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| − | '''Obscenity''' is a speech act or image which evokes disgust or revulsion in people, usually on moral grounds. | + | '''Obscenity''' is a speech act or image which evokes disgust or revulsion in people, usually on moral grounds. Not surprisingly, it is liberals more than conservatives who favor obscene acts, images and words. |
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| + | Words that express hatred are often obscene, with bathroom language eclipsed only by bedroom language. | ||
Revision as of 18:24, November 3, 2008
Obscenity is a speech act or image which evokes disgust or revulsion in people, usually on moral grounds. Not surprisingly, it is liberals more than conservatives who favor obscene acts, images and words.
Words that express hatred are often obscene, with bathroom language eclipsed only by bedroom language.
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.