... told the camera men to film him from the waist up only. Another example from the 50s is on the situation comedy I Love Lucy, in which the show's married main characters had to sleep in twin beds, so as to not make any suggestions that they had a physical relationship. By today's standards, these situations seem absurd. By the 1960s, television shows ... and movies were getting more suggestive, and minor profanities, mild violence, and mild sexual themes were being allowed in television and, more prominently, movies. Because of this, the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) imple...

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