Ileana D'Cruz

It would be prudish to say, 'I don't want to be a prop in a film,' because there are certain films I've loved doing, as I have looked very glamorous in them.

Indian Actress

Jenji Kohan

We still have this prudish, puritanical culture, but we also have so little exposure to a diversity of bodies. Bodies are beautiful and great and compelling.

American Director

Patrick deWitt

I am a bit prudish, I think. It's hard for me to write about sex, and I don't really care to read about it, either.

Canadian Novelist

Roisin Murphy

I'm brave and fearless when I'm performing, but in real life, I'm actually quite prudish.

Irish Musician

Portia de Rossi

I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me.

Australian Actress

Juergen Teller

When I came to London in 1986, I was amazed at how prudish everyone was.

German Photographer

Jonathan Bailey

You can't sign on for a romance novel adaptation and then get prudish.

English Actor

Ian Hislop

I'm often accused of being prudish, but the opposite is true.

Welsh Editor

Jenny Eclair

Comedian

Toyah Willcox

English Musician

The term can imply different levels of modesty based on cultural norms.

Cultural Sensitivity

'Prudish' might be used negatively to describe someone seen as overly modest.

Often Pejorative

It can express a subtle sense of discomfort with sexuality rather than outright shock.

Prudish

Very easily shocked by things related to sex or nudity.

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Cultural Sensitivity

Often Pejorative

Subtle Discomfort

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