• Adult Content on the Airwaves

     

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Published: 02.05.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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Extract

On July 26, 2001, Howard Stern asked a male staff member what the sexual term "blumpkin" meant (thesmokinggun.com). In Richmond, Virginia, high school girls called into the "Elliot in the Morning" show to talk about their sex lives (Maynard). On May 28, 1998, radio jock Bubba the Love Sponge aired a discussion between him and a cartoon character (fcc.gov). He asked the character to describe the perfect woman and her genitals. The First Amendment didn't protect these radio jocks. All were fined for their broadcasts and these were not the only broadcasts they were fined for. "Freedom of…

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