Los Angeles Enacts anti-Blasphemy Ordinance!

[Coito ergo sum]

Blasphemy against women and racial minorities, prohibited in LA.

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The City Council has approved a resolution calling on local TV and radio stations to limit any “racist” and “sexist” comments on their broadcasts.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/03/ ... ist-slurs/

To be held unconstitutional in 3, 2, 1....

What apparently started this was:

The duo had recently drawn criticism for referring to the late pop singer Whitney Houston as a “crack ho” in February in the wake of her untimely death.

[Ian]

Fuck!

[klr]

Blasphemy against women and racial minorities, prohibited in LA.

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The City Council has approved a resolution calling on local TV and radio stations to limit any “racist” and “sexist” comments on their broadcasts.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/03/ ... ist-slurs/

To be held unconstitutional in 3, 2, 1....

What apparently started this was:

The duo had recently drawn criticism for referring to the late pop singer Whitney Houston as a “crack ho” in February in the wake of her untimely death.

...

Point of order! You can't blaspheme against a person, or a grouping.

Anyway, this is not a law, it's only an expression of opinion, and (at worst) a request. Now, if the council ends up refusing to grant/renew licences or suchlike for reasons which appear to be linked to this, then the fur will fly.

[Svartalf]

Well, so they won't be granting wavelengths or something to whoever does not comply, and THEN it will become a first amendment case.