Comments on: “Complete nudity is never permitted” http://www.frankbeaton.com/2007/12/10/complete-nudity-is-never-permitted/ Great. Another lousy comic book writer with a blog. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:17:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Frank Beaton http://www.frankbeaton.com/2007/12/10/complete-nudity-is-never-permitted/#comment-2512 Frank Beaton Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:36:32 +0000 http://www.frankbeaton.com/2007/12/10/complete-nudity-is-never-permitted/#comment-2512 Also, it's entertainingly (and maddeningly) nebulous. "The use of firearms should be restricted to the essentials." What does that even mean? Also, it’s entertainingly (and maddeningly) nebulous.

“The use of firearms should be restricted to the essentials.”

What does that even mean?

]]> By: Frank Beaton http://www.frankbeaton.com/2007/12/10/complete-nudity-is-never-permitted/#comment-2510 Frank Beaton Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:13:29 +0000 http://www.frankbeaton.com/2007/12/10/complete-nudity-is-never-permitted/#comment-2510 The most interesting parts, to me, were the weird clauses toward the end of the list -- the sections dealing with things like the depiction of clergy and respect for the American flag. I mean, you'd expect plenty of stuff about sex and violence, and of course the "no crime without punishment" clause is pretty infamous, but a ban on religious-themed comedy? Or on depictions of "women selling their virtue"? How did all those drunken Irish priests and hookers with hearts of gold get by? (I guess in the case of the latter they used euphemisms like "call girl" or "private dancer" to get around it. But still.) The most interesting parts, to me, were the weird clauses toward the end of the list — the sections dealing with things like the depiction of clergy and respect for the American flag.

I mean, you’d expect plenty of stuff about sex and violence, and of course the “no crime without punishment” clause is pretty infamous, but a ban on religious-themed comedy? Or on depictions of “women selling their virtue”? How did all those drunken Irish priests and hookers with hearts of gold get by? (I guess in the case of the latter they used euphemisms like “call girl” or “private dancer” to get around it. But still.)

]]> By: Joshua Ellis http://www.frankbeaton.com/2007/12/10/complete-nudity-is-never-permitted/#comment-2509 Joshua Ellis Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:00:53 +0000 http://www.frankbeaton.com/2007/12/10/complete-nudity-is-never-permitted/#comment-2509 "You guys are Nazis, man! You guys are freakin' Nazis!" Can you imagine Scorsese working under the Hays Code? David Lynch? Michael freakin' Bay? “You guys are Nazis, man! You guys are freakin’ Nazis!”

Can you imagine Scorsese working under the Hays Code? David Lynch? Michael freakin’ Bay?

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