[rfu-automation] Fwd: song with profanity

Tue Jan 27 12:19:33 CST 2009

I would say that "a**" as in "arse" or "rear-end" would not be ok.

"Ass" as in "donkey" would be ok.

I a**ume that the song is not about the latter. The song should be
pulled, and whomever is responsible for placing the song in the
playlist (if traceable) should get a gentle reminder about what we're
looking for in songs and due diligence.

-Noel

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Raymond Morales <morales4 at illinois.edu> wrote:
> I do not agree with this interpretation.
>
> The general gold standard is the following words:
> f**k
> Sh**
> b**ch
> c**t
>
> I believe that d**n and a$$ is also not acceptable, but I am not 100% sure. I am not saying that this is 100% codified, however, it has proven to be the accepted rule of thumb. Saying it live by accident and unintentially under non-obscene contexts is acceptable, but I am not of the opinion that music contain these words should be on automation. Obviously one can be obscene without using any of these words, but, as far as being profane, I would be of the opinion that these words would get us into trouble with the FCC. I would rather air on the side of caution on this particular matter.
>
> -Ray
> ---- Original message ----
>>Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:25:05 -0600
>>From: Joe Futrelle <futrelle at shout.net>
>>Subject: Re: [rfu-automation] Fwd: song with profanity
>>To: Stephen Fonzo <fonzo.stephen at gmail.com>
>>Cc: rfu-automation at lists.chambana.net
>>
>>   It is not correct that the word "ass" is not
>>   permitted--there is no specific set of "forbidden
>>   words" that the FCC uses when judging complaints.
>>   I'm not arguing against removing the song, if the
>>   context of the word was such that it seems likely to
>>   be considered profanity. I'm just making sure people
>>   understand that there is no list of forbidden words,
>>   and so we should be looking for profane material on
>>   the basis of its content, not just its choice of
>>   words.
>>
>>   On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:03 AM, Stephen Fonzo
>>   <fonzo.stephen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     The quickest solution is to view the Zara log, see
>>     what track was playing at that time, and then
>>     either remove or edit the song.  I can check this
>>     tomorrow, try to find and then remove the track,
>>     and if someone else in the Automation group wants
>>     to edit it (if this will help; otherwise, don't
>>     bother), they can do so later.
>>
>>     -Stephen
>>
>>     ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>     From: Raymond Morales <rmorales02 at gmail.com>
>>     Date: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 9:43 PM
>>     Subject: song with profanity
>>     To: Andrew Ó Baoill <andrew at funferal.org>, dan
>>     blah <dan.blah at gmail.com>, Nicole Pion
>>     <nicole.pion at gmail.com>, Stephen Fonzo
>>     <fonzo.stephen at gmail.com>
>>
>>     I listed to WRFU and at 9:34pm on my car radio,
>>     there was a hip-hop/jazzy sort of song with kids
>>     singing the hook about taking it to the top. The
>>     word ASS was explicitly used and that is not
>>     permitted as far as I know outside of 10 pm and 6
>>     am. I believe that this should be removed, but I
>>     have no clue what song it is or who added it. I
>>     heard this group on our rotation before, but this
>>     is the first time that I have heard anything that
>>     is profane.
>>
>>     -Ray
>>     MD/PhD Candidate in Biochemistry
>>     University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>>
>>     Membership Chair, National Board
>>     National Network of Latin American Medical
>>     Students
>>     http://www.nnlams.org/
>>
>>     VP of Information, Midwest Region
>>     National Network of Latin American Medical
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>>
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>>     --
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