Maya Angelou

Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told if they continue to sink into the mud of obscenity, they will proceed alone.

American Poet

Willie Aames

When somebody comes to your front door, and they're screaming obscenities at you and telling you to come outside, and you've had your life threatened several times, you take it pretty seriously. It's the reason I have a Rottweiler.

American Actor

Rouben Mamoulian

The world today is so full of violence, obscenity, war, the failure of political systems. I try to make movies that make people a bit more confident. But that doesn't mean being sugary.

Armenian Director

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Obscenity, which is ever blasphemy against the divine beauty in life, is a monster for which the corruption of society forever brings forth new food, which it devours in secret.

English Poet

Roman Polanski

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically, then that's immoral and harmful. If you don't upset people, then that's obscenity.

Director

Jane Alexander

I don't know how one actually would define obscenity. I'm sure the definition is different according to the age one is living in.

American Actress

D. H. Lawrence

Since obscenity is the truth of our passion today, it is the only stuff of art - or almost the only stuff.

English Writer

Jef I. Richards

Commercial speech is like obscenity... we can't seem to define it, but we know it when we see it.

American Educator

Bertrand Russell

Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate.

British Philosopher

Christopher Hitchens

American Author

Obscenity can provoke strong emotions, often negative, such as shock or disgust.

Emotional Impact

What's considered obscenity varies by culture, so be cautious in multicultural settings.

Cultural Sensitivity

Obscenities often contribute to content being rated for adults in movies, games, and TV.

Media Classification

Be aware that distributing obscene material can lead to legal trouble, depending on jurisdiction.

Legal Consequences

Legal definitions of obscenity are not always clear-cut and can be subject to interpretation.

Subjectivity in Law

Obscenity laws often change over time and vary between different regions and countries.

Varying Standards

 declaring him a goner, and then leaving him to die. Years later, after his physical wounds had healed and he'd returned home, he rarely spoke of his experiences in waking life. But at night I would hear him shouting obscenities from his room down the hall.

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Emotional Impact

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