Freaks & Geeks (Part II)
As a prelude to reading Margaret Atwood's essay on violent pornography (which doesn't seem to be available online--fascists!), I asked my argumentative writing class to define what pornography means to them. As with my previous post, all the following comments are being posted here exactly as they were submitted to me.
Pornography is . . .
Showing or describing sexual activity.
Showing or describing nudity and/or sexual encounters. [sits next to previous student]
The reckless abandonment of moral character of humanity in exposing provocatively the human body. Arousing feelings within the common man that can further produce inappropriate behavior.
Printed or visual material containing explicit description or display of sexual organs or activities. Intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings.
Anything naked, either a picture, sexual video, or strippers.
The viewing of sexually explicit material.
Photography of nude persons being sexual.
Adults using sexual acts in front of a camera to make money.
The act of portraying a man or a woman in a way that is lude & crude!
Sexual, obscene, nude entertainment. Provocative entertainment in order to satisfy one's fantasies.
Pictures or motion pictures or anything showing a naked body.
When areas are revealed that are generally covered by a person's underwear.
For the record, the 4th edition of the American Heritage College Dictionary defines pornography as "sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal."
In 1964, Justice Potter Stewart tried to define "hard-core" pornography, or what is obscene, by saying, "I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced . . . [b]ut I know it when I see it . . . " (Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184,197)
Pornography is . . .
Showing or describing sexual activity.
Showing or describing nudity and/or sexual encounters. [sits next to previous student]
The reckless abandonment of moral character of humanity in exposing provocatively the human body. Arousing feelings within the common man that can further produce inappropriate behavior.
Printed or visual material containing explicit description or display of sexual organs or activities. Intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings.
Anything naked, either a picture, sexual video, or strippers.
The viewing of sexually explicit material.
Photography of nude persons being sexual.
Adults using sexual acts in front of a camera to make money.
The act of portraying a man or a woman in a way that is lude & crude!
Sexual, obscene, nude entertainment. Provocative entertainment in order to satisfy one's fantasies.
Pictures or motion pictures or anything showing a naked body.
When areas are revealed that are generally covered by a person's underwear.
For the record, the 4th edition of the American Heritage College Dictionary defines pornography as "sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal."
In 1964, Justice Potter Stewart tried to define "hard-core" pornography, or what is obscene, by saying, "I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced . . . [b]ut I know it when I see it . . . " (Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184,197)
posted by Chazzbot at 6:22 PM
2 Comments:
Pornography is... Anything that costs $29.99 a month to access, takes 2 hours to download, and gives you that bonus prize of spyware and viruses (which could arguably be just as bad as an STD). Hey, Justice Potter would know all this if he's seen it enough to recognize it. ;-)
Pornography is when I'm trying to download Ong Bak (hey, I'm in Canada; file sharing is free up here), and instead of getting Ong Bak--even though that's what the file is titled--I get some asian guy doing some asian girl doggie-style for an hour and a half. Or maybe that's not pornography...maybe that's called "getting what you deserve, you cheap arse, why can't you just rent it?"
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