Friday, October 05, 2018

The New Prudes

The people who gave us raunchy sex comedies like Porky's in the 80s and American Pie in the 00's are now telling us that anything remotely like that behavior totally disqualifies you from public service, let alone private life. 
The people who told us "love the one you're with" and "if her daddy's rich take her out for a meal, if her daddy's poor, just do what you feel" are now telling us that you have to get signed proof for every stage of sexual contact and even if you do, if she regrets it later, it was rape. 
The people who created Animal House are now wondering if its even okay to laugh at it. People routinely say "that could never get made today" about films like Blazing Saddles, but could you even make Pretty in Pink? Not according to its star Molly Ringwald.
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