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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
After all, nobody goes out and murders people or rapes children because of what they read in the Bible.
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I'm pretty sure that a quick study of European history will show you that a large number of pretty gruesome brutalities were conducted by people who claim the Bible was their main reason and inspiration for their actions.
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
This is somewhat peripheral to the subject at hand, but maybe there's something to be said for the hypothesis that plays, literature, and shows that depict human behavior at its worst can have a cathartic effect upon the audience.
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A friend of mine jokingly calls it "venting by proxy".
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Originally Posted by stormcloude
Ugh. Erotica =/= Obscenity!
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An important distinction, that several posters in this thread doesn't seem to make. Which means either that they don't understand the difference, or they have widened their own personal definition of obscenity to include "anything I think is disgusting", in which case they should at least be honest and say so.
I think certain sexual acts and practices are a bit revolting, and would never dream of engaging in them. Ever. Veto. Does that make them obscene? No. Just revolting to me personally.