They were fleeing religious persecution, because everyone was sick of their shit.

In a way "kinda weird" is still normal. People in real life are kinda weird, we have different things we like, not just missionary position for the purpose of procreation. There's collars and vegetables used in non-culinary ways, toe-sucking and fantasies and handcuffs, etc. Normal people often do kinda weird stuff.

Our chief weapon is surprise! And a ruthless efficiency. Our TWO chief weapons . . .

On the contrary, the Spanish Inquisition would generally give a 30 day written warning before showing up.

There can be exceptions to the rule, but there are plenty of indicators with problems occurring in the current film and video game markets that spell out Americans would sooner let children see graphic violence than the hideous abomination that is the human nipple.

Have you seen their American versions in comparison to the European ones?

"Federal Communications Commission". It's a U.S. agency. Originally established to make sure radio broadcasters play nice with the "commons" that is the radio frequency spectrum. They're the ones who maintain the rules about who is allowed to broadcast on what wavelength and such. Radio and TV stations have to register with the FCC. WIFI wavelengths are under the FCC's jurisdiction. That sort of thing.

But they decided that their jurisdiction also extends to deciding what's too "obscene" to be allowed to be broadcast over the air waves. Cable TV is out of scope because the signal travels over wires rather than over radio waves, and so in the U.S. the rules for cable are much more lenient.

But yeah. Any content made for TV that would go over radio waves (even if it also goes over cables) basically has to follow FCC's rules for morality. And they're pretty strict. Such shows can't say "shit" or "cock" or "pussy" whatever. (Though the FCC is kind enough to make exceptions for if you're unambiguously referring to a rooster when you say "cock" etc.) And they can't show anyone flipping the bird without blurring the offending hand.

Lots of artists and content make reference to how strict the FCC is. For instance, I think this is a song from Family Guy about that (but YouTube says it's "inappropriate for some users" and I have to log in to confirm my age, but fuck that.) I think the FCC is even a running joke on Family Guy. Also, Eminem's song "Without Me" also says "the FCC won't let me be, won't let me be me so let me see. They try to shut me down on MTV...". (Though when it comes to Eminem, they may have a point. Lol.)

Federal Communications Commission - The US federal organization responsible for approving broadcast content since 1934.

The Federal Communications Commission. It's a US government agency that regulates all communications broadcasts (TV, radio, Internet, satellite, etc.).

Yeah, Frank, Christopher, and Carson. They like to get together after Sacraments and dress up in one large trench coat. It's very silly.

That's not a contradiction, though. They genuinely believe it's bad for children specifically and ok for adults. And I'd argue that overexposure to sexuality can be bad for children. But I'd also argue there are big differences in the sexuality depicted, the form of the depiction itself, and the age of the child.