Thursday, 2 March 2017

obscenity and transgresive

obscenity and transgresive

obscenity
an extremely offensive word or expression:
"the men scowled and muttered obscenities"

the state or quality of being obscene:
"the book was banned for obscenity"

transgresive
involving a violation of moral or social boundaries:
"her experiences of transgressive love with both sexes"
relating to art or literature in which orthodox moral, social, and artistic boundaries are challenged by the representation of unconventional behaviour and the use of experimental forms.
"the contrast of such transgressive films with their mainstream counterparts should be clear"

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