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obscenity stories: 23 news summaries

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 Museum Yanks 
 Nude Photo of 
 Tween Brooke 

Pic may violate child porn laws in Britain

Oct 1, 09 3:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Tate Modern has yanked a nude photo of a young Brooke Shields from an exhibit following a visit by police investigating whether the picture violates child pornography laws in Britain. The controversial photo by New York artist Richard Prince shows a heavily made-up 10-year-old Shields standing naked in a... More »

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nudity • pedophile • obscenity • child pornography • Tate Modern • pedophilia • Brooke Shields • Pretty Baby


 Fox Anchor 
 Apologizes 
 to Chickens 
 Everywhere 

Ernie Anastos sorry for laying on-air egg

Sep 18, 09 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Fox anchor who stirred up a fricassé when he almost suggested a co-worker go pluck a chicken has apologized for his on-air bleep, reports AP. "I misspoke," said veteran New York broadcaster Ernie Anastos. "I apologize for my remarks to anyone who may have been offended.... More »

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television • profanity • obscenity • broadcasting • anchor • chicken • news anchor • Fox TV • Ernie Anastos • weather forecaster

 F&#% a Cluck: 
 NY Fox Anchor 
 Bleeps Big Time 

Ernie Anastos has choice on-air suggestion for weatherman

Sep 17, 09 3:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A veteran New York Fox TV anchor is likely in for a peck of trouble after making an obscene suggestion on air about what the weather forecaster should do to a chicken. "It takes a tough man to make a tender forecast," Ernie Anastos quipped to weatherman Nick... More »

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New York City • New York • obscenity • news anchor • Fox TV • Ernie Anastos • Rosanna Scotto

 FBI Squeezed Deep Throat 

Obscenity probe marked the end of FBI efforts against turning cultural tide

Jun 20, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI made a huge effort to stop the spread of '70s porn hit Deep Throat, documents newly released to the AP reveal. Top agents and field offices in almost every major city were involved in the probe, in which negatives were analyzed, copies of the film seized, and interviews... More »

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FBI • pornography • obscenity • Deep Throat • Linda Lovelace

(Newser) - Foul-mouthed songbird Susan Boyle not only had a few choice words about a judge on Britain's Got Talent, she also blew up at fans yesterday and lit into a British bobby who subsequently tried to calm her down, reports the Sun. London cops intervened when Boyle screamed at comments by... More »

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entertainment • police • Scotland • curse • singing • obscenity • Britain • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

 Craigslist Sues SC 
 AG to Stop Charges 

AG hails it as a win for his state

May 20, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Craigslist has filed federal suit against South Carolina’s attorney general to stop him from charging company executives with breaking state prostitution and obscenity laws. AG Henry McMaster called the site’s move a victory, saying “it shows that Craigslist is taking the matter seriously for the first time,... More »

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Internet • South Carolina • Craigslist • lawsuit • obscenity • Jim Buckmaster • attorney general • Henry McMaster • erotic services

Recession Creates Nation of Potty Mouths

F-bombs a popular
way to react to your 401(k) statement

Mar 17, 09 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The state of the economy has made for a lot of bad news, and bad news makes for a lot of cussing, MSNBC reports. “I’ve been dropping the F-bomb every time I look at the Dow,” said one 35-year-old writer. “You see that number and you... More »

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recession • obscenity • language • swearing • financial crisis • 401(k) plans

A Kiss Is Not Just a Kiss: Indian Court

Criminal charge against couple dismissed

Feb 4, 09 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - A married couple accused of obscenity for allegedly kissing in public have been cleared by a judge in Delhi, reports the BBC, where public displays of affection are considered scandalous. The couple was arrested at a railroad station where they claim they were photographing themselves with a cellphone. A conviction... More »

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India • Richard Gere • Shilpa Shetty • kissing • obscenity • Kareena Kapoor

 Facebook Moms 
 Protest Breast Ban 

Breast feeding not obscene, angry group declares

Dec 22, 08 6:56 AM CST
(Newser) - A 58,000-strong Facebook group plans to protest the site's ban on breast feeding photos through, er, Facebook. Cyber-organizers are asking users to temporarily swap their profile photos this weekend for breastfeeding pictures banned by the Facebook policy, reports the New York Daily News. The revolt started when the networking... More »

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Facebook • mothers • baby • obscenity • breast feeding • ban • Internet censorship

 Supremes Won't 
 Air Dirty Laundry 

Court will delay release of tapes of arguments in indecency case

Nov 3, 08 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Election Day is likely to inspire swearing in some places and sure to see off-color language in one unlikely locale: the Supreme Court. But the American public will have to wait until next summer to hear tomorrow's oral arguments in a landmark indecency case, FCC vs. Fox, the Justices... More »

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FCC • Bono • profanity • Fox • obscenity • Wyeth • US Supreme Court • C-SPAN • Diana Levine

Lawyer Uses Google to Judge Obscenity

Common search terms can show 'community standards,' he says

Jun 24, 08 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - A defense lawyer in a Florida obscenity case is trying out a new technique for determining those elusive “community standards” courts have been fighting over for years: what locals search for on Google. The resourceful attorney compared the frequency of local searches for words like “orgy” and “... More »

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Google • pornography • obscenity

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 Unseemly Word Loses Its Sting 

'Near-dirty' term deserves a trip to the showers

Jun 21, 08 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The word douchebag is in danger of losing its bite thanks to rampant overuse, writes Richard Dorment in Esquire. It's not that the "toxic mess of a man" population has increased, he observes. It may seem that way, what with reality TV and cable punditry promoting unsavory characters. But... More »

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profanity • obscenity • language • swearing • insult • opinion

Judge Quits Calif. Porn Obscenity Trial

Declares mistrial over his own sexually explicit website

Jun 13, 08 8:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The California judge whose risqué website stalled an obscenity trial 3 days ago has recused himself, the Los Angeles Times reports. “In light of the public controversy surrounding my involvement in this case, I have concluded that there is a manifest necessity to declare a mistrial,” Alex... More »

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California • pornography • court • obscenity • mistrial • federal judges • Alex Kozinski • recusal

Porn Trial Halted After Judge's Risque Site Found

Offers to step down from obscenity trial after cow porn pics discovered

Jun 12, 08 7:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal obscenity trial has been suspended after the Los Angeles Times revealed that the presiding judge—a high-ranking conservative who has been mentioned for the Supreme Court—had his own website featuring explicit photos and videos. The publicly accessible material on Alex Kozinski's site included photos of naked women... More »

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pornography • trial • judge • obscenity • Alex Kozinski • Ira Isaacs

Art or Smut? Bring Your
Own Popcorn

Prosecutors tell jurors it's fetish porn, make a federal case out of it

Jun 9, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Los Angeles jury will watch hours of adult films in an effort to decide if they are art or obscenity, the LA Times reports. A Justice Department task force formed to battle smut has brought a case against a filmmaker whose works depict acts such as bestiality and defecation.... More »

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art • pornography • trial • obscenity • adult films • Ira Isaacs • fetish porn

Deposition Earns Hefty Fine for Salty CEO

73 F-bombs spice up testimony; unamused judge wants $29K

Apr 7, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A CEO's foul-mouthed deposition could cost him and his lawyer $29,323 for making a "spectacular failure" of legal proceedings, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. "I've never seen anything like this" in 30 years, said a judge of Aaron Wider dropping 73 F-bombs in 12 hours. Wider and his... More »

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censorship • court • obscenity • court cases • freedom of speech • Aaron Wider

Why Do Kids Love to Cuss?

Parents and peers
foist 'bad words' on virgin ears, but it may not be a big flippin' deal

Mar 27, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kids swear. They swear like sailors. Why is that, and should parents be worried? NPR decided to investigate and found, logically enough, that kids swear because they pick up the words from others, particularly mom and dad. “That’s just language learning,” says psychologist Paul Bloom. “These... More »

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parenting • children • obscenity • swearing • cursing

Fonda Swears She's Sorry
for Obscenity

Today show apologizes for on-air slip, decency watchdogs want delay

Feb 15, 08 6:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Today host Meredith Vieira got an unpleasant  shock yesterday when Jane Fonda let the C-word slip while discussing the Vagina Monologues, the New York Daily News reports. "It was a slip, and obviously she apologizes, and so do we," Vieira told viewers. Fonda's blooper came when she... More »

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Vagina Monologues • Meredith Vieira • Jane Fonda • profanity • obscenity • Parents Television Council • Today show

A&F Obscenity Charges Dropped

Va. Beach has second thoughts about widely disseminated image

Feb 5, 08 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - The city of Virginia Beach will not pursue obscenity charges brought against an Abercrombie & Fitch store manager because of posters depicting scantily clad models. One offending poster—used all over the country—showed three shirtless men, one with his jeans pulled well below his waist. A city lawyer said... More »

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advertising • obscenity • Abercrombie & Fitch

Iran Vows to Crack Down on 'Obscene'
Rap Music

Officials will 'confront' musicians

Nov 30, 07 5:21 AM CST
(Newser) - In its latest bid to protect traditional Islamic morality from encroaching Western influences, Iran announced it will crack down on rap music it considers "obscene." Rap music in Farsi focusing on social, political and sexual themes is growing increasingly popular on the black market. An official recently condemned... More »

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Iran • Islam • obscenity • rap music

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