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March 18, 2008
WTF?
More crap in the courts
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday stepped into a legal fight over the use of curse words on the airwaves, the high court's first major case on broadcast indecency in 30 years.The case concerns a Federal Communications Commission policy that allows for fines against broadcasters for so-called "fleeting expletives," one-time uses of the F-word or its close cousins.
Fox Broadcasting Co., along with ABC, CBS and NBC, challenged the new policy after the commission said broadcasts of entertainment awards shows in 2002 and 2003 were indecent because of profanity uttered by Bono, Cher and Nicole Richie.
No, they were 'indecent' and an affront to civilized values because of the shit shows and 'entertainment' they were glorifying.
The new policy was put in place after a January 2003 broadcast of the Golden Globes awards show by NBC when U2 lead singer Bono uttered the phrase "f------ brilliant." The FCC said the "F-word" in any context "inherently has a sexual connotation" and can trigger enforcement.
The FCC obviously doesn't get out much; in most uses the "f-word" has no sexual connotation per se.
Posted by Mr. Bingley at March 18, 2008 08:37 AM
Comments
F*CC them.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at March 18, 2008 09:16 AM