Pornography is Not Obscene
Will we ever have a definitive answer as to the legal meaning of obscenity in the U.S.? Just think how easy it would make things if instead of leaving it up to some ambiguous 'community standards' we actually had a federal legal definition to go by.
Personally I think there's a big difference between 'pornography' and 'obscenity' but in too many cases it seems that the two words are used interchangeably and incorrectly. There is nothing illegal about pornography unless it's obscene, but what is considered obscene in Los Angeles, CA is considerably different than what is considered obscene in Wichita Falls, TX.
Here are some things that are considered obscene in most U.S communities: scat, pissing, fisting, double penetration, extreme bondage and bukkake. Sure, I find scat disgusting, but I'm not sure I'd consider it obscene. For those of you that like to look at pictures or videos depicting defecation, who am I to tell you that you can't watch it in the privacy of your own home any more than I want someone telling me I can't watch two attractive ladies having lesbian sex. To each their own is an adage I like to live by, unless it's harming someone in some way.
Realistically, the only things that I think can be considered obscene in the way of pornography are child pornography and actual rape, but we all know that since our government is supposed to be a democracy and a democratic country is governed by the ideals of the majority, I'm not naive enough to believe that we'll ever convince the majority of the people in the U.S. that pissing and extreme facials are not obscene, but if the government decides that websites that contain that kind of content is illegal everywhere and not just in certain communities, at least we'd know what to avoid.
Of course, just because some things may be considered obscene in the U.S. doesn't mean that other countries will agree. Hell, the legal age of consent in Canada is 16 and of course then there's Denmark. So, short of blocking IPs in the U.S. -- which is apparently being considered at this time in Australia -- the government can't stop anyone from viewing questionable material and if that's the case, why bother trying?
Personally I think there's a big difference between 'pornography' and 'obscenity' but in too many cases it seems that the two words are used interchangeably and incorrectly. There is nothing illegal about pornography unless it's obscene, but what is considered obscene in Los Angeles, CA is considerably different than what is considered obscene in Wichita Falls, TX.
Here are some things that are considered obscene in most U.S communities: scat, pissing, fisting, double penetration, extreme bondage and bukkake. Sure, I find scat disgusting, but I'm not sure I'd consider it obscene. For those of you that like to look at pictures or videos depicting defecation, who am I to tell you that you can't watch it in the privacy of your own home any more than I want someone telling me I can't watch two attractive ladies having lesbian sex. To each their own is an adage I like to live by, unless it's harming someone in some way.
Realistically, the only things that I think can be considered obscene in the way of pornography are child pornography and actual rape, but we all know that since our government is supposed to be a democracy and a democratic country is governed by the ideals of the majority, I'm not naive enough to believe that we'll ever convince the majority of the people in the U.S. that pissing and extreme facials are not obscene, but if the government decides that websites that contain that kind of content is illegal everywhere and not just in certain communities, at least we'd know what to avoid.
Of course, just because some things may be considered obscene in the U.S. doesn't mean that other countries will agree. Hell, the legal age of consent in Canada is 16 and of course then there's Denmark. So, short of blocking IPs in the U.S. -- which is apparently being considered at this time in Australia -- the government can't stop anyone from viewing questionable material and if that's the case, why bother trying?
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Hammer
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5:57 PM
2 Comments:
super article ty!
I live in Japan and every time I ask what the legal age of consent is here I just get blank looks. Honestly I dont' think anyone knows, so technically 14 year olds can be going at it.
The only sort of definition I got was "well if the girl is really young and the guy is like 10-20 years older than her then he could be in trouble...."
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