Conservative Activists Urge Legislature to Tighten Obscenity Laws
Roger Stone
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Grassroots conservative activists in Texas are worried about the state government’s enforcement of state obscenity laws.
State Republican Executive Committeewoman Christin Bentley is leading this campaign to shed light on the state’s allegedly lackadaisical approach of state obscenity law enforcement.
Bentley posted a photo to X , the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, of a CVS store in Tyler selling several sex toys.
Bentley observed that the items are placed in colorful boxes with emojis, which she believes could have certain appeal to children.
Per the Texas Penal Code, “A person commits an offense if, knowing its content and character, he wholesale promotes or possesses with intent to wholesale promote any obscene material or obscene device.”
“The law is outdated and no longer enforced, which is why we see sex toys on the aisles of family-friendly retailers like Target, Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens where children are present as both consumers and employees,” Bentley said to Texas Scorecard.
A key priority for the Republican Party of Texas in the 2025 legislative session is to “Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids,” which consists of measures to close loopholes that allow children to be exposed to obscene content.
The RPT calls for the repeal of sections 43.24 and 43.25 of the Texas Penal Code as they carve out exemptions for individuals who disseminate obscene material for the purpose of a “scientific, educational, governmental, or other similar justification.”
The Texas Penal Code defines obscene material as “appealing to the prurient interest of a minor, in sex, nudity, or excretion,” “patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable for minors,” and “utterly without redeeming social value for minors.”
“While we recognize that we live in a culture where these devices are no longer obscene to adults, they are still obscene to children,” Bentley observed. “Obscenity is variable. What is obscene to a child may not be obscene to an adult. Pornography is not prohibited but regulated for that reason. We want to see harmful devices regulated in a similar way to harmful materials, specifically harmful devices should not be sold, distributed, or displayed in the presence of minors.”
The 89th Legislative Session will kick off on January 14, 2025. Indeed, degeneracy must be stamped out of states. Red state governments need to make this a priority if they want to preserve the social cohesion of their policies. Obscene material is designed to corrupt the minds of the youth and debase the overall culture, all while nefarious actors profit from these activities.
A serious right-wing movement would do everything possible to curtail such activities.
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