It wasn't until the late 1950s, that proscribed books were even allowed to be sold out in the open. The first one " cleared ", was " LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER ". Compared to what passes for "dirty" today, that is one of THE cleanest books written.
" BANNED IN BOSTON " is NOT just some old band...it was what the city of Boston did to certain books, plays, and movies. They were far from the ONLY places in the USA to have such a code.
You may not want government intervention in this area, but even the FFs were NOT against it!
You have young children. You can keep them from prurient garbage at home. Once they leave your home, you lose that control.
There is a HUGE difference, between classical painting of nudes and nude statuary and the sexual outrages shown on T.V., in some movies,and barring from the covers of some magazines, signs, and such.
And that is just it as well...To hide it all, or not to hide? Once they leave my dominion,they are on their own. Before they do, it's up to me to prepare them to make proper decisions. Personal accountability and responsibility.
Thanks for the background info BTW...Appreciate it.
Reminds me of the episode of M*A*S*H where BJ and Hawkeye saw a story in the Boston Globe where the movie The Moon Is Blue was banned, and tried like hell to get it screened in the mess tent. In the end, as usual, they ended up being made a fool of when they convinced a lowly clerk to exchange the label of the State Fair with the Moon Is Blue, while Colonel Potter had connections with another Colonel to get The Moon Is Blue. The movie started, and the camp was treated to State Fair. LOL