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In reply to the discussion: There MUST be a law against donning bumper stickers so offensive, no, I don't have pix! [View all]onenote
(46,262 posts)You are offended by a bumper sticker that spells out "cocksucker" particularly where that bumper sticker links the word to President Obama. I have no doubt that during Chimpy's presidency, there were some who might be offended by a bumper sticker that said "Fuck Bush."
Both are expressing, albeit ham handedly, political speech. And both are protected.
As for laws that prohibit "obscene" or "patently offensive" bumper stickers, where those bumper stickers merely contain words, rather than images, good luck having them upheld if challenged.
If there was a graphic visual depiction of someone "sucking cock" on a bumper sticker -- yes, it could be legislated against. But the word itself? No. Think of it this way: a graphic depiction of a vagina or a penis on a bumper sticker might be legislated against as "patently offensive" but a bumper sticker that has the word "cock" or "pussy" wouldn't be a proper subject for the law and neither would one with the word "penis" or "vagina."
I had a friend who wanted to put a bumper sticker on her car that said "fuck cancer." She decided not to, but I doubt she would have been prosecuted if she had.