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What does the FCC mean by "patently offensive"?

Asked by shared3 (921points) April 6th, 2009

The context is as follows:

“The material must depict or describe, in a patently offensive, sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable law.

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YARNLADY's avatar

No body knows. It is one of those ‘catch-all’ words that have to be defined in court on a case by case basis.

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SeventhSense's avatar

Something like this.. patent leather is very offensive.

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Jeruba's avatar

The quote looks incomplete. Please check the wording. At the very least, a word appears to be missing after “offensive.”

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VS's avatar

I’m pretty sure the FCC found Janet Jackson’s nipple to be “patently offensive”.

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