When Playboy magazine started, the U.S. Post Office refused to give them the magazine-rate for mailing, because of its content.
Hugh Hefner sued the post office and won.
In the magazine's second decade, the 1960s, Hefner was arrested for "obscenity" because of pictures in the magazine of the movie actress Jayne Mansfield.
I tend to think that it's a little harsh - and maybe completely wrong - to refer to mere nudity as "obscenity," or "pornography."
I mean, for heaven's sake, is everyone's personal body "obscene" or "pornographic"? Everyone has to have a body, or else how could we walk around, and get things done? - lol. And if we're created by God, wouldn't it be disrespectful to Him if we think negatively about the human body?
(Larry Flynt: "You call that pornography? - Hold my beer...")
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[Footnote: Jayne Mansfield's daughter is the actress Mariska Hargitay, who plays Olivia Benson on Law & Order S.V.U.]
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