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"LOS ANGELES (CBS) City Council members were one step closer on Wednesday to becoming the first in the nation to adopt a resolution condemning certain types of speech on public airwaves. Councilmember Jan Perry introduced legislation this week that would call upon media companies to ensure “on-air hosts do not use and promote racist and sexist slurs” on radio and other broadcasts."
Soooooo, on Los Angeles radio stations that play music with racist and sexist lyrics, it's okay and it's been okay for oh, at least the last 15 - 20 years but if you say it on talk radio, it's not okay. HYPOCRITES! Plus, they want to tell talk radio who they can and cant hire.
"The proposal cites a “long history of racially offensive comments as well as deplorable sexist remarks, particularly towards women and Black, Latino, and Asian communities” at KFI 640 and calls for parent company Clear Channel Communications and other broadcasters to hire a more diverse workforce to offset the trend."
Los Angeles City Council decided doing their JOB by ruling on city business wasn't in the scope of their authority and steps outside of their realm to pass judgment on local talk radio.
With schools failing, the city budget in CRISIS, and these kiss asses decided to "put their foot down" on local talk radio! Finally they all decided to show up to work and vote on something! Dennis Zine - your days in office are numbered, buddy! These city council persons are the same people who kiss the ring of the media including talk radio and then want to censor it?!?! They're all completely two-faced!!!!
They haven't got a shred of power to put their foot down on talk radio. It's the only forum that rational people have to vent their frustrations with how absurd life in Los Angeles and the state of California truly is.
Why do conservative/reactionaries believe that free speech is a one way street? They seem to think that they should be free to say whatever they like and no one else should have a right to say anything about it.
Note the OP: Call use when the City of California has the right, much less the power to censure any broadcast.
Why do conservative/reactionaries believe that free speech is a one way street? They seem to think that they should be free to say whatever they like and no one else should have a right to say anything about it.
When you have any government entity criticizing or condemning speech it should raise eyebrows. These people are not offering personal opinions.
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Originally Posted by swagger
I remember listening to KFI as a kid, when it was a Top 40 station. I won two radio contests ('caller #x') of theirs.
As for this 'condemnation,' I'm not surprised. There's a reason I moved out of L.A., and eventually out of the state, and it's not because of the weather...
I used to listen to KSHE out of St.Louis and WQMF out of Louisville,Ky as a teen...a pack of idiots,but I LOVED the BS on both...if Mom wasn't around
Of course it is. And anyone with half a brain can figure out what the difference is, and why it's relevant.
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