Vulgarity Makes the Radio Star

Fox ^ | 12-12-2003 | Eric Burns

[Indie]

A deejay made a comment to the effect that a bride would not want to walk down the aisle with a big red stain at her crotch.

I changed the station.

The deejay on this show suggested to his female co-host that she shave her pubic hair in the shape of a Christmas tree.

I turned off the radio.

Ultimately, it is my wife and I who are responsible for raising our children. We know that. Society does not have to help us. We accept that.

But neither should society consciously attempt to sabotage us. My wife and I are only two people. The morons who have access to our children at one point of the day or another are legion. A family that cares about decency and courtesy and ethical behavior is an out-manned army.

Such people do, however, enjoy wrapping themselves in a garment called freedom of speech, and it is here that we finally have some common ground. All Americans cherish the freedom to say what they will--fathers of teenage daughters and disc jockeys alike. But the Founding Fathers intended the First Amendment (search) to protect political discourse, not comments about stained genital areas. They intended it to protect religious discourse, not comments about shaved genital areas.

[Indie]

~Flame suit on~ But I agree 100%.

[thesummerwind]

I have been saying for years, that the (do anything-for-a-buck) owners of the lamestream media are the ruination of this country, and you can start with those owners in Hollywood and in the music industry. Most of them are just pure scum.

[Question_Assumptions]

The paradox of liberty is that you will only be allowed to keep it if you use it responsibly. If you use your liberty irresponsibly and make your freedom enough of a problem for others, they will eventually take it away from you. The movie industry understood this when they adopted the rating system. They knew that if they didn't self-censor, that the public would do it for them.

[thesummerwind]

These same people who consciously attempt to sabotage your children and your country, are some of the same ones (Murray Rothstein/Sumner Redstone) of Viacom who promote Hillary Clinton by removing the boos from the 9/11 Concert tape. Same folks - all one relatively little crowd out to deconstruct the country and make some bucks at the same time. Pretty sad, but pretty effective. And the people snooze on.

[185JHP]

They want power without accountability. We can affect whether they get their wish.

[thesummerwind]

They knew that if they didn't self-censor, that the public would do it for them. ---that really cleaned it up. (not)

[thesummerwind]

how

[RLK]

You won't get flamed by me. If it doesn't change it's going to destroy this country.

[185JHP]

The paradigm from the movie "Network" - our position on opposing smut and vulgarity should be publicly known as "inflexible - intractable and adamantine." No compromise with evil. Use the off switch - then tell people about it.

[MitchellC]

The recent SCOTUS pronouncement shows that 'free speech' means pretty much anything but political speech.

[KeyWest]

Agree also. I am down to only a few TV programs that I watch.

[joesbucks]

Wrong. They limited the effect of a large checkbook on free speech.

I'm sorry. Access to my congresscritter should not be limited by my ability to stroke a check to him.

[joesbucks]

It's unfortunate that we must face this type of programming. But, look at what happens here. Those who follow Rush and Hannity and other talkers claim they must be on the right side because of their audience followings. But the same can be said for these shock jocks. In most markets, they too have large followings. With the exception of Stern, who is nationally syndicated, these folks are either local or regional. A Freeper will claim Rush is Right because of his following. I cringe every time I see that being used. Using that logic, Stern and his ilk must be right too when a co-host is asked to trim her pubic area like a Christmas tree.

Let me suggest something. I've been listening more and more to Christian radio. The music is good and the message is better. You get a family safe, pro life, pro Christ message without hearing that "Hillary has the Sunday morning talk show hosts testicles in her hands" which by the way was Rush's comments. Not much difference between Christmas Tree Pubic Hair and having TV shows privates in her hands, eh?

[daffyduct]

My, how things have changed in broadcasting...

I started in radio as a DJ in 1968. If you said anything considered to be "leaning toward dirty" there had to be a double meaning...an out. ie: Dolly Parton has two big things going for her....(pause)Talent and Beauty! If it's dirty, it is in the listeners mind, not what the DJ said. In the early 1970's our station manager banned the Eagles song "Best of my Love" because he thought the line that said "That same old CROWD " said "That same old CRAP"...and it would be in poor taste to say CRAP on the radio.

Bring back the good old days...

[Shanty Shaker]

The only difference is Hillary doesn't use consent to do what she does. She uses democratic compulsion, albiet percieved, to supress the masculine characteristics of a man. The ultimate characteristic she supresses is the desire to know the truth so a man can make wise descions when he leads.

[joesbucks]

Then she doesn't hold thier testicles, she uses her varioius power(s) whether real or perceived. Most politicos do.

Just cause we don't like her doesn't mean she's any more or less powerful than certain key republican/conservatives.

[CrazyIvan]

The media in general is pretty disgusting, but I don't really think it's insidious. They're just stupid and lazy and vularity is the easy way to get laughs. Couple that with a dumbed-down public and what do you get? I was lucky enough to attend a perfomance by Red Skelton before he died and was sore from laughter when I left. His attitude was so contagious, you felt like he would have paid YOU to have been there. He was one of the kindest, gentlest, most unoffensive poeple ever. When he closed with his traditional "Good night, and may God bless" You knew it was more than just a tag line. If there is someone out there now like him I can't find them.

[sakic]

It's fine to complain but what's your solution?

[OldFriend]

The descent into the gutter has begun. We don't have to join in by embracing it.....do we?

[101viking]

The ever expansive media has run out of ideas. The proliferation of quote "entertainment" outlets has caused a level of competition that has never been seen before in the industry. One thing has remained a constant, and that is "titillation" sells. Man's inherent lust for off color and provocative amusement has been around for ages. Religion has capitalized on this, and used it as their own way of attracting the attention of the great unwashed masses. Establishing a "moral high ground" has been the message that most organized religions have used to tend their flock so to speak. If morality was the rule in entertainment then religions would have to create something to keep their moral compass and their followers in check. As I flip through the cable channels I can find dozens of quote "moral leaders," who are capitalizing on the entertainment content of their programs. Fire and brimstone, examples of debauchery used to titillate and and captivate their audience into sending them money to "preach the good word." There is only a fine line between what they do versus the entertainment media as a whole. As humans we are given the gifts of opposable thumbs, and the ability of reason. Reason dictates that one use their opposable thumbs to turn the dial or turn it off.