Religion and the church have had a tremendous affect on this view, although nude paintings which illustrate women in provocative positions were deemed to be art, as in the work of Gauguin 1896 The Queen. ... (Penguin Dictionary) It is my belief that the combination of the words was originally meant to describe, in literature, the sexual escapades of women who were deemed to be whores. ... Advertisers use potentially suggestive pictures of attractive men and women to sell newspapers and other products, which, in itself is not pornography, but could be considered as a normal and acceptable part...

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In a society where a photo of a nude, pregnant Demi Moore on the cover of a major magazine is considered acceptable to be seen by millions, it is hard to believe that some of the pictures on the Internet remain unacceptable. ... For example, a program called CYBERsitter allows parents to block out a list of sites that have been deemed unacceptable. ...

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Just because one country deems something inappropriate does not mean that another will comply with the decision and follow the ruling. ... Each person should be able to decide for himself what is acceptable to express and what is not. ...

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The problem with this much information being accessible to this many people is that some of it is deemed inappropriate for minors. ... The courts have generally held that obscenity is illegal under all circumstances for all ages, while "indecency" is generally allowable to adults, but that laws protecting children from this "lesser" form are acceptable. ...

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Speech codes are damaging to the professors not only because they can't teach their class to the fullest, but also because professors fear of being deemed as a racist or as a harasser for the rest of their time teaching. ...

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