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Another word for obscenity

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obscenity

n.

The state or quality of being obscene
salacity, vulgarity, scurrility; see lewdness.
That which is obscene
vulgarity, impropriety, smut; see curse 1, indecency 2, pornography.

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Another word for obscenity

noun

The quality or state of being obscene:
bawdiness, coarseness, dirtiness, filthiness, foulness, grossness, lewdness, profaneness, profanity, scurrility, scurrilousness, smuttiness, vulgarity, vulgarness. (Slang) raunch, raunchiness. See decent
Something that is offensive to accepted standards of decency:
bawdry, dirt, filth, profanity, ribaldry, scatology, smut, vulgarity. (Slang) raunch. See decent

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While some states actually have strong legislative wording which protects a woman's right to nurse her baby, other states simply leave out breastfeeding in public when listing the crimes that fall under indecent exposure or obscenity.
The Well of Loneliness written by Radclyffe Hall in 1928 was so controversial that the author was taken to trial for obscenity - in spite of the fact that "there are no descriptions of sex in it, no rude words."
Charges were brought against the cast for obscenity and desecration of the US flag - a case that was ultimately decided in favor of the musical by the US Supreme Court.
For example, the hand gesture for OK in the United States means that something is good; this same gesture is an obscenity for the Greek.
The Female Nude: Art, Obscenity, and Sexuality.

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