Word: smut
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...Lampoon and the padlocking of their building in this particular instance was justifiable, depends upon the spirit in which the parody issue was written. If it had as its purpose the satirizing of what was considered an extravagant, puerile magazine, its outdoing of Esquire should not be considered smut. But if the issue was put out for the purpose of filling the coffers of the Lampoon, the administration would not deserve condemnation...
...pure text but if the present volume is any indication it will not be "pure" in the Brattle Street sense. With his usual acumen, he has already ensured against that. For his recipe for poetry is apparently a dash if wit, a sprinkle of imagery, and a pinch of smut. The last condiment is easy to find despite his commendable ruse in transliterating into Greek certain English monosyllables which always arouse Mr. Dirty Mind, the true-born censor. There is a blank page, whose missing text appears only in the holograph edition, and the penny arcade reader may well purchase...
...United States Resolution before the League of Nations, which all the other powers are fondling with as much affection as if they had stepped into bed with an aroused porcupine. To be sure, investigate the arms and munitions boys; the industry appears to have more than its share of smut. Control their machinations, muzzle the Zarahoffs...
...with so unfavorable a report on Within the Gates's indecencies that Mayor Mansfield last week not only forbade the performance of the drama but declared he would take steps to prevent the sale of the play in book form. "Nothing but a dirty book full of commonplace smut," cried...
...right as far as you go, but neither of you seem to realize the full importance and scope of the problem which confronts you. It is not a question of whether this specific play is art, or even whether it is "nothing but a dirty book full of commonplace smut." It is rather a question which strikes at the ground work of our entire social system, namely, can censorship still be imposed upon...