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...Howl” was not one of fear but rather one of subtle protest. They’re getting more attention by deciding not to air the poem. The station is known for its risky behavior in the past, including its decision to air George Carlin??s “Seven Dirty Words” recording (for which they were heavily fined), so maybe they’re trying a different tactic in the debate over free speech.Perhaps, by the 100th anniversary of “Howl,” we’ll be able to listen...
This controversy has its origins in 1978’s landmark Supreme Court case FCC v. Pacifica Foundation. A listener to Pacifica’s New York City station filed a complaint after George Carlin??s infamous “Filthy Words” bit—in which the legendary stand-up comic and counter-culture icon gleefully lists and graphically annotates the anatomical, excretory, and reproductive colloquialisms deemed unfit for broadcast media...
...high court ruled that Carlin??s puerile theatrics were not subject to First Amendment protection, but the narrow 5-4 margin in the FCC’s favor undermined any attempt to establish a definitive standard for indecency. Justice John Paul Stevens—writing for the majority—only confused the matter with his tortured use of metaphor...
...with booze and pheromones. Astoundingly, viewers are meant to believe that this licentious behavior—nudity notwithstanding—is as all-American as the football it interrupts. At the very least, the FCC would have Dartboard think such a display more acceptable than saying one of George Carlin??s seven dirty words on television. But Dartboard knows better and will be sure to avoid the Super Bowl once he has kids, so as to protect them from the soft-core porn that now pervades primetime sports, courtesy of MTV. After learning that Jackson had revealed...
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