The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-18
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sEx.IrIEp MOVIES

SEx.IflED MOVIES
A. the risk Of being called q
prude this writer wishes 10 regis
Ter his objection to the picture
The Birth OF a Baby" recently
presented In Richmond. As an ex-
perienccd teacher, feel that sex
education has us pleace In the
study OF every youth. but the time
and place and circumstance are
matters OF the creates, moment.
II is true that hitherto much OF
sex education has been given in
the streets and imbibed in the
streets by the youth OF the land,
This has been unfortunate for the
youth and the community a new
day has dawned in which sex has
It's place In the educational scheme
and sex IA no longer 10 be regard
ed as something indecent or de-
grading but II Is fast coming TO be
regarded as the high and holy thing
Il Is. Herein lies the danger. To
make TOO much OF sex in trying TO
beautify II and idealize II Is TO des-
troy its beauty and sanctity. Man Is
30 constituted. psychoIogically that
he cannot worship that which is
common and Il may he for this
same reason that his Creator
screened from view the eternal
verities of the hereafter. To make
things OF sex TOO common Is TO
degrade them eventually
The Birth OF Baby" as cross
section OF movie education may
not appear Illicit or undesirable.
but as trend II Il horrible. The
unsophistlcated and Eullible pub
lie does not know in the long run
what is best fo- iisel. The public
must be saved from itself by those
who understand the foioles OF hu-
man nature Nobody denies that
pregnant mothers need the atten-
fion Of their physicians; that In
formation relative 10 the pre-
natal development OF the child
should he made clear: that certain
examinations are pertinent 10 her
condition and that labor pains are
a part Of the ordeal through
which every mother must 90 Ia
bring into this world child. Every
body knows IN way the part the
physician plays in the delivery Of
a child. But for The producers "a
screen every detail of this solemn
procedure before mixed audiences
In The name ~ educating the pub
lie Is deplorable TO say the least.
II would he fine picture for
expeetant mothers and prospective
fathers but for the general public
4 IS simply another play up OF
sex for the commercialization OF
one OF humanity's most sacred
passions Picture producers are not
necessarily interested in improving
the morals OF nation and the
world. They are primarily inter.
ested in selling a screen produc-
lion and although they in many
ways do much good the said good
is by-product
One man was asked his objec.
lion TO restaurant food and he re,
piled. restaurant food Is moi cook.
ed ~ eat hut 10 sell" While this 4.
not true OF all restaurants. It car
he applied 10 the producers o
screen pictures. For so long mat.
ters Of sex were taboo that we are
coming 10 the other extreme an(
make them too common. Herein
lies the possibilities OF moral de-
graduation II has come about thai
every picture has its love scene
with It's embracing and it's ineyita.
bic "mushy kissing All kinds oil
suggestive things spoken and act.
ed before the gaze OF immatur,
persons From one degree OF sex
mess 10 another the movie Is 20.
INK. II this generation accepts the
Birth OF Baby" the next will b.
shown The Beretting OF 4 Baby
etc"
Somebody ought to call a hall
to this debasement NJ the only
passion that makes life worth liv.
Ing. Something Of It's privacy and
beauty should he safeguarded.
There Is no particular point 10 bs
served by showing a baby coming
into this world head-foremost as.
sisted by a physician and nurse
There IL nothing that a movie au.
dlence can gain from hearing a
mother eroan In labor. The movie
producers know that such things
Will sell for they cater In tho
morbih- propensiiIes NJ human ma.
ture. These producers know that II
sickness" Il paraded under IN,
Eulse OF sex education the gull.
BILE public will crave more and
more NJ a. The producers know
that matters Of sex have Away,
been. are now and will ever he In.
terestIng. They know that n thl.
can he put on the screen picture,
will sell. They are right!
I sent my class in Family Rsla,
tons 10 see the picture ana ou'
% IS only ala not approve OF Il
The majority thought It fine and
an not surprised nor disconcertet
at their conclusion. The end Of al