Laws regarding obscenity vary by state, and cover everything from the sale of pornography to minors to using profane language in public. Most state obscenity statutes generally outlaw the sale and distribution of pornography to minors, the showing of pornographic material in public, and child pornography. Each state has a different statute and may or may not include other obscenity laws, depending on the demographics of that state.

Obscenity laws are debated upon between persons; naturally each person has a different opinion of what is obscene or objectionable material. The main challenge lies in finding the “middle ground” in the field of the public’s opinion, while maintaining

integrity and providing safety for those who are not yet old or wise enough to deem what is obscene. The truth of the matter is that this “middle ground” is not easily identifiable. The “middle ground” in this scenario is closer to that of an extremely thin wire among the entire field of public opinions.

The previously mentioned “extremely thin wire” has already been placed, but some think that it borders on repressing their rights to freedom of speech, yet some think it borders on violating morality and overall decency.

As each day passes, advertisements, entertainers, entertainment programs, publications, and even the actions of our leaders and figureheads continue to grow more edgy, more provocative, and closer to that which is viewed by more traditional standards as obscene. Due to the goings on, however, children and what seems to be most adults are showing the signs of being socialized into such a mass that by contemporary standards, the previous is not obscene but rathe

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