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To: robertpaulsen
Ah. The old legality equals acceptance.

A requirement of something being considered obscene is that it be "patently offensive." When a substantial percentage of Americans are doing something, it is probably not patently offensive.

361 posted on 07/14/2004 12:48:49 PM PDT by Modernman ("I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members" -Groucho Marx)
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To: Modernman

The majority of Americans would find your Hustler magazines offensive.


367 posted on 07/14/2004 12:51:53 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe (You CAN legislate morality.)
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