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A VERY SAD DAY IN RADIO

cklw800 said:
BryanDurio. That was 1976 for "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder from "Songs In The Key of Life". He says when HE was a nappy-headed boy. He didn't point out a group of innocent female teens who play basketball. I can bring up some song analogies, too, by many rock groups using the "n" word. Stevie Wonder calling HIMSELF a nappy-headed boy 31 years ago...wow Bryan.
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Very good. You remember the song, too. It's also one of my favorite Steve Wonder tunes.

My point is that if, according to chrisalcorn, "'nappy' means the derogatory reference to a 'black' hair type," then Stevie Wonder must be self-loathing because he wrote that word in a song lyric. I don't care if it was 31 years ago. If it is wrong to use now, it was wrong to use it then, no matter the source. So now you're telling me that "nappy" is only derogatory if a non-black utters it? I fail to understand your logic here. You cannot have it both ways. Derogatory is derogatory. Either it is or it isn't.

cklw800, I'm not justifying anyone's use of the "n" word (to be Politically Correct) in any way, so don't even go there.

You remind me of a girl I dated in the early '80s. It was OK for her to put down members of her family, but if anyone else did, they'd have hell to pay for it.

Double standards. Hypocrisy. Very amusing.
 
Much Bigger Issue

Everybody has brought up some excellent points about double standards in society and race relations.

However, one far more important issue for radio people, particularly radio hosts, has been largely ignored: How can you possibly do a show when you are constantly looking over your shoulder, and you are terrified about making a comment that somebody might disagree with?

One of the main reasons I retired from radio is precisely that reason. The best shows we ever did was when it was just three guys having a bull session, not worried about the thought police. When the industry evolved to where we could no longer be real people, no longer clown around on the air, no longer express our opinion, and we were always terrified that somebody might disagree with us----that was the day when I decided to hang up the headphones forever.

Hosts, I ask you this question: Is radio still fun, and do you still "want" to do your show?
 
itburns said:
Hosts, I ask you this question: Is radio still fun, and do you still "want" to do your show?
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My answer to both: ABSOLUTELY.

When I think back to all the crap I've said on the radio it amazes me that I too wasn't "retired" by now. But here is what I have done for the second half of my career... I've kept it clean intentionially.

Is it as much "fun"? Usually. Has it paid off? Yes--in every way.

I can't wait for tomorrow's show.
 
He says when HE was a nappy-headed boy. He didn't point out a group of innocent female teens who play basketball. I can bring up some song analogies, too, by many rock groups using the "n" word. Stevie Wonder calling HIMSELF a nappy-headed boy 31 years ago...wow Bryan.

Bring up one and I'll donate $20 dollars to a charity of your choice (sorry, I'm poor). Also, nice argument about "it's ok if we call ourselves that" but dont you dare. Gutless, double standard you're propogating. So?
 
And one more thing to Bryan Durio who said "cklw800, I'm not justifying anyone's use of the "n" word (to be Politically Correct) in any way, so don't even go there.

Not saying the "N word" isnt a PC thing. It's just plain wrong. Or maybe that's not the way we see it in the ever evolved, perfectly racially harmonized city of Atlanta.
 
Why is it ok for black men to call black women ho's but not white men? Why is it only demeaning to black women when white men say it and not black men? I have yet to hear a black woman come out and says I don't mind if black men call me a ho.
 
millhouse said:
Not saying the "N word" isnt a PC thing. It's just plain wrong. Or maybe that's not the way we see it in the ever evolved, perfectly racially harmonized city of Atlanta.
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So I take it that the word is just plain wrong only when a non-black person utters it. Again, why the double standard? If it's wrong, it's wrong for EVERYONE. Or am I thinking too logically about this?
 
tcsnrayp said:
itburns said:
Hosts, I ask you this question: Is radio still fun, and do you still "want" to do your show?
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My answer to both: ABSOLUTELY.

When I think back to all the crap I've said on the radio it amazes me that I too wasn't "retired" by now. But here is what I have done for the second half of my career... I've kept it clean intentionially.

Is it as much "fun"? Usually. Has it paid off? Yes--in every way.

I can't wait for tomorrow's show.
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I'm actually looking forward to your show tomorrow. Are you still giving away a free T-shirt to the 4th caller?

I'm still glad we still have so many creative geniuses still on the air!!!!!!
 
itburns said:
I'm still glad we still have so many creative geniuses still on the air!!!!!!
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WTF? You must have been burned badly to be this cynical. OK, [EDIT].


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