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Jan 8 15 1:30 PM
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I believe some US States resisted the raising of the age of consent to what it is today, in line with other countries.
Hawaii The age of consent in Hawaii is 16. There is however a close-in-age exemption, which allows those aged 14 and 15 to consent to sex with those less than five years older.[4] For more on age of consent in Hawaii and the territories in the Pacific Ocean, see: Ages of consent in Oceania#United StatesPreviously the age of consent was 14, making it the lowest age of consent in the United States. Avery Chumbley, a member of the Hawaiian Senate, had made efforts to raise the age of consent.[69] The age of consent was changed to 16 by Act 1, House Bill 236, passed by the Legislature of Hawaii in 2001.[70]
The age of consent in Hawaii is 16. There is however a close-in-age exemption, which allows those aged 14 and 15 to consent to sex with those less than five years older.[4]
Previously the age of consent was 14, making it the lowest age of consent in the United States. Avery Chumbley, a member of the Hawaiian Senate, had made efforts to raise the age of consent.[69] The age of consent was changed to 16 by Act 1, House Bill 236, passed by the Legislature of Hawaii in 2001.[70]
I don't really see the connection between depictions of child abuse, rape, mutilation and murder mystery or broken marriage drama though.
Background In 1922, after several risqué films and a series of off-screen scandals involving Hollywood stars, the studios enlisted Presbyterian elder Will H. Hays to rehabilitate Hollywood's image. Hollywood in the 1920s was badgered by a number of widespread scandals, such as the murder of William Desmond Taylor and alleged rape of Virginia Rappe by popular movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, which brought widespread condemnation from religious, civic, and political organizations. Many felt the movie industry had always been morally questionable.[3] Political pressure was increasing, with legislators in 37 states introducing almost one hundred movie censorship bills in 1921. Hays was paid the then-lavish sum of $100,000 a year.[4][5][6] Hays, Postmaster General under Warren G. Harding and former head of the Republican National Committee,[7] served for 25 years as president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), where he "defended the industry from attacks, recited soothing nostrums, and negotiated treaties to cease hostilities."[4]
In 1922, after several risqué films and a series of off-screen scandals involving Hollywood stars, the studios enlisted Presbyterian elder Will H. Hays to rehabilitate Hollywood's image. Hollywood in the 1920s was badgered by a number of widespread scandals, such as the murder of William Desmond Taylor and alleged rape of Virginia Rappe by popular movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, which brought widespread condemnation from religious, civic, and political organizations. Many felt the movie industry had always been morally questionable.[3] Political pressure was increasing, with legislators in 37 states introducing almost one hundred movie censorship bills in 1921. Hays was paid the then-lavish sum of $100,000 a year.[4][5][6] Hays, Postmaster General under Warren G. Harding and former head of the Republican National Committee,[7] served for 25 years as president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), where he "defended the industry from attacks, recited soothing nostrums, and negotiated treaties to cease hostilities."[4]
The Code enumerated a number of key points known as the "Don'ts" and "Be Carefuls":[19]
Resolved, That those things which are included in the following list shall not appear in pictures produced by the members of this Association, irrespective of the manner in which they are treated: Pointed profanity – by either title or lip – this includes the words "God," "Lord," "Jesus," "Christ" (unless they be used reverently in connection with proper religious ceremonies), "hell," "damn," "Gawd," and every other profane and vulgar expression however it may be spelled;Any licentious or suggestive nudity – in fact or in silhouette; and any lecherous or licentious notice thereof by other characters in the picture;The illegal traffic in drugs;Any inference of sex perversion;White slavery;Miscegenation (sex relationships between the white and black races);Sex hygiene and venereal diseases;Scenes of actual childbirth – in fact or in silhouette;Children's sex organs;Ridicule of the clergy;Willful offense to any nation, race or creed;And be it further resolved, That special care be exercised in the manner in which the following subjects are treated, to the end that vulgarity and suggestiveness may be eliminated and that good taste may be emphasized: The use of the flag;International relations (avoiding picturizing in an unfavorable light another country's religion, history, institutions, prominent people, and citizenry);Arson;The use of firearms;Theft, robbery, safe-cracking, and dynamiting of trains, mines, buildings, etc. (having in mind the effect which a too-detailed description of these may have upon the moron);Brutality and possible gruesomeness;Technique of committing murder by whatever method;Methods of smuggling;Third-degree methods;Actual hangings or electrocutions as legal punishment for crime;Sympathy for criminals;Attitude toward public characters and institutions;Sedition;Apparent cruelty to children and animals;Branding of people or animals;The sale of women, or of a woman selling her virtue;Rape or attempted rape;First-night scenes;Man and woman in bed together;Deliberate seduction of girls;The institution of marriage;Surgical operations;The use of drugs;Titles or scenes having to do with law enforcement or law-enforcing officers;Excessive or lustful kissing, particularly when one character or the other is a "heavy".
Resolved, That those things which are included in the following list shall not appear in pictures produced by the members of this Association, irrespective of the manner in which they are treated:
And be it further resolved, That special care be exercised in the manner in which the following subjects are treated, to the end that vulgarity and suggestiveness may be eliminated and that good taste may be emphasized:
Molly say:So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. And when you get through kickin' ass and celebratin' the sheer joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it was.
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