Obscenity law

Censorship in School Libraries Censorship in school libraries is an ongoing issue occurring in schools all across the U.S. To fully understand this problem, the definition of censorship must be known. With this in mind, censorship is “the suppression of words, images, or ideas that are offensive” (ACLU 1). There are many significant reasons for why censorship should be used including the prevention of religious conflicts, the prevention of harmful material being exposed to children, and the…

Censorship is a dual edged word used in society that either cleanses or destroys humanity. The theme in Fahrenheit 451 requires any questions to be asked such as: What is the background of censorship, what is the theme used, and why did he use the theme? Bradbury presents the theme in Fahrenheit 451 that censorship is a poison to society using. He uses many techniques in his novel the importance of the theme he articulated throughout the novel. To understand the theme and the techniques used…

Tech and Amendment Essay The first amendment states that art is protected by freedom of speech. I do believe that everyone should have their right to have freedom of speech, but when it comes down to a song written about a confessed crime, I think the police should investigate more into the case rather than to hear the song and charge them. Some people express their feelings a little differently than others, sometimes in a way that seems violent or alarming… But just because they write a song…

Why is censorship so controversial? Censorship has been utilized in books, movies, music, and television shows. It has been an old-age controversial that still has not come to an end and the debate perpetuates on. Should any type of art be censored which can lose the free flow of ideas that the author is trying to endeavoring to perceive to the audience or use censorship when the material is insulting or offending. The debate surrounds the question of whether to censor or not to censor media or…

Introduction While encompassing censorship is protected by the First Amendment in the United States, content deemed to be offensive can be regulated in terms of accessibility and the nature of presence. Despite America’s increasing liberalism as it moves past gender roles and other forms of conservatism now considered extreme, censorship of content as seemingly non-offensive as Harry Potter books continues to provide rationalizations for formal examinations and actions taken by the judicial…

are used to warn the firmen of a violation of the law. For instance there was a location that the firemen were called to because there was a citing of books. The case had an unexpected result of a lady starting a fire at her home full of books but they did not expect her to remain in side of the burning house. “The woman on the porch reached out with contempt to them all, and struck the kitchen match against the railing.” (37) In this society the law treats books as an equivalent to…

Art, whether it be paintings, statues, sculptures, etc., is meant to provoke and inspire the audience. Artists use different techniques in order to provoke the feeling they want, or to display the message they feel is important, sometimes, these techniques could offend members of the audience; however, censoring art does not prevent offending/corrupting the audience, but rather limits exposure to real life situations such as racism/hate speech, sexuality, and graphic material. It is thought by…

The exact words from the First Amendment are “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech”, yet that is what organizations like the FCC are doing. They dictate what you can and can’t say, what you can and can’t show, and what started out as a way to make sure all non-government use of the radio spectrum was…

Artists speaking out about their political views is becoming more and more common, as is obscenity in popular music. Cuss words in songs are ‘bleeped out’ on radio, however artists, particularly rappers in the 21st century, are choosing to create two versions of their songs; a ‘dirty’ one and a ‘clean’ one (Benesch 1994). This is known as self-censorship…

Books, films, news and more! So many ways to get the word out there. But if it is politically unacceptable, considered indecent, or even a threat to society it needs to be prohibited. The novel Go Ask Alice by anonymous is an intense book about a fifteen-year-old girl who gets mixed up in the wrong crowd and wants so badly to fit in she does not care that her "friends" take hardcore drugs. She even started taking them herself. This novel without a doubt needs to be banned. It is not only…