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FCC Indecency Ruling Struck Down
arbitraryaardvark writes "Reuters reports that the 2nd circuit has struck down the FCC's recent ruling on indecency, in a case brought by Fox. The court said the U.S. Federal Communications Commission was 'arbitrary and capricious' in setting a new standard for defining indecency. 'Republican FCC Chairman Kevin Martin angrily retorted that he found it "hard to believe that the New York court would tell American families that 'sh*t' and 'f@ck' are fine to say on broadcast television during the hours when children are most likely to be in the audience ... If we can't restrict the use (of the two obscenities) during prime time, Hollywood will be able to say anything they want, whenever they want," Martin said in a statement.' No word yet on whether the agency will appeal.
How exactly did the guy pronounce "f@ck"?
REM Old programmers don't die. They just GOSUB without RETURN.
Didn't you see the recent Simpsons episode? The main Fox channel funnels money through FCC fines to the republican party who supports the news channel?
Wait.... I think I just goofed that up. I was never good at conspiracy theories.
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I think it would sound something like F at chik or.. fatchick?
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I believe it's pronounced as FSHIFT2CK!
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If President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney can blurt out vulgar language, then the government cannot punish television stations for broadcasting the same words in similarly fleeting contexts. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/
What's latin for "pwned?"
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
No, no, no. You're forgetting that the fleeting use of "obscenities" actually physically harms children under 12. Too much exposure and their eardrums will literally melt. And while their eardrums will eventually grow back, the buildup of melted eardrum material will cause long-term hearing loss if left untreated.
Using Bush's and Cheney's personal behavior as justification for anything is setting a dangerous president.
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_6063897
So he thinks that every form of the versatile word "fuck" is inherently sexual. I keep wondering, is he fucking serious? That's a fucking ridiculous stance to take! If he is in charge of censoring our airwaves, things have gotten pretty fucked up.
Generalizations are always wrong. Never use absolutes.
http://xkcd.com/386/
Anyway, we have never heard any cussing from our kids
Just wait until start gaming and hear that grating annoying godawful pseudo-female voice say, "Additional Supply Depots required."
I always thought that if Microsoft played that audio clip when you got a BSOD there would be a lot of PC's flying out of Windows.
Here's an even better idea
"Hey, bobby you fat fuck go and get me another beer and then piss off out somewhere 'cos I can see your mums gagging for it right now."
"Right then you filthy whore lets see what you're packing under that dress. Eh, I've told you once bobby - Fuck Off, don't make me come and smack you one you lazy little bastard."
That clumps of cells aren't children. You there, the brown suit and hat, when's you're birthday? Wow, what a coincidence, me too. On the left, the guy in a bee suit masturbating into a slice of baloney, when was you're birthday? Christmas? Appropriate. How about you Cheeto fingers? Thanks. Ok, who knows their conception day? One guy with a head shaped like a testtube. And it's been this way since the rise of agriculture? I think we have our answer. Not one of us until you get in (or out) the door.