Sentence examples for considered obscene from inspiring English sources

Ohio obscenity law states that a work can only be considered obscene if, "taken as a whole, [it] lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value".

British law is hazy on the question of obscenity; following a landmark judicial ruling, pornographic material is considered "obscene" if it has "a tendency to deprave and corrupt" its audience.

She said the government tends to act only when children are exposed to content considered obscene.

"Women will not be allowed to vote, as their voices are considered obscene," went another.

If they are pornography, could they be considered obscene – a point of legal importance?

According to Ms. Margolin and her lawyer, Mr. Wiesel and his foundation's representatives never specified what they considered obscene or defamatory.

There's also a difference today with what we consider obscene.

The site does, however, filter what it considers obscene sounds from its index.

And this is indeed the problem for many people with the Obscene Publications Act as it stands, namely that it doesn't catch works that they themselves consider obscene.

If the court does expand the meaning of what society considers obscene, rather than merely offensive, states will be free to regulate games that include violence, as they do magazines that include nudity.

The act was laced with language that was considered unacceptably obscene at the time but that can now be heard nightly on HBO and Comedy Central.