>Sorta, especially if it’s in the form of a fleeting expletive. So said a federal appeals panel as it struck down Federal Communication Commission policies that had, in recent years, taken a tougher stance on so-called obscenties spoken on broadcast television and radio.
The challenge to the FCC indecency fines related specifically to utterances by such celebrity luminaries as Bono, Cher and Nicole Richie appearing on live awards broadcasts, generally involving variations on your basic “f-word” theme.
As we sit back and ponder what might constitute a “reasonable person,” we eagerly anticipate what ruling might soon come down on the matter of another celebrity’s fleeting, bare nipple.
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