters, so as not to offend the reader.

What's up with all the prudishness? Can people knock it off, please?

People have vaginas. And titties. And dicks. And asses. They swear. They drink. They fuck. Why is this generation afraid of that? Acknowledging these things isn't going to increase your chances of being sexually violated. So, what's the deal?

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[–] musicalphysics@discuss.online 3 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

The censoring captions is so idiotic. The spoken words aren’t censored, so that’s ok, but you can’t read a swear word? Censorship is there to placate the dumbest among us.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Not just censorship, but discriminatory censorship. I think it's a flat-out violation of the ADA to withhold swear words from deaf people.

[–] ki4jgt@feddit.org 1 points 12 hours ago

That's what I'm saying. I can hear every word, as clear as day. But I'm not allowed to read them?