1. The average person applying community standards would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interest. Prurient interest is a sexual desire or curiosity that is considered to be shameful or immoral.
2. The work lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. This means that the work does not have any redeeming social value that would outweigh its prurient appeal.
3. The work is patently offensive to prevailing community standards. This means that the work is so offensive that it goes beyond the bounds of what is tolerated by the community.
In order to be considered obscene, a work must meet all three of these criteria. If a work meets only one or two of the criteria, it is not considered to be obscene and is therefore protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
The legal interpretation of obscenity is a complex and controversial issue. There is no clear consensus on what constitutes obscenity, and different courts and jurisdictions have interpreted the criteria in different ways. As a result, the legal definition of obscenity is constantly evolving and changing.