# \*Sigh\* "Contains dipictions of alternative lifestyles. Viewer discretion is advised" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 8, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-contains-dipictions-of-alternative-lifestyles-viewer-discretion-is-advised/187077 "2003-07-08T20:06:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-contains-dipictions-of-alternative-lifestyles-viewer-discretion-is-advised/187077/41 "2003-07-09T20:13:23Z")
I don’t know about other people, but I pretty much _expect_ anime to have lots of blood and gore and violence and nudity. In the tiny bit I’ve seen, it seems to be pretty standard. So I can understand people just not bothering with violence warnings, especially since anime isn’t really marketed to kids. To me, putting a violence warning on anime is like putting labels on a horse saying “Warning: This animal weighs 1000 pounds and has very hard feet. Protective footwear is advised.” No shit, Sherlock. I get the feeling that the label isn’t for parents or children so much as for homophobic adults who might want to see the movie. I mean, how many children want to watch anime, especially stuff with :retch, spit, gag: _kissing_ in it? (This isn’t a kissing book, is it?) ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-contains-dipictions-of-alternative-lifestyles-viewer-discretion-is-advised/187077/42 "2003-07-09T20:31:28Z")
Anyone here with enough creativity to make an “Have I caught Gay” questionare for IMHO? It would be a good laugh if done well. The OP’er might give medical advice to those who answer the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-contains-dipictions-of-alternative-lifestyles-viewer-discretion-is-advised/187077/43 "2003-07-09T22:18:50Z")
In Europe, they censor violence but leave in sex. In America, they censor sex but leave in violence. ☹ Esprix ---
**Author:** ![hebesphenomegacorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-contains-dipictions-of-alternative-lifestyles-viewer-discretion-is-advised/187077/44 "2003-07-09T23:19:11Z")
Neither, of which, are good. Or make sense. ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-contains-dipictions-of-alternative-lifestyles-viewer-discretion-is-advised/187077/45 "2003-07-09T23:23:33Z")
I believe the correct term is “the gay.” ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-contains-dipictions-of-alternative-lifestyles-viewer-discretion-is-advised/187077/46 "2003-07-09T23:34:31Z")
“Is he the GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY?” - Margaret Cho’s mom ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-contains-dipictions-of-alternative-lifestyles-viewer-discretion-is-advised/187077/47 "2003-07-09T23:46:43Z")
It reminds me of the policy at [theforce.net](http://theforce.net), which won’t allow any slash fan fiction, even G rated, but lets us right up to PG-13 fiction if it’s about straights. Or how everyone thinks that slash=explicit sex. It doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-contains-dipictions-of-alternative-lifestyles-viewer-discretion-is-advised/187077/48 "2003-07-10T00:17:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Esprix \* > **In Europe, they censor violence but leave in sex.** Where do you get the idea that violence is censored in Europe? It’s not. What _does_ happen, is that violent movies tend to be shown at later hours, say after 9 PM or so. I’ve seen extremely violent movies on American TV at 8 AM on a Sunday - you’d never see that in Europe, unless we’re talking about a paid-per-view movie channel. Same for the sex: you won’t catch it at 8 AM on a regular channel. But it can be seen at 23:00 or so, should you care for it. And even then, there ARE variations between the various countries: while the Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands might be very liberal, the attitude in the UK and Spain is a lot more conservative. So, in short, “Europe” doesn’t censor violence, and sex is not as readily available on TV as it is often claimed to be. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-contains-dipictions-of-alternative-lifestyles-viewer-discretion-is-advised/187077/49 "2003-07-10T00:23:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > \*\*“Is he the GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY?” - Margaret Cho’s mom \*\* Poor guy has to do the parade all by himself… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-contains-dipictions-of-alternative-lifestyles-viewer-discretion-is-advised/187077.md?page=2)