RE: #MeTooFar
December 3, 2018 at 12:46 pm
(This post was last modified: December 3, 2018 at 12:47 pm by Amarok.)
(December 3, 2018 at 12:42 pm)Minimalist Wrote:1. I could point out we could draw the line both ways .(December 3, 2018 at 12:28 pm)Amarok Wrote: Stupid according to who?
The station didn't think it was stupid
Those protesting didn't think it was stupid
The issue is one of line drawing. What happens the next time some other asshole decides they don't like a particular song and demands that it be banned? Does the station cave on that, too? As noted above it is a private enterprise which presumably has a music director who decides what they broadcast.
There is no right to "not be offended." Some people seem to go out of their way to be "offended." Almost as if they find it empowering because someone listens to them.
2. I question that idea that statement implies people are not allowed to have feelings about things and i also wonder is their a right to offend ?
(December 3, 2018 at 12:45 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:Happy we agree on that(December 3, 2018 at 12:36 pm)Amarok Wrote: Really blatant to who? . I don't imagine a person in the deep south in 30s would agree with that assessment to him it's likely just a picture of a black man eating watermelon . Indeed their is real harm with sexism . But the question is what is sexism and who decides ?
So a position on par with the objectors
Absolutely. They expressed an opinion about the song and I’ve expressed an opinion about it being pulled.
Boru
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