"Should we ban Brigitte Bardot?"
"Every time I pick up a newspaper or go by a theatre marquee, there she is, blasted all over the place with her stringy, unkempt hair, her plunging necklines, her bare feet, her vapid eyes and her half-opened mouth,"
"Her casual attitude towards marriage is both shocking and immoral."
In 1958 calls emerged to ban Brigitte Bardot due to widespread public visibility and provocative presentation. Her image appeared repeatedly in newspapers and theatre marquees, described as having stringy, unkempt hair, plunging necklines, bare feet, vapid eyes and a half-opened mouth. Critics framed those physical traits as evidence of a casual, permissive lifestyle. Her perceived casual attitude toward marriage was labeled shocking and immoral, fueling moral outrage and demands for censorship. The reaction reflected mid-century social norms policing female sexuality and public femininity, linking appearance and personal life to broader concerns about public morality.
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