The crime of obscenity is based upon community standards and prurient sexual interests.

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The crime of obscenity is indeed based upon community standards and appeals to prurient (excessive or unhealthy) sexual interests, as determined by the Miller Test established by the U.S. Supreme Court. This test considers whether the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest.

The Crime of Obscenity Is Based Upon Community Standards and Prurient