Language Again
Posted on August 17, 2011
It was February when I wrote the blog titled DECENT LANGUAGE, and the subject of decent language is on my mind again, and for much the same reasons.
It was February when I wrote the blog titled DECENT LANGUAGE, and the subject of decent language is on my mind again, and for much the same reasons.
1.) We share a tradition on radio of “polite” speech, minus the vulgar language that is otherwise common in society;
2.) More and more programs, many from the internet, either have no limitations on language or push the edge;
3.) Most other media, especially movies and music, use even more “offensive” language than would be necessary to get their story across;
4.) Obscene language is standard in military, law enforcement and all “macho” situations where, for odd reasons, foul language is equated with authority;
5.) Public live entertainment, such as comedy mic nights, use floods of nasty talk way more than needed;
6.) Regular people of all ages have some friends where uncensored language goes.
There are two programs that bring my mind to this subject at this time: one of them has been on my schedule for awhile, the other only being considered…
The first is GEOLOGIC with George Hrab. George is a popular rock musician and very intelligent weekly podcaster who prefers to be as blunt as the mood strikes. I believe in the program.
The new one is RYE BREAD RADIO, a “live” comedy show from Chicago which is professional both technically and content wise, but with the “normal” blunt language of public entertainment. I’d like to run this show.
What I’m going to do as a temporary solution is wire up a “weak” second transmitter which will get switched on during these risky shows. That way I’ll be able to monitor the station, but the surrounding area will lose the signal.
Let me know your way of dealing with the language question.
