pornographic is only one of the many meanings of the word obscene taken from ob scene b sn b adj offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty inciting lustful feelings lewd repulsive disgusting the way he writes about the disease that killed her is simply obscene michael korda so large in amount as to be objectionable or outrageous local merchants in nearby stores get hammered by stratospheric rents and obscene taxes joe queenan offensive or outrageous to accepted standards of decency or modesty law law of publications having a tendency to deprave or corrupt disgusting repellent an obscene massacre offensive to morality or decency indecent obscene language intended to stimulate sexual appetite or lust lewd obscene movies abominable disgusting repulsive as you can see to limit obscene messages to simply pornographic imagery is clearly original research and if i where you i'd stop with the finger pointing accusations this is wikipedia not a kindergarten talk contribs