Is Buffy the Vampire Slayer "indecent?" FCC decides... [fs]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-187A1.pdf

6. The November 20, 2001 episode involves a scene depicting Buffy kissing
and straddling Spike shortly after fighting with him. Based upon our review 
of the scene,
we did not find that it is sufficiently graphic or explicit to be deemed 
indecent. Given the
non-explicit nature of the scene, we cannot conclude that it was calculated 
to pander to,
titillate or shock the audience. Consequently, we conclude that the 
material is not patently
offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast
medium.18

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