Culture Quote by A.P

What is obscenity? And to whom?

— Allen Ginsberg

Obscenity is the language of the inarticulate.

— Anonymous

“Obscenity is the distinguishing hallmark of a sadly limited vocabulary.”

— Gail Honeyman

Obscenity is a moral concept in the verbal arsenal of the establishment, which abuses the term by applying it, not to expressions of its…

— Herbert Marcuse

Obscenity is a moral concept in the verbal arsenal of the Establishment, which abuses the term by applying it, not toexpressions of its own…

— Herbert Marcuse

I don't know how one actually would define obscenity. I'm sure the definition is different according to the age one is living in.

— Jane Alexander

Obscenity is our name for the uneasiness which upsets the physical state associated with self-possession, with the possession of a recognized and stable individuality.

— Anonymous

Obscenity is a moral concept in the verbal arsenal of the Establishment, which abuses the term by applying it, not to expressions of its…

— Herbert Marcuse

It's true that obscenity is a matter of taste and in the eye of the beholder.

— Christopher Hitchens

“Obscenity and profanity had no meaning as such among those people. They were emotional expressions of inarticulate people with small vocabularies.”

— Betty Smith

Obscenity, which is ever blasphemy against the divine beauty in life, is a monster for which the corruption of society forever brings forth new…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

Obscenity is a notable enhancer of life and is suppressed at grave peril to the arts.

— Brendan Gill