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| − | '''Obscenity''' is a speech act or image which evokes disgust or revulsion in a reasonable amount of the population. It is also a legal category of speech, nominally "unprotected" under modern [[first amendment]] [[law]]. The category, however, defies neat legal classification.<ref>''Redrup v. New York'' (deciding obscenity cases on a case-by-case basis, without promulgating a general rule.</ref> | + | '''Obscenity''' is a speech act or image which evokes disgust or revulsion in a reasonable amount of the population. |
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| + | It is also a legal category of speech, nominally "unprotected" under modern [[first amendment]] [[law]]. The category, however, defies neat legal classification.<ref>''Redrup v. New York'' (deciding obscenity cases on a case-by-case basis, without promulgating a general rule.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:21, November 3, 2008
Obscenity is a speech act or image which evokes disgust or revulsion in a reasonable amount of the population.
US law
It is also a legal category of speech, nominally "unprotected" under modern first amendment law. The category, however, defies neat legal classification.[1]
References
- ↑ Redrup v. New York (deciding obscenity cases on a case-by-case basis, without promulgating a general rule.