Jamaica Outlaws Sexually Explicit and Violent Songs on Radio
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 7:01AM The Blogmother According to Sandra Rose, Jamaica is banning sexually explicit and violent songs on the radio. Folks aren't going to be able to even broadcast the bleeped out version of the songs. Wow!:
The ban went into effect on Feb. 6. It covers all songs meant to promote the act of “daggering,” a dance move that simulates sexual intercourse. The ban includes music played on both radio and television. DJs have no leeway in the ban because the songs can’t be played even if the lewd lyrics are bleeped. AHN
We used to have something similar in this country. Back in the day we had a regulatory agency that enforced community standards on the public airwaves, but they went away...I think they were called the FCC or something like that.
Did you call South Carolina State today? Did you get viocemail or a live human being? If you get a live human being, do ask if they are having the world's longest staff meeting.
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SO HAPPY they are outlawing songs with bleeps too! As if kids don't know what the bleeps are in the first place. What does our FCC do again?
re: SCSU
I called and lied and said I was an alumni and donor which quickly got me transferred to the President's office where a formal "complaint" was taken over the phone. I was then transferred to Valerie Field's office where he assistant (I believe her name was Kim) told me she was out of the office and that I could leave a voicemail.
So I left a voicemail (again lying and saying that I was a gradutate and donor) and asked for a call back within 48 hours or I would be "pressed" to contact some of my media friends down in South Carolina.
I don't care if lying makes me a "bad" person. This school is run by a bunch of idiots it seems. No one knows anything except that they were NOT responsible for booking Levell Crump.
Will keep you posted if I get a resonse. And truth be told, one of my close girlfriends is a graduate of SCSU and she placed a call too. LOL.
I wanted to pass on some more info on "David Banner"
His agent at Paradigm, Sara Ramaker, handles all requests for public appearances on his behalf. She would be the one who SCSU arranged the visit with.
If you readers really want to cause a stir, they should call Sara and let them know that her client embarrassed himself, and thus her agency, with his appearance. If enough people call her office she will be forced to call her client and let him know that there is trouble a-brewin'. She will also likely call SCSU to find out what happened.
Paradigm
Sara Ramaker - Talent Agent
(310)288-8000
360 N. Crescent Dr
North Bldg.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Here's the best way to do it:
You will get the main receptionist - do not feed him anything. Simply ask to be transferred to Sara Ramerker's office.
You will get her male assistant. Simply tell him that you would like to speak directly with Sara about the behavior of one of her clients during a recent appearance.
He will ask for specifics which you can then feed him, carefully
1) Her client, David Banner, recently spoke at a Historically Black College
2)He insulted the majority of the audience which was black and female
3)He decided to interject his opinions on intimate partner violence (then ask if the asst knows whether "David Banner" is a licensed psychologist).
4)Let the asst know that complaints have been logged with SCSU.
5)Thank him for his time and leave a call back number or email for Sara.
If enough people do this, she WILL call him and find out what happened and call the school.
In the depths of a mind insane
Fantasy and reality are the same
Three cheers for Jamaica!
One small step for Jamaica's Broadcasting commissioner (Gary Allen?), one giant step for Jamaica's future for their children.
I hope that Jamaica takes this same step when it comes to violence against homosexuals. I am heterosexual and I've never understood the violence against lesbians and gays down there (or anywhere else, for that matter). Lesbians have been raped, the reasoning being that they'll be cured if they get some d---.
So if they want to ban sexually explicit and violent songs, they ought to start with their own home-grown artists.
Jamaica, a paradox that never ceases to amaze me. An island that still has press gangs and violence just as bad as the Bronx during the crack cocaine era.