risks‚ and has always stood to lose‚ its respectability in the art world if it spills out and over into the pornographic--meaning images associated with eroticism and obscenity. The trouble has always been the vagueness and instability of cultural definitions of both art and pornography. For the meanings of eroticism and obscenity continue to change over time‚ as the boundaries of acceptable art are shaped by culture and society (Nead 323-325). Artists of the 20th century‚
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different mass media to standardize the freedom of expression in public. The government control and regulation are deep-rooted in film industry since movies have been shown in theatres since early 1990s. Film censorship often examines the issues of obscenity and sexuality on the stand of Canada’s Criminal code. It also reflects government’s policy on protecting public interest and maintaining community standards (Quinn‚ 2009). Film censorship that assigned to provincial film boards promote regional distinctions
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Censorship or Freedom of Speech: Gender Equality and Pornography Aliaa Magda Elmahdy‚ an Egyptian feminist activist‚ made national and international news when she released naked images of herself on her blog (Ajbaili‚ 2012). These naked images were to protest against the subordination of women in Egypt. The gender inequality that is greatly felt throughout the predominately Muslim country stems from these religious values that have been incorporated into everyday culture and behaviors. Following
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How can a feminist reading of ’Lady Chatter-ley’s Lover’ illuminate Lawrence’s depiction of men and women? ’Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ is renowned for its supposed obscenity and daring nature. Perhaps this obscenity is necessary in exploring Lawrence’s message of female liberation as our protagonist escapes her loveless marriage. Yet‚ through feminist interpretation‚ it may be viewed that this freedom is no more than Lady Chatterley jumping from one gender constraint to another and so women are portrayed
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23 February 2012 A Futile Task What I was really hanging around for‚ I was trying to feel some kind of good-by. I mean I’ve left schools and places I didn’t even know I was leaving them. I hate that. I don’t care if it’s a sad good-by or a bad good-by‚ but when I leave a place‚ I want to know I’m leaving it. If you don’t‚ you feel worse. --Salinger‚ page 7 Upon an initial perusal‚ the bittersweet image depicts Holden Caulfield on account of his untimely expulsion from Pencey Prep
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When asked about obscenity and obscene material‚ a menagerie of ideas come to mind. A typical person will think of pornography‚ extreme violence‚ or something else when asked to come up with an obscene material. However‚ if asked if a novel reviewed as “The only convincing love story of our century” was obscene‚ it would be very rare for somebody to say yes. However‚ Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is incredibly obscene. The novel is a pedohile’s memoir that explicitly details his illegal sexual escapades
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LEGALIZE IT! The debates over same sex marriage have been a long term conversation. As homosexual couples began to insist on recognition‚ some nations took the issue onto their policy agenda. But there are some arguments whic are against same sex marriage. The most important question here is “why?”. According to social constructionist thought‚ this hostility to same sex marriage is not because of internal logic‚ but because of cultural attitudes (Eskridge‚ 1993‚ p.1423) . However‚ this is not a
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not deemed obscene if it: Has at least a modicum of social value 8. In Miller the Court set which standard for the value of a work? It lacks serious literary‚ artistic‚ political‚ or scientific value. 9. Which justice could not define obscenity but knew it when he/she saw it? Justice Potter Stewart 10. According to New York Times v. Sullivan a public official must prove _____ _____ to sustain a libel claim. actual malice 11. In Hustler Magazine v. Falwell the Court _____. increased
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the US they have the right to religion and speech‚ they right to say whatever they want as long as it’s true without being held accountable for it. Even though speech is protected by the First Amendment not every speech is protected for example obscenity‚ child pornography‚ and speech that constitutes so-called “fighting words” or “true threats” are not protected by the amendment. There has always been controversy for defending the free speech rights of groups that spew hate‚ such as the Ku Klux
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Living in a first-world country‚ our freedoms and rights are protected above all else by the law. We are allowed freedom of speech‚ race‚ religion‚ thoughts and ideas‚ etc. These freedoms allow us to express ourselves to the best of our abilities. Yet some ideas that these freedoms allow us to transmit are censored in order to prevent harm to others; hate speech‚ propaganda‚ etc. is frowned upon as it may bring harm to others. The case of pornography in all this and its legal regulation is the belief
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