here's my take, and some interesting links, I sent to
to another list I'm on. There are 2 messages here, one
more refined. one small point, when I was a kid, all
the ambiguity about sex and other offensives just
confused the hell out of me and made me think about it
all the time, paranoid that I was unknowlingly using
yet another dirty euphemism that i hadn't learned yet.
More info would have helped me sort things out I
think, and even then I knew my limits and wouldn't
watch certain movies when they gave me the creeps.
Knowledge is power, every tool is a weapon if you hold
it right, the only acceptable way to fight negative
speech is with more speech, etc etc.
--- stephanie <nnine@yahoo.com> wrote:
> To: goddesscomplex@egroups.com
Please forward widely. Also, note that the head of
the FCC is Colin Powell's son. Also note that Colin
Powell sits on the board of AOL, and the AOL-Time
Warner merger had to be approved by the FCC, and
Michael Powell voted to approve the merger while he
was on the 5-member board of the FCC, before he was
appointed chairman.
(http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-4561534.html?tag=rltdnws
) Very interesting. Also note this song has
been around since 1999 and suddenly, a few months into
the Bush administration it is suddenly bannable. I
propose that all DJs who get this pull their copy,
even go buy doubles, and cane the hell out of it.
Also, can we organize such that DJs across the country
play it all at the same time during their gigs/shows
on a couple selected dates? Shall we pull US-style
propaganda tactitcs and just blare it non-stop 24/7
outside Michael Powell's window until he desists? ;-)
======================================
> I think I need to qualify my last post, because it
> went out in anger before I'd read the fine print. I
> still think there's a strong bullshit streak, but
> it's
> important to point out:
>
> There is supposedly a radio-friendly version of this
> song, but the one that was recorded was APPARENTLY
> the
> un-edited version. Unless I heard the tape of the
> radio show myself, I would NOT swear by this. The
> rules about indency during certain hours are ages
> old,
> as is the rule (or convention, i'm not sure) that
when a listener
> makes a complaint to the FCC about indencent
> language
> (the song does say "blow job") and has it recorded,
> the FCC is supposed to follow up. What blows my
> head
> though, is how much destructive language and concept
> is shoved down the throats of children on regular
> radio, such that you get seven year old girls
> running
> around singing "doin it and doin it and doin it
> well",
> and suddenly this song gets so much attention.
>
> So I am editing my original stance. My suspicion
> no
> longer really lies in whether or not the FCC is
> breaking its own rules to target this song.
> According
> to its own report (IF the report can be believed),
> it
> acted in a normal way, and would have done the same
> (theoretically) if a non-radio-edit "regular" song
> were aired, and a listener sent in the tape.
>
> My suspicion lies in, 1) the mysterious listener who
> sent in the tape 2) whether a tape was actually sent
> or whether this was fabricated 3) is this song being
> targeted unfairly and because of its content (a
> little
> far-fetched but not too much) even though it's being
> targeted "by the books".
>
> So if a collective action were to be planned in
> support of Sarah Jones, I think the most appropriate
> approach would be to also do it "by the books".
> That
> means gig DJs can still play whatever they want
> according to the rules of the venue where they're
> playing. I haven't found a "radio" version of this
> song so I can't be sure there is one
>
(http://www.ninjatune.net/ninja/releases/ninjasingles/zen1297/
> ) but radio DJs can still cane the hell out of it,
> with some fancy cutting. I used to do this at a
> college station all the time, just cut out the
> naughty
> words.
>
> I wish I could provide a list of "indent" words and
> phrases, but it's complicated. This bizarre doc may
> help confuse the issue to hithertofore unknown
> heights. http://www.politechbot.com/p-01894.html.
> Maybe this policy statement from the FCC will help
>
(http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/News_Releases/2001/nren0109.html
> ) The PDF file referenced on this page that actually
> contains the important info won't load in my
> browser,
> but try the link to the text version at the top.
>
> Remember that "indecent" and "obscene" are different
> things, so the infamous "9 words" rule doesn't help
> simplify this issue, and calculating "indecency"
> takes
> a generous heap of fuzzy logic.
>
> Good luck, play the song, give Michael Powell the
> gas
> face.
>
> stephanie/dj99
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