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[–] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

the hays code didn't apply to colloquial speech, it applied to movies.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    The Hayes Code didn’t apply to books at all, it was movie specific. I assumed they were talking about the dominant culture at the time.

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