The Mull of Kintrye allegedly served the British Board of Film Companies as a guide to what was premissible when showing certain parts of the male anatomy. A look at the map reveals exactly what this meant...
"The story goes that the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) used to judge whether images of naked men were suitable to be shown on screen by comparing a certain part of their anatomy to the aforementioned Scottish peninsula. If the filmed phallus in question appeared more erect than the Mull of Kintyre’s memorable outline, then the scene would be flagged up as inappropriate for viewing and swiftly relegated to the cutting room floor. To this day, the BBFC maintain that the so-called Mull of Kintyre Test is a work of fiction but it’s an urban legend that has stuck around in Scottish culture and, unsurprisingly, continues to raise eyebrows."....
bodleing2: The Mull of Kintrye allegedly served the British Board of Film Companies as a guide to what was premissible when showing certain parts of the male anatomy. A look at the map reveals exactly what this meant...
"The story goes that the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) used to judge whether images of naked men were suitable to be shown on screen by comparing a certain part of their anatomy to the aforementioned Scottish peninsula. If the filmed phallus in question appeared more erect than the Mull of Kintyre’s memorable outline, then the scene would be flagged up as inappropriate for viewing and swiftly relegated to the cutting room floor. To this day, the BBFC maintain that the so-called Mull of Kintyre Test is a work of fiction but it’s an urban legend that has stuck around in Scottish culture and, unsurprisingly, continues to raise eyebrows."....
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