The public comment session from KPFK’s March 20th local station board meeting. The primary speaker is general manager Leslie Radford’s roommate and the station’s new volunteer coordinator Adam Rice, who is addressing the board during public comment. The final speaker is Safe Harbor host Chrisanne Eastwood who explains that motherfuckers is a vernacular term that means “you guys” or “dude” and is not meant to be derogatory.
we are pleased to finally be ‘educated’ [ the main Mission of KPFK] about language use and what is or not derogatory, insulting, profane, obscene… or whatever category is there being denied, by 1 KPFK newer programmer.
We may have heard the same words elsewhere – while watching people get violent over the alternative-to-“dude” name-calling. Or we noticed that not all groups in this society subscribe to the same dictionary or language- authorities either. Some share secret meanings they dont allow others to use equally or samely.
Words are often used to exploit, to lie, to cover-up, to incite, to nurture, to manipulate or insult, demean, compliment…. or whatever the speaker intends…but – the listeners may not “hear” the same message from that word- or appreciate those words used toward them. Words can often cause wars and enemies or anything else, so are not to be played with arbitrarily.
To dare to assume such Authority as to define words for ‘the rest of us stupid folk’ is worse than the other programs that are also being avoided now, as many donors desert the station that previously provided so much worth ‘listening’ to, too.
KPFK is missing a big opportunity here – they could generate a ton of cash by turning the station into one big TV “Reality Show”. The drama and absurdities seem to be escalating to new levels. Just keep the bad word “beeper” handy when filming a certain “Dude”.
As the old title of Kurt Vonnegut’s book goes, “Nothing is lost save honor.”
I strongly suspect that undercover agents of the nation state are heavily involved in this effort to wreck KPFK. Some at the station have raised the same suspicions. This disruption stuff is just too consistent and persistent.
This negative, ignorant, primitive mentality has to GO. What kind of insane meeting is this? I would think, after all these decades, KPFK would be able to put together a civilized, quality board of directors. Listening to this pitiful, embarrassing, immature ranting shows me why the station is circling the drain. No wonder the first half of Roy Tuckman’s long-term, established show was stolen from him — the management has no judgement or appreciation for his talent and experience. No wonder the popular and brilliant Gary Null refuses to be featured anymore on Tuckman’s health nights (midnight into Wednesday) — he couldn’t tolerate KRFK management any longer. Just listen to the garbage you dare to put in its place — unforgivable. Uprising is a quality show as well. What did Sonali ever do to deserve the ax? She is refined, intelligent and has given countless hours of enlightenment to countless numbers of loyal listeners. I will not donate funds until KRFK is restored to its former glory and capable, mentally sound people are in charge.