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- Dictionaryob·scene/əbˈsēn/
adjective
- 1. (of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency: "obscene jokes" Similar Opposite
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2 days ago · They defined gender harassment as behaviors, both verbal and nonverbal that project/express violent and insulting feelings about women.
Jul 10, 2024 · Obscenity is defined as anything that portrays or describes sexual or excretory functions with a wicked intention in a manner that will be shameful, immoral, and obscene and thus serve a sexual interest.
Jul 9, 2024 · While obscenity is notoriously difficult to define and the test for determining obscenity has shifted over time, typically the term has referred to the crime of publishing prohibited, sexually explicit material. Obscenity has always been a criminal offense in the United States.
Jul 8, 2024 · Quality or state of a work that taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex by depicting sexual conduct in a patently offensive way and that lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. -certain well defined and narrowly limited class of speech. -sex and obscenity are not synonomous.
Jul 2, 2024 · In Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973), the Supreme Court upheld the prosecution of a California publisher for the distribution of obscene materials. In doing so, it established the test used to determine whether expressive materials cross the line into unprotected obscenity.
3 days ago · Concerning the definitions used in the Comstock Act, there are three key definitions: indecent, obscene, and knowingly. For purposes of the Comstock Act, the term indecent is defined in the text as including "matter of a character tending to incite arson, murder, or assassination".
5 days ago · Yes, artists and cultural workers, let’s seize this as an educating opportunity. This is not just about a controversial artwork, it is about how artists can continue to freely create and exhibit/publish their work, and how government will administer, control or neglect art and culture.
