[Sca-cooks] Obscene medieval pastries

[Terry Decker]

Considering some of the proclivities of Victorian society, they would likely 
be aghast at the public display of the such vulgar tripe, and happily watch 
it in private.

Aghast?  Probably not.  Disgusted maybe.  The modern TV shows would have 
some serious competition from the nightly news in the 60s.

If you want to consider the changes in public taste and sensibilities, look 
up the "Censored Eleven."  Eleven cartoons made in the 1930s and 40s which 
were family fare and are now considered offensive and haven't been broadcast 
since 1968.

Bear

-----Original Message----- 

And Stefan replied:
> Well, what is considered obscene can differ quite a lot from period to 
> period. I suspect
> that many of the Victorians would be aghast at many of our modern 
> television shows.

One doesn't have to go back over 100 years. Americans of the 1960s would be 
aghast at most modern TV shows, even those on broadcast channels, which are 
more... uh... circumspect... that those on cable channels.

For example, a married couple had to be shown sleeping in separate beds with 
something clearly separating them, usually a night table with a lamp on it.

And when Lucille Ball was pregnant in 1952 (yes, not the 60s, but not long 
before) the word "pregnant" could not be said on her TV show.

Granted this doesn't have much to do with SCA-period pastries.

Urtatim (that's oor-tah-TEEM!)