[rfu-automation] Leaving in?

[Lynsee Melchi]

This sounds like it begs for a policy that we can bring to the wider group,
because I'm sure folks will have input on this.

For example while Ray is down for no swear words during 6am-10pm (won't
someone think of the children?), I think that if you can hear that stuff on
any commercial station during the day then I don't see why we can't play
that stuff.  It's not like every song is a curse fest.   I remember when
"Bitch" by Meredith Brooks was popular...I never heard that song bleeped and
it was getting play on like top 40 and light rock type stations.  In a
practical sense it is more work.  In an ideological sense it's more
censorship.  I've been watching the Simpsons a lot during the day and during
primetime and they say the B(itch)A(ass)D(amn) words on that show.  I know
it's TV, but it's still at an hour that is totally accessible to kids.  If
anything I'd like to see "bitch" go but I don't really see any reason why
the other two aren't okay if it's seems acceptable in other media forms.  I
heard that WEFT has a super strict policy about swearing (like you need
written permission during safe harbor even) and I'd really NOT like to see
that on our station.  I think it's unnecessary and, frankly, prudish.

I've been busy at work editing, but until we can get something decided on
and approved by the whole group I think I'm going to stop.  Or at least only
let songs w/out any cursing thru.

Lynsee

On 6/28/06, Gary Cziko <g-cziko at uiuc.edu> wrote:
>
> Lynsee:
>
> The general consensus as I recollect was that "explicit" music can be put
> (kept) on the automation system if each title is edited to contain
> "explicit". Explicit means profane and/or indecent.  Obscene material can
> never be transmitted and so cannot be included.
>
> --Gary
>
> On 6/28/06, Lynsee Melchi <lynseemelchi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So I'm editing songs now...is it safe to say that we are keeping in
> bitch, ass, and damn??  Was that the general consensus that these words were
> "safe-ish" ??
>
> Lynsee
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