On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 6:32 PM, WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
Our community has said that this image is not obscene. Personally I see nothing obscene in it. Why do you?
Obscenity lacks a good societally shared connotation or denotation in the US, much less worldwide. There's nothing wrong with someone who does see the Virgin Killer cover as obscene - it's a question of personal judgement, to a large degree.
Community enforcement of community decisions on those personal judgements, however, is preferred.
I know of people who fetishize feet and are truly offended and shocked by the public display of bare toes. I would prefer that they not be allowed to unilaterally ban sandals...