Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Hey guys! In today’s video, I talk about why society is obsessed with women being “pure.” I talk about fallen woman movies and briefly mention fallen women literature. I talk about censorship being brought about during the 20s and 30s that shamed “women of the night” and how that affects our society as a whole.
S O U R C E S
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/09/elizabeth-smart-purity-culture-shames-survivors-sexual-assault
Lea Jacobs, The Fallen Woman Film and the Impetus for Censorship
Richard Maltby, The Production Code and the Mythologies of ‘Pre-Code’ Hollywood
S O C I A L S
ig~@zhariyasmith_
twitter~@zhariyasmith_
B U S I N E S S I N Q U I R I E S
zhariyasmithbusiness@gmail.com
T I M E S T A M P S
0:00 - intro
0:30 - beginning of the video
1:46 - what is a “fallen woman” in films??
4:44 - history of “fallen woman” and censorship
8:54 - lets talk about “purity”
11:53 - is promiscuity still taboo??
14:17 - final thoughts
16:44 - outro
A F F I L I A T E L I N K S
Tube Buddy: tubebuddy.com/Zuzu
A B O U T M E
hi! my name is Zhariya Smith and I make commentary videos about things that I find interesting. I am a 19-year-old from Florida and my goal in life is to become an actress.
Hey guys! In today’s video, I talk about why society is obsessed with women being “pure.” I talk about fallen woman movies and briefly mention fallen women literature. I talk about censorship being brought about during the 20s and 30s that shamed “women of the night” and how that affects our society as a whole.
S O U R C E S
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/09/elizabeth-smart-purity-culture-shames-survivors-sexual-assault
Lea Jacobs, The Fallen Woman Film and the Impetus for Censorship
Richard Maltby, The Production Code and the Mythologies of ‘Pre-Code’ Hollywood
S O C I A L S
ig~@zhariyasmith_
twitter~@zhariyasmith_
B U S I N E S S I N Q U I R I E S
zhariyasmithbusiness@gmail.com
T I M E S T A M P S
0:00 - intro
0:30 - beginning of the video
1:46 - what is a “fallen woman” in films??
4:44 - history of “fallen woman” and censorship
8:54 - lets talk about “purity”
11:53 - is promiscuity still taboo??
14:17 - final thoughts
16:44 - outro
A F F I L I A T E L I N K S
Tube Buddy: tubebuddy.com/Zuzu
A B O U T M E
hi! my name is Zhariya Smith and I make commentary videos about things that I find interesting. I am a 19-year-old from Florida and my goal in life is to become an actress.
