Rudeness is Obsolete

I was thinking about something today (while doing my many assignments) and it was:

What do we even consider as rude anymore?

I feel terribly conflicted in regards to this question. As a society, we've become desensitized to violence, sex and subject matter that is generally regarded as vulgar. And if you don't believe me on this just consider the dozens of movies and television shows created to see how far each can 'push the envelope'. They range from the gory torture porn variety (Saw, Hostel, Grindhouse) to the sexually explicit (Short Bus) and the 'Jack-Ass' (and copy-cat versions) type. We've seen the human body dissected and picked apart in every gruesome way that a director can think of. And the thing is, these movies/tv shows are generally accepted, not that I see anything seriously wrong with that.

My problem is that even though we can watch all these things, it is still rude to ask someone how old they are (if they are an older person) or how much someone weighs (especially if they are of the female variety). What? This is not the 1950s. We do not need to censor ourselves about things that are not even rude in the first place. It is a biological fact if you're 5'10'', 175 lbs, and 36 years old, and seriously who are you kidding anyway? You probably look 5'10'', 175 lbs and 36 years old.

So my message to the world is: Reconsider what really is rude. And please don't start acting like an asshole and saying it's not rude. I'm just saying there's a difference between being rude and being impolite.