Pawnbreaking Our Culture

Stream Summary

This stream analyzes the cultural shift in American cinema from the mid-1960s onward, focusing on the breakdown of traditional moral standards and the rise of explicit sexual content. The host traces this transformation to the erosion of the Hays Code, using the 1965 film "The Pawnbroker" as a pivotal example. The stream explores the film's symbolism, its role in changing censorship standards, and the broader implications for American culture, arguing that the Holocaust narrative was instrumental in breaking down barriers to explicit content and ushering in an era of increasing degeneracy in film.

• The rise of explicit sexual themes in American cinema
• The history and impact of the Hays Code
• The role of "The Pawnbroker" (1965) in changing censorship standards
• Symbolism and metaphors in "The Pawnbroker"
• Hollywood's influence on American culture and morality
• Critique of globalism and centralized cultural control
• Discussion of religious and ethnic symbolism in film

Sources

• The Pawnbroker (1965 film) – IMDb official page
• Rotten Tomatoes review for The Pawnbroker – Rotten Tomatoes official page
• Virginia Rappe case – No verified link available
• Fatty Arbuckle – No verified link available
• Hays Code (Motion Picture Production Code) – AFI official page
• Will H. Hays – No verified link available
• Martin J. Quigley – No verified link available
• Motion Picture Association of America – Official site
• Day of the Rope (book by Devon Stack) – No verified link available
• Patreon.com/blackpilled – Patreon page

Key Points of Wisdom

• [00:01:08] "A wide release film was openly displaying child porn and calling it art, as in the case of Pretty Baby." – On the rapid shift in cultural standards.
• [00:06:09] "The Hays Code remained largely adhered to for the next few decades and was administered by what is now known as the Motion Picture Association of America." – On the history of film censorship.
• [00:07:02] "In 1965, the Landau Company... submitted their film The Pawnbroker, which was a fictional story of a Holocaust survivor living in Harlem. The film included several sex scenes, interracial sex, cross dressers, and nudity." – On the pivotal role of The Pawnbroker.
• [00:27:07] "Next to the speed of light... I rank money. That's what life is all about." – On the film's philosophical themes.
• [00:36:15] "The Holocaust was used as a hammer, and it split the dam in two and drowned our nation in a never ending flood of debasement and perversion." – On the perceived cultural consequences.

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