61. | Obscenity Exposed

If something is deemed so obscene and unacceptable that it’s not allowed to be read aloud or shown on the floor of the Indiana Senate, why would it be perfectly acceptable to show to children in a classroom setting? It may seem like a silly, hypothetical question, but it’s exactly what happened in the Indiana Statehouse on Wednesday afternoon, February 10, as a legislative aide emerged from the Senate chambers to speak with urgency to those awaiting their chance to testify in support of Indiana Senate Bill 288. “You realize that you can’t read this material aloud, right? It would be offensive to many of the Senators, and these proceedings are being live-streamed. You don’t know who might be watching - there could be students watching somewhere.” Checkmate. Thank you for making the point for us. You see, the materials in question were provided to the Senators by those advocating for SB288, which would repeal the Obscenity Exemptions in the state of Indiana for K-12 schools, as well as public libraries. The materials provided were taken straight from textbooks and homework assignments in Indiana school systems, and were provided as examples to the legislators. But, to the legislators, they were too obscene to even be mentioned in the official record. So, how does it make any sense that these materials are deemed acceptable for grade school students? It all goes back to the late 1970s, when Indiana legislators passed the Obscenity Exemptions bill that essentially gave a free pass to the pornography industry to pump their filth straight into the school systems. Today, we see it manifested in multiple forms under the guise of Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE), Health Education and Anti-bullying and “Inclusiveness” programs. In all of these examples, graphic sexual imagery is not only used, it is promoted in a grotesque way. Make no mistake, there is a battle raging across the nation right now, and one of the major battlefronts is in the Indiana Statehouse. If SB 288 is passed, it will mark the first time that a state has repealed the Obscenity Exemptions put in place so many decades ago by the pornography industry and their cronies in the American Law Institute through the Model Penal Code. If you’re in Indiana, this is a time to get involved and to make your voice heard. Make the phone call, send the email, show up in-person when this bill makes its way to the House of Representatives. If we can’t fight for our children, what will we ever fight for? MENTIONS ON THE SHOW FEARLESS NEWSLETTER WITH LEGISLATOR INFORMATION https://conta.cc/2Zczton OBSCENITY DEFINED BY FEDERAL LAW - THREE PRONGED MILLER TEST https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-obscenity TO LEARN MORE OR TO SUPPORT THIS SHOW VISIT www.fearlessfeatures.org TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PURPLE FOR PARENTS VISIT purpleforparentsindiana.com/contact/