Sunday, April 12, 2009

The difference between Obscene, Pornography and Indecent

  • Obscene :
  • Designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead
  • Abhorrent: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
  • lewd: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" 
  • Pornography :
  • It’s kind of activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire.
  • Indecent :
  • Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior ...
  • Offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
  • Offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards" 

 

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