“Mature” can be synonymous with “adult.” As in “adult bookstore” or “adult film star.”
ETA: I wouldn’t typically use “mature” in quite the same way as the OP does, but I just assumed the OP used “mature” as an abbreviation or shortening of what the Imgur warning actually said, which may well have prominently featured the word “mature.”
Although yogurt makes a great snack for children, it can also be enjoyed in a mature fashion (about which I will not go into detail here, as there may be younger readers in the audience).
IME whatever exercise class you do, or even just working out in the gym, the women there will initially be somewhat guarded and assume you’re a lech, because frankly a lot of men there are. Guys who look frozen in time staring at some girl.
Outdoor group events (running, rock climbing etc) tend not to have this dynamic, I’m not sure why.
Ive ranted about it on the dope before, but most men in the gym are doing nothing but hogging equipment, most of the time.
It might be because I’m in China where people are smart phone crazy. But basically it’s 30 second set followed by 5+ minutes of playing on phone. And gawking at girls.
Now that i have a bit more understanding of this discussion, I’m going to speculate that what the OP is describing is a byproduct of a long-trickling world-wide evolution of how “yoga” is defined and ultimately packaged and sold.
The “yoga” that is everywhere today doesnt bear any resemblance to the yoga that was first created, refined and practiced for thousands of years. The myriad national and international cross-cultural influences are much too complex to get into here but i think it’s safe to say that most of today’s yoga gurus are more inheritors of primitive gymnastic practices than inheritors of ancient yoga practices.
Because of this, yogs is now a worldwide commodity appealing by and large to a physique and fitness minded consumer base. Using sex appeal is a ubiquitous method to sell products meant to increase physical fitness.
Speak for yourself. Hearing or seeing the word “mature” conjures up the following meanings to me: 1) an adult who can and does sacrifice immediate or short term gratification in order to achieve long term goals. 2) a euphemism for an elderly person. 3) some sort of financial policy/investment that has reached it’s final payout stage. 4) fully physically developed.
Notice that the above lacks anything related to “adult content” or anything somilar. The closest connection i could possibly imagine is one of proximity, specifically when labels announce something as containing “adult content” it’s usually followed by a recommendation like “mature audiences only”. But that use of mature fits within my definition 1).
When i read more about this, i was no more enlightened (i didn’t research it too heavily however) as to what this meaning of “mature” is in the context of internet content filters. By my read, there are two types of internet filters: “adult” and “mature”. thats like having “adolescent” and “minor” as two distinct categories. They’re freaking synonyms! Wtf is the difference between the two? Some said “adult” meant sexual content and “mature” meant gore and violence. Others said one meant sex and violence and the other meant violent sex! (Rape, actually, but that sentence wrote itself lol).
So in closing i think ive come full circle and i now agree with you. Any American familiar with internet filters should know what mature means. And i do know. It means adult. Or whatever. Or something else.
They are synonymous as filters. The only times I’ve seen them not are when they’re explicitly not.
I’ll give an example. Steam (a video game provider if you’re unfamiliar with them) has separate filters for “mature content” and “adults only”. They mean the same thing, essentially, but only differ by degree. “Adults only” content are supposed to only be viewed by adults, while “mature content” is a warning for content that might be disturbing or inappropriate for certain people. Think of it like a film being rated R or PG-13; it’s the same kind of content but not necessarily at the same level.
But yes, “adult” and “mature” are indeed the same.