Finally, I can agree with a decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
On Monday, the 9th Circuit upheld an artist's right to make nude photos of Barbie dolls. The court found that the photos were a parody and held that social criticism was protected by the First Amendment.
According to Reuters, the artist, Tom Forsythe, had argued that the photo series was meant to critique the "objectification of women" and "beauty myth" associated with the popular doll.
A little searching produced these examples of Forsythe’s work:
UPDATE: James, at Outside the Beltway, posts that his pronouncement of the death of the 1st Amendment was premature. Steven Taylor, at Poliblog, sums it by posting "only in America."
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