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Apparently, the editors didn't consider Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl halftime to be patently offensive.
LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Despite the victories by these mentioned above and many others there are a lot of states that have laws similar to the one below: According to the law in Tennessee, "the display of obscene and patently offensive movies, bumper stickers, window signs, or other markings on or in a motor vehicle which is visible to other drivers is prohibited and display of such materials shall subject the owner of the vehicle on which they are displayed, upon conviction, to a fine of not less than $2.
Are Bumper Stickers A First Amendment Right? by Gregg Hall / Automotive community
At the time, Rolling Stone hedged their bets on the 1973 concept-album, on the one hand hailing it as "The Sgt Pepper of the 70s" while on the other declaring "there are certain records that are so patently offensive that one wishes to take some kind of physical vengeance on the artists that perpetrate them".
Lou Reed; Rock by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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