On AlterNet: obscenity

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "obscenity"

The Top 10 Craziest Sex Laws in America

Simcha, The Frisky. March 18, 2009.

Laws are supposed to protects us, but when the government decides to get in our pants, some crazy stuff goes down.

Britney Spears: "F.U.C.K. Me"

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. March 15, 2009.

A new video for Britney Spears' controversial "If You Seek Amy" just premiered. Unsurprisingly, the PTC does not approve of the song.

Yet Another Obscenity Trial? We Should Be Ashamed

Dr. Marty Klein, AlterNet. August 29, 2008.

Shocking but true: An American city, in the year 2008, asked a jury to declare that a movie of adults having sex is illegal.

Our Government: Powerless to Outlaw Guns, Able to Outlaw Sexual Expression

Dr. Marty Klein, Sexual Intelligence. July 2, 2008.

Why is the government allowed to jail people for selling videos of adults having (consensual) sex?

Judges, Hide Those Porn Collections

Dr. Marty Klein, Sexual Intelligence. June 18, 2008.

An interest in porn now disqualifies someone for a federal judgeship? That's obscene.