TIGER DROPS AN F-BOMB
More bad news for Tiger…
This is taken from the Justice Stevens dissent on the fleeting expletive case decided on April 28th,
There is a critical distinction between the use of an expletive to describe a sexual or excretory function and the use of such a word for an entirely different purpose, such as to express an emotion. One rests at the core of indecency; the other stands miles apart. As any golfer who has watched his partner shank a short approach knows, it would be absurd to accept the suggestion that the resultant four-letter word uttered on the golf course describes sex or excrement and is therefore indecent. But that is the absurdity the FCC has embraced in its new approach to indecency.
-FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., slip opinion, Stevens, J., dissenting at 6.
Stevens goes on to highlight the absurdity of this in a footnote:
FN 4: It is ironic, to say the least, that while the FCC patrols the airwaves for words that have a tenuous relationship with sex or excrement, commercials broadcast during prime-time hours frequently ask viewers whether they too are battling erectile dysfunction or are having trouble going to the bathroom.
If only we could get them to crack down on these ghastly, boring and constant commercials, it would make watching golf much more enjoyable.
Thanks to Linda for the heads-up.
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