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frugal-one
4-28-22, 3:56pm
Today drove past a house that had a semblance of a flag in their front window that said F**K Biden. Tells the depravity of humanity, I guess. Weren't/Aren't there laws regarding public profanity?
Today drove past a house that had a semblance of a flag in their front window that said F**K Biden. Tells the depravity of humanity, I guess. Weren't/Aren't there laws regarding public profanity?
I think there's a First Amendment problem with restricting someone on their own property saying "F**K Biden"...
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I'm not a fan of people being crude & obnoxious in public, but whatcha gonna do?
We have several groups who fly these and varied others on a regular basis on busy street corners and overpasses. No one can do a damned thing about them. There's no local code against public profanity, I guess. BUT, since the overpass is on state property (over I-5), seems like they are walking a thin line. Frankly I think no one wants to give these morons more attention than they deserve. They only occupy the overpass on Sundays. My daughter will not leave her home to shop on a Sunday because they repulse her so driving by.
BikingLady
4-28-22, 5:34pm
We also have these flags/sign and banners around. Honestly however the person thinks, I just wonder do they have a child or grandparent or such? I remember about 20 years ago a city we lived in had an issue with the F word being used in a public park and it was taken to court, there were old laws against it.
We have several groups who fly these and varied others on a regular basis on busy street corners and overpasses. No one can do a damned thing about them. There's no local code against public profanity, I guess. BUT, since the overpass is on state property (over I-5), seems like they are walking a thin line. .
Darn that First Amendment.
I always wonder why anyone feels the need to advertise their beliefs on signs and bumper stickers. What does it accomplish? Seems pretty low class to me and certainly isn't contributing to our rapidly disappearing civility towards each other.
I remember when Robert Di Niro expressed the identical sentiment at the Tony awards about Trump. The audience applauded as if he had said something clever. Where’s Noel Coward when we need him?
There was a time when craftsmanship counted for something when you set out to insult someone.
They only occupy the overpass on Sundays. My daughter will not leave her home to shop on a Sunday because they repulse her so driving by.
Jeez. Really?
frugal-one
4-28-22, 9:02pm
I always wonder why anyone feels the need to advertise their beliefs on signs and bumper stickers. What does it accomplish? Seems pretty low class to me and certainly isn't contributing to our rapidly disappearing civility towards each other.
Don't care what party or candidate such filthy language is totally inappropriate IMO. This guy actually had it on his house. Low class... you betcha!
iris lilies
4-29-22, 8:23am
Jeez. Really?
I always wonder why anyone feels the need to advertise their beliefs on signs and bumper stickers. What does it accomplish? Seems pretty low class to me and certainly isn't contributing to our rapidly disappearing civility towards each other.
I proudly wore my “Reagan/Bush” t-shirt during the 2016 Presidential election cycle.
I'd suppose such flags are a good advance warning signal saying to avoid the person living there.
happystuff
4-29-22, 9:34am
There was a time when craftsmanship counted for something when you set out to insult someone.
Yes, but resorting to profanity is an obvious indication that the individual(s) are incapable of any kind of craftsmanship whatsoever.
iris lilies
4-29-22, 9:43am
Yes, but resorting to profanity is an obvious indication that the individual(s) are incapable of any kind of craftsmanship whatsoever.
Yes, agreed, the .Hollywood crowd has proven themselves incapable of nuance or depth.
Although I will say that if they had some of their good writers, or Ricky Gervais, provide their material they might be better at it.
Yes, agreed, the .Hollywood crowd has proven themselves incapable of nuance or depth.
Although I will say that if they had some of their good writers, or Ricky Gervais, provide their material they might be better at it.
That’s true. Our culture is so immersed in crudity that I can’t see clutching my pearls over it. What I do deplore is the lack of finesse in it’s deployment.
I proudly wore my “Reagan/Bush” t-shirt during the 2016 Presidential election cycle.
I was referring to the poster’s daughter who wouldn’t go out shopping on Sundays because she was so disturbed by the signs.
Jeez. Really?
Yeah, they just get her blood pressure up. They're really obnoxious along with their flag-waving. She can shop another day and keep her inner peace. Not really pearl-clutching as much as choosing her peace.
iris lilies
4-29-22, 1:57pm
I was referring to the poster’s daughter who wouldn’t go out shopping on Sundays because she was so disturbed by the signs.
Oh I know!
dado potato
4-30-22, 1:43pm
I think there's a First Amendment problem with restricting someone on their own property saying "F**K Biden"...
Not all speech is protected by the First Amendment, but a political sign containing the word F**K is protected.
In July of 2021 in Roselle Park NJ, a municipal judge ordered a homeowner to take down 3 signs on her property which said "F**K Biden." The order imposed a fine of $250 per day for non-compliance. The New Jersey branch of the American Civil Liberties Union assisted the defendant in appealing the order in Superior Court. On 7/27/2021 the Superior Court vacated the municipal judge's order. I understand that the signs remained in place.
Local ordinances vary in the language used to define obscenity. An obscenity ordinance may include the qualification that the obscene speech "lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value."
Yes, but resorting to profanity is an obvious indication that the individual(s) are incapable of any kind of craftsmanship whatsoever.
"I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred."
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happystuff
4-30-22, 3:46pm
"I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred."
https://img.theculturetrip.com/450x/smart/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ernest-hemingway-401493_1920.jpg
Okay... will revise my post to "some" individuals. ;)
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