A women's advocate wants an Edmonton radio station to apologize for a call-in program inviting listeners to say which sports personality they would most like to punch in the face.
The Friday morning broadcast on The Team 1260 aired comments directed against women like Oprah Winfrey and former tennis player Anna Kournikova. Canadian women's hockey player Haley Wickenheiser was also singled out.
"I guess I was flabbergasted,really," said Jan Reimer, provincial coordinator for the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters. "It's this whole idea of tearing down women, of creating violence against someone who has inspired so many. It's disturbing."
All of the comments work against the idea of preventing violence against women, she said, calling for the station and the hosts to apologize.
Monday would be a good day to do that, Reimer suggested, since it's International Women's Day.
The station manager said he's looking into the situation.
A women's advocate wants an Edmonton radio station to apologize for a call-in program inviting listeners to say which sports personality they would most like to punch in the face.
The Friday morning broadcast on The Team 1260 aired comments directed against women like Oprah Winfrey and former tennis player Anna Kournikova. Canadian women's hockey player Haley Wickenheiser was also singled out.
"I guess I was flabbergasted,really," said Jan Reimer, provincial coordinator for the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters. "It's this whole idea of tearing down women, of creating violence against someone who has inspired so many. It's disturbing."
Was she equally flabbergasted and disturbed about the names of men on the list of people who supposedly would be punched out?
Anyone with a mother, a sister, a daughter or female friend should be OFFENDED!
Quite so, Jackie. Everybody has an opportunity to be offended by.... anything.
And so should they also be given credit for having the brains to figure out the context, realise the goofiness and unlikelihood of punch-outs ever taking place and to.... move on down the road with a sigh, snicker or a snort.
Expectations of and demands for any changes in behaviour will be carded as high and outside the strike zone.
I'm thinking that its more likely CBC did not ask Jan Reimer about guys getting punched out. She would not likely be in the TEAM's 20 listener family.
Have the brains to figure out the context? Should that cover racial humour, too? I think brains come in more from them not having the brains to make the violence jokes in the first place.
I think brains come in more from them not having the brains to make the violence jokes in the first place.
This, then, would be you defining what and what does nor constitute humour, satire or comment - an activity in which you are free to engage.
I reject your position as being subjective, politically ineffective, a poorly constructed attempt at moral manipulation, non-binding and not particularly useful - an activity in which I am free to engage.
Plus, you are too quick to play the race-card when the game is still Snakes & Ladders.
The Altar of Politically Correct Thought is bound to make us all mindless, unthinking automatons. There is virtually no joke, gag, or humourous anecdote that would not be offensive to someone. So, the Correct thinking goes, it should all be abolished. Oh what fun life would be if no one was ever subjected to offense. Personally, I like to laugh, and I'd even go so far as to admit I've laughed at a few jokes which would no doubt be deemed offensive by many. I suppose, in some people's eyes, that would make a bad person. Here's my response to them. I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR OPINIONS. If you don't like something as innocuous as a silly joke, then I would suggest it is YOU who needs to re-evaluate what matters to you--- not me. Of course these guys were not actually suggesting that someone be punched in the face. IT WAS A JOKE. Take a deep breath and stop looking to be offended at every turn. Your life (as well as those around you) will be much happier if you can learn to laugh once in a while.
Serioiusly - we're talking about an all-sports AM stations here. Most women (I won't say all of course) aren't listening, their demographic is overwhelminly male. That doesn't excuse it, but it starts to explain it.
More importantly, the bit wasn't about punching women in the face - it was about punching **people** in the face. No distinction was made for women vs. men. If you're all for equality, isn't that what you want? To be treated equally includes to be offended equally. The gist of it was "who pisses you off" not "who do you want to beat to a pulp".
The Frantics once did a great bit on who deserves a "boot to the head" - that was funny. Now, not so much for some people. How far we've fallen...
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