Certain Quote by Nagisa Oshima

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

“The concept of “obscenity” is tested when we dare to look at something that we desire to see but have forbidden ourselves to look…

— Nagisa Oshima

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

What is obscenity? And to whom?

— Allen Ginsberg

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

— Brendan Gill

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 only comes in when the mind despises and fears the body, and the body hates and resists the mind.

— 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

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

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

— Christopher Hitchens

Better take a good look at your own lives before you go preaching to me your definitions of obscenity.

— The Ramones