Porn is free speech

In her article”WHEN LAW MOVES QUICKER THAN CULTURE: KEY JURISPRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS SHAPING THE US ADULT CONTENT PRODUCTION INDUSTRY ,“Dr. Chauntelle Tibbels argues that relevant legal proceedings occurring during three eras of U.S. adult content production and distribution show pornography’s evolution from clandestine enterprise to legal, protected free speech. This evolution parallels the development of an adult content production industry in California. And although two recent obscenity-related adult content production, sales, and distribution convictions have occurred, these cases were related to exceptional material that violated the Cambria List guidelines.The vast majority of adult content produced since the Miller decision is not obscene; consequently, in this respect, the adult content production industry is a legal legitimate space working to meet consumer demands with a legal legitimate product. “ It is important to note that instances of anti-pornography rhetoric, organizing, and activism occurring in wider U.S. culture are almost endless, as are instances of discrimination against persons currently or formerly involved in adult content production.” “What is more, one could argue that the specific cases discussed in this essay are themselves just additional indicators of cultural discord related to adult content and adult content production. The question then remains—why? Why, in spite of its legal and protected status, are adult content and adult content production still stigmatizing and polarizing dimensions of U.S. culture?” Relevant case law regarding obscenity engaged in conjunction with historical sociological considerations of cultural attitudes about adult entertainment point to legal findings that are out of step with sociocultural evolution. "Wider U.S. culture continues to struggle with pornography; however, in terms of obscenity, U.S. law does not. Legal proceedings cleared the way for adult content production and industry development, not legislation or voter sentiment." “Members of the adult entertainment community were only able to establish legal footholds within the context of greater U.S. culture by fighting back when attacked, demanding First and Fourth Amendment rights.” “ And, in spite of continued stigma and marginalization, the adult entertainment industry as a whole acts as a protective sentinel for every individual’s right to free expression. “ “In terms of adult content producers’ civil rights, however, law has moved much more quickly than culture. Though considerations of continued discrimination against pornography and adult content production are extremely troubling, in a society that continues to marginalize queer persons and the socio-economically disadvantaged (among so many others), marginalization is not exactly surprising.”