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. Old taboos are either eliminated or modified. Gone in the era of Billy Wilder is the statement that seduction is never "acceptable as a subject matter for comedy." Instead of "profanity is forbidden," the code specifies that "undue profanity should not be permitted." Where once the code banned nudity altogether, it now forbids "indecent or undue exposure." When a reporter asked Valenti if "bare breasts could be deemed indecent in one film and decent in another," Valenti emphatically replied, "Yes."
There is no guarantee that movies will now be better than ever, but it is a safe guess that they will be sexier than ever—in which case Hollywood may have something to export to Sweden.