Did my eyes fool me??? Episode 'No Partiality' (1955)

are you sure . even my mom saw the episode and saw the same thing

I didn't even think this post was still getting views. I wrote it such. A long time ago.
As each generation evolves, so does its morals, and what is considered decent and acceptable.

Showing this clip may have been ok and not a biggie in the fifties, when we weren't bombarded with stories of child porn and rape. But I don't think this would fly today. Not at all.

I just watched it, and yes, her chest was exposed, but she was barely past being a baby. I can remember running around without a shirt when I was a little girl, and nobody thought anything of it.

It's not like it is today, when 9-year-olds are dressed like hookers and 5 and 6-year-olds have bleached hair and false eyelashes for those sick beauty pageants.



If you're too old to cut the mustard, you can always lick the jar.

When one views the past care must be taken not to evaluate it through the lens of today.

Almost without exception the 1950's were a safe and carefree time for childhood where children often went off and played unsupervised for hours without fear. For those old enough to remember, the whole concept of sexual deviants and molesters was practically un-thought of.

By comparison, childhood today has eroded significantly. A 9 year old American child today looks much more mature than a typical 9 year old 50 years ago. This is due to a number of factors. First, contemporary fashion makes children look more like miniature adults augmenting features which aren’t even developed yet. Second, children today are often treated much like “little adults.” As a result, contemporary thought is to think of them more like little adults instead of age appropriate children.

Finally, the onset of puberty is occurring at younger and younger ages. Simply stated, a typical 9 year old 50 years ago bears more resemblance to a 6 or 7 year old today, while a 9 year old girl today resembles an early adolescent. Theories abound as to why American children's bodies are maturing faster and theories such as prenatal vitamins and food additives are common explanations.

In essence, a child Lauren's age back then didn't have anything to show but her innocence. The way the show presented "Kathy" really wasn't all that uncommon and no one made any big deal about it. It was not too unusual to see little girls topless (in an innocuous context of course) in family programming even up through the 1970's. No one that I'm aware of thought anything of it. The children were completely innocent and looked...well, just like little children without adult-like features and without grown up concerns.

For all that has been gained since FTB first aired it seems like so much more has been lost. The bottom line is children just can’t be children anymore. It wouldn’t hurt to get some of that innocence back, but unfortunately, it looks like society is still headed in the wrong direction. Sadly, few children growing up today will ever even know that there was once a time where they could play freely outdoors or with neighbors without shame or fear.

Her parents????

Look up her bio on Wikipedia, and you'll see that she was sexually molested by her father as a child, and her mother was a drunk who just looked the other way.
Maybe Lauren herself objected to that scene but was poo-pooed by the director.

Just because you had issues with your body doesn't mean others do too.
Others can be less vain and superficially worried about being "seen".
She was a kid, prepuberty.
This kind of thinking is what leads to people wearing full coverage, even their hair,face and hands! If you want it like that, go live in Iraq and wear a burqa in 100 degree weather!
RIDICULOUS!

I just saw the episode in question.

1) she was a little girl, there was no "boob" to see.

2) the "exposure" lasted about a half second.

3) no big deal here, nothing to say, nothing to see.