Topic 5 - critical reflection 2

Obscenity, pornography and indecency: What are the differences between these terms?

I think we are often times confused with these 3 words as they sound somewhat similar and the meanings are also somewhat similar. But for me, I think that the meaning lies in the severity of each word.

Indecency. What is indecency? It is the act of being indecent. So, what is being indecent? I think it is more of your character and how you portray yourself. Most of time you accuse someone of behaving indecently. So I think it portrays more of a person's character. Through the person's character, the way they dress can also portray the character of the person. So that is why sometimes we say that person's dressing is indecent.

Then, what is obscenity? It is the act of being obscene. So, what is being obscene? I think obscenity is somewhat similar to indecency. But it has more sexual or lust portrayed. Obscenity may be an act that defies the moral values of society or a person.

As for pornography, I think it involves more of graphic. Like "graphy" is more to the study of something, so pornography is like the study of porn. What is porn? Porn is like movies, magazines etc, portray naked/nude man/woman. I think it is more visual and much more sexual. It can be said a tool to satisfy a person's sexual needs.

Even though all 3 words have different meanings, I feel that the root or the core of it, is quite similar. It involves the moral values of society, sexuality etc.