Explain American censorship rationally
OK, so last night I watched Dodgeball (the Ben Stiller/Vince Vaughn movie) on a Canadian station - probably CITY TV. I had never seen the movie before and found it funny, especially at the end when the little blond girl's girlfriend blows into town after the tournament and they kiss on screen, leading to a lesbian/bisexual joke.
Tonight, the same movie was on FOX so I watched again as I missed the first part and the wife had not seen it at all. Throughout the movie, many jokes are made of a sexual nature, and the team is depicted in full S&M get up (a joke is even made about submissives). At the end of the film, I am expecting the two girls to kiss - they have shown other kisses already in the film - but they cut that out. They still make a les/bi joke but don't show the actual kiss.
So, basically - WTF? That is such a weird thing to censor - especially as there have been plenty of lesbian kisses on screen in prime time on US network. Is it a FOX thing? Or a more general American thing?
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