Obscenity

In the article Obscenity and the Constitution, “Justice Brennan argues that the definition of obscenity is inherently vague, produces a lack of fair notice to potential speakers when written into law, chills protected speech, and is a source of constant institutional stress” (Obscenityandthe 2). Pornography is damaging public interests. When trying to be spoken of in a law situation, it makes for a tough subject to talk about. So as a result, when many cases involve obscenity and pornography, it…

broadcasters who spout obscenities, Natalie Angier rejects the possibility of a “gentle” language. In her article “Almost Before We Spoke, We Swore,” published in the New York Times in 2005, she asserts that swearing is universal across all human cultures and languages. Within her article, Angier provides several well-supported claims about the universalism of swearing. First, she describes the long historical aspect of swearing to demonstrate the prevalence of obscenity within human culture,…

related to pornography and obscenity, because of people 's opinions on whether or not pornography is a form of expression or a form of denigration. If pornography is a freedom of expression, then pornography is protected under the First Amendment, however, if pornography is a form of denigration then pornography is not protected under the First Amendment. Obscenity as ruled by the Supreme Court is not protected under the First Amendment, because it is believed obscenity is a form of…

exploitation, discrimination and their inability to muster out of the situation. Swift chew’s over these ideas in such a satirical manner, it leaves the audience truly wondering if the man is insane or just has a cruel sense of humor. Swift’s use of both obscenity and vividness further exaggerate and express his feelings concerning the conflict between England and Ireland. Children…

federal Court of law, stated that vulgarity is "utterly without redeeming social importance" and therefore it isn’t shielded by the freedom of speech. The US Federal Court enhances necessities to the description of obscenity in a 1966 incident concerning the English press Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, further normally recognized as Fanny Hill. As we can observe, particular folks that create naughty pornography in the social communities are affecting the negative influence…

and music” (Brown v. Electronic Merchants Association, 2011). Scalia’s opinion focused on relating video games to the other forms of media that came before it. While mediums like film, radio, television, and books have all gone through their own obscenity cases, the Court believed that the act was not fully meeting the Miller test to make the case…

so uncensored, real, and raw that in 1957, Ginsberg’s poem encountered an obscenity trial. Additionally, Ginsberg’s Howl is a poem of rage in which compares and contrasts American standards with ideals that at the time, were considered to be dishonorable. However, in comparison with the “absolute…

Civil Liberties are fundamental individual freedoms that are guaranteed explicitly identified in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. Civil liberties include: Freedom of speech, the right to privacy, the right to be free from unreasonable searches of your home, the right to a fair court trial, the right to marry, and the right to vote. The First Amendment expresses “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” The prohibition on abridgment of the…

Curled up with a good book… oh no, not that one. All over the world, books of all varieties are being banned. The ban of books should never happen, because it stops the world from having a variety of material to learn from. Books should not be banned based on a group's beliefs, the ban denies an author freedom of speech, and the laws which prove whether a book is obscene or not are very unclear. Books should not be banned based on a single person or group's religious, moral, or political…

"Yo shorty!" "Hey sexy mama smile for me!" "Wheet Whooo" We've all heard these lines before. Whether in scenes from movies or shouted at us on the streets. These are not pickup lines instead they are street harassment. Street harassment is a form of sexual harassment, which consists of unwanted comments, wolf whistling, "cat-calling", and other nonconsensual actions (Stop Street Harassment). Street harassment is illegal, yet still, happens across the globe. Society needs to stand up to street…