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> Expansion: how are nude scenes not family friendly?

The answer is "American Prudery".



See also American TV where you can show pretty extreme violence but not swear.


Gore-filled cartoons censoring/hiding the female nipple always gets me.



No, not really. Most people don't want to watch graphic sex scenes with their parents. It's not a "muh America" issue.


> Most people don't want to watch graphic sex scenes with their parents.

Teenagers don't, obviously. But when you are 30+ and you are watching a movie with your father or mother - none of you is embarrassed by it typically. Exactly because for grown-ups it's just sex.

And anyway - how many movies you can name with graphic sex scenes that are now porno? I can think of barely 2 or 3 maybe




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