We all know that commercial radio, especially AM talk radio, and especially the drive-time morning shows (that title says volumes) are mostly trash. But I refuse to allow hate speech against any group go unchallenged. As someone else mentioned, this type of venom would never be tolerated against a racial, ethnic, or religious group.
It is simply NOT OK to advocate violence of any sort, and especially against a group of people as a whole. Radio stations broadcast on the public airwaves, under a license from the federal government to use a public resource. I don't listen to trash radio, but ignoring it doesn't make the problem go away. These broadcasts give may give permission to listeners, in their small, less than analytical minds, to be less than cautious around bicyclists. We have to stand up and say this is not acceptable. Can you imagine someone listening to this broadcast or similar comments as they make their way up some local road on their way to work, already pissed off about their crappy job, the economy, family problems, or "traffic?" Then a bicyclist is in front of them while the DJ jokes about dooring or how bicyclists are "taking over." As one "host" suggested while I was a "guest" on his show: "Do you ever want to wear a bicyclists as a hood ornament?" What sort of suggestion is that to the above mentioned driver? It's the modern day equivalent of suggesting a lynching. "They need to learn some respect for their betters." Too extreme? What would you call it? Robbie 2009/3/25 Kristine M. Niemann <[email protected]> > Bikies, > From what I know about WJJO's morning show, it is complete trash and not > worthy of all this worry and angst. This is a sexist, racist, and > apparently gay-bashing show. Just don't listen to it! We all know that > Madison has both the educated biking crowd that believes in human rights and > the white-trash types who have no respect for anything and would rather let > their body and minds rot away. Why get so worked up about their stupidity > and remedial "humor". This is liking asking Howard Stern for an apology to > women. >
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