CNN: Editor in obscenity trial for childbirth photos. From Wordnik.com. [POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: August 06, 2009] Reference
“What you call obscenity is mere license, and there is plenty of that at Rome.”. From Wordnik.com. [The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt] Reference
Smith notes how Cocteau once said of a Jean Genet poem, "His obscenity is never obscene.". From Wordnik.com. ["Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo."] Reference
The book argues that the only true obscenity is war, which breaks out as the story concludes. From Wordnik.com. [FF, FFF, FFFFf, MM (n/c A2M), mmmmff, M/f/horse; urchin incest, mild war peril] Reference
They know that the Lord Chamberlain began by exorcising obscenity from the English theatre and ended by banning so fiercely. From Wordnik.com. [Nonsenseorship] Reference
The best solution in the wake of both the special election and this obscenity from the supreme court is to pass a constitutional amendment …. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Chuck Todd: ‘The Tea Party gets a big benefit’ from Fox News’ promotion.] Reference
+ It is evident that the notion of obscenity is very modern. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
There is something called obscenity, which goes beyond that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2002] Reference
"What you call obscenity is mere license, and there is plenty of that at. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova] Reference
'Unbelievably offensive': The family's receipt - the obscenity is the last item on the bill. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
He's funny, but sometimes it seems like his obscenity is a crutch for lack of actual writing skill. From Wordnik.com. [MetaFilter] Reference
Thus their obscenity is the expression of their passionate love of dragging all things into the light. From Wordnik.com. [All Things Considered] Reference
For those interested, a long discussion about censorship and so-called obscenity laws is going on here. From Wordnik.com. [reality] Reference
It may be that the notion of obscenity developed sooner in respect to literature than in respect to art. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
Foley also discusses what can really only be described as the obscenity of bombing Afghanistan, an utterly impoverished state. From Wordnik.com. [MRZine.org] Reference
But there is more than this; with all its humor there is a sense of real delight in what may be called obscenity for its own sake. From Wordnik.com. [1601] Reference
In another incident, they did find that there was a two-word obscenity written on a Quran, though it is not clear who exactly wrote it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2005] Reference
Posted in obscenity laws, virginia beach. From Wordnik.com. [2008 February 03 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
This is the worst kind of obscenity, the worst abomination. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Diary: Nuclear Witch Dippers and Laser Demon Burners] Reference
If we needed a new definition of "obscenity" I think we just found one. From Wordnik.com. [Obama's Grandmother Passes Away] Reference
He is condemned for using a mild 'obscenity' in reference to the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Obama, His Pastor and] Reference
He is condemned for using a mild "obscenity" in reference to the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Pulpit Bullies] Reference
This deliberate "obscenity" is irritating or just plain boring to mature readers. From Wordnik.com. [Obscenity] Reference
While Epstein rightly supplied "obscenity" himself, I do not think he fully gauged its depth. From Wordnik.com. [Radical Chic] Reference
Is that not what already occurs under the current exceptions, such as obscenity and fighting words?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Elena Kagan as Scholar] Reference
One of the kinder words I used as I carefully dissected it was "obscenity," as in "it is an obscenity.". From Wordnik.com. [In the mail] Reference
In defining "obscenity," Associate Justice Potter Stewart wrote in a famous 1964 Supreme Court decision. From Wordnik.com. [Kenneth C. Davis: A Lady and a Penguin (Not a Dirty Story)] Reference
China has denounced the award as an "obscenity" and part of a Western conspiracy to undermine a rising China. From Wordnik.com. [China Raises Diplomatic Stakes Over Liu] Reference
If it's "obscenity," the government can actually ban the stuff, so presumably it also has the lesser power to tax it. From Wordnik.com. [Bitter Aftertaste] Reference
Interestingly, Wyoming law does not define "obscenity" precisely; most judges simply say they "know it when they ski it.". From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: Constitutional Law Archives] Reference
The word "obscenity," he argued in "obscenity — Forget It" (May 1977), should no longer be used — at least not in a legal context. From Wordnik.com. [Obscenity, Censorship, and the First Amendment] Reference
The actions of the FCC Re: "obscenity" are that warning sign. From Wordnik.com. [Slashdot: Hardware] Reference
Why on earth is a mainstream business magazine giving this kind of obscenity cover story treatment?. From Wordnik.com. [MoJo Blogs and Articles | Mother Jones] Reference
On top of this, he was now ruining the country very deeply with constitutional reform: this was another "obscenity". From Wordnik.com. [Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk] Reference
These downright animal phases pointed the way logically, in Gard's mind, to that obscenity which is interwoven in the German civilization. From Wordnik.com. [Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life] Reference
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