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thebiggameover
Mar 15th, 2004, 09:43 PM
Just in case you needed to know if the word you were saying was "profane". sorry if this has been posted before...


http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.3687:
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To amend section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for the punishment of certain profane broadcasts, and for other purposes. (Introduced in House)

HR 3687 IH


108th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3687
To amend section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for the punishment of certain profane broadcasts, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 8, 2003
Mr. OSE (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary



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A BILL
To amend section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for the punishment of certain profane broadcasts, and for other purposes.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by inserting `(a)' before `Whoever'; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

`(b) As used in this section, the term `profane', used with respect to language, includes the words `shit', `piss', `fuck', `cunt', `asshole', and the phrases `cock sucker', `mother fucker', and `ass hole', compound use (including hyphenated compounds) of such words and phrases with each other or with other words or phrases, and other grammatical forms of such words and phrases (including verb, adjective, gerund, participle, and infinitive forms).'.

AChimp
Mar 15th, 2004, 10:00 PM
FUCK SHIT PISS! FUCK SHIT PISS!

mesobe
Mar 15th, 2004, 10:03 PM
funny how cunt and piss are on the same level

Cosmo Electrolux
Mar 16th, 2004, 07:42 AM
not really...cunt and piss go together like shit and dick... :)

kellychaos
Mar 16th, 2004, 04:22 PM
I find racist slang far more offensive. An overuse of these words (above) may make me think the speaker is unintelligent or, at the very least, lacking in vocabulary but it does not necessarily make me think of them as an evil person. Racist slang is hateful and does make me think the speaker is evil and malicious.

Zhukov
Mar 16th, 2004, 08:45 PM
The Queen said that "Bollocks" is not a swear word, I think.

It was in the paper.

I find racist slang far more offensive
I agree, along with words like "faggot" or "gay" when used as general abuse.

Helm
Mar 16th, 2004, 09:01 PM
What about when they're used as derogatory remarks towards fags and gays?

kellychaos
Mar 17th, 2004, 04:08 PM
That buttocks broncos not bollocks broncos. :rolleyes