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FCC Won't Punish Stephen Colbert For Controversial Trump Insult (slashdot.org)
Earlier this month, the FCC said it would look into complaints made against The Late Show host Stephen Colbert over a homophobic joke he made about President Donald Trump. Well, it turns out the FCC is not going to levy a fine against the comedian for using the word "cock" on late-night network television, reports The Verge. From the report: "Consistent with standard operating procedure, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau has reviewed the complaints and the material that was the subject of these complaints," reads the FCC's statement, according to Variety. "The Bureau has concluded that there was nothing actionable under the FCC's rules." Helping Colbert's case was the fact that the broadcast, time delayed for incidents like these, bleeped out the questionable word and also blurred the host's mouth as he was saying it. The FCC has broad authority to regulate what can and cannot be broadcast based on legal precedent regarding obscenity laws. Yet looser rules apply during the hours of 10PM and 6AM ET, when Colbert's show airs. So it would appear that the ample self-censorship on behalf of CBS saved the program from a guilty verdict in this case.
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The guy who said the election was rigged won the presidency with the second-most votes.
Actually, I thought the joke was pretty funny, and an apt description of the President.
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Look you backwards piece of shit. I know a lot of cock holsters and they are good people. Using their lifestyle as some kind of pejorative is totally unacceptable. You want to excuse a rich straight white guy because he's making fun of a different rich straight white guy? Well fuck you, ultimately you are belittling all the cock holsters in America. Us cock holsters are your neighbors, your landscapers, and the waiters that serve your family. We cock holsters deserve equal treatment and equal respect, and Colbert owes each of us a real apology.