• Dr. Bryant Paul Associate Professor in the Media School at Indiana University, focusing on speech regarding sex and sexuality.

• Pornography vs obscenity

• Obscenity definition is constantly changing.

• Pornography is not necessarily obscenity.

• One-handed economist quote by Harry Truman

• Variable obscenity.

• Why we should ban all books in school.

• Resources

- #2022–01–24 Greg Abbott’s Parental Bill of Rights puts targets on Texas teachers’ backs “https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/greg-abbott-parental-bill-rights-texas-rcna13286” - #2021–11–09 Texas officials to target obscene content in school libraries at governor’s request “https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/11/09/texas-officials-target-obscene-content-school-libraries/6343346001/” - #2021–11–02 Texas governor decries school library books with ‘pornographic or obscene material’ “https://www.kut.org/education/2021–11–02/texas-governor-decries-school-library-books-with-pornographic-or-obscene-material” - [n.d.] A GUIDE TO TEXAS OBSCENITY LAWS “https://wilderfirm.com/guide-to-texas-obscenity-laws/”

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