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Who gets to choose what is considered "obscene" online? what is the compared most horrible obscenity possible? Isnt whats "repulsive to the senses" a matter of opinion?

elizabethbath0ry November 04, 2009 20:20:14

ob·scen·i·ty (b-sn-t, b-)
n. pl. ob·scen·i·ties
1. The state or quality of being obscene.
2. Indecency, lewdness, or offensiveness in behavior, expression, or appearance.
3. Something, such as a word, act, or expression, that is indecent or lewd.
4. Something that is offensive or repulsive to the senses: "What had once been a gentle hill covered with lush grass turned into a brown obscenity of bare earth and smoke" (Tom Clancy).

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  • jjvoodoo November 04, 2009 20:36:06
    jjvoodoo
    ummm idk
  • EKSimilon November 04, 2009 20:31:48
    EKSimilon
    Obscene
    obscene
    Not obscene
    obscene obscene
  • Zuggi November 04, 2009 20:29:48
    Zuggi
    1) Whoever is hosting the material. If I post a tasteful picture of two lesbians holding hands on jesusweb.org (made up), they have every right to determine that it is obscene and remove it.

    2) In cases of criminal obscenity on the internet (which pretty much don't exist, except for child pornography), a jury and possibly a judge/appeals courts decide.
  • Whackoslovakian November 04, 2009 20:22:01
    Whackoslovakian
    THE GOVERNMENT!
  • *hollywood_undead* November 04, 2009 20:21:09
    *hollywood_undead*
    who knows......cuz i sure dont
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