Two bits of news out of South Florida
Apr. 30th, 2004 07:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
heidi1. From today's Herald:
The billboard promotes French Connection United Kingdom and their new British-music-promoting radio station here in South Florida - the FCUK store is about a block from my office, and their store signage also has the same language on it.
The billboard doesn't really bother me; what bothers me is Clear Channel's obvious hypocracy in this. An "anti-indecency" attorney here in Miami agrees - "For Clear Channel, which is portraying itself as the good guys, the Carrie Nation of the decency movement, to be doing this is just hypocritical. They're out of their minds."
So that's the annoyingstupidugh stuff.
2. On the flip side - those of you who are furious with Virginia, and planning to avoid the state as long as their (badly written, likely unconstitutional) law is on the books - come to Miami Beach! Our city is writing laws right now to bar a type of contract, too - the city will not be allowed to contract with companies that don't offer domestic partnerships to their employees (and independent contractors, afaik, as well). They're also working on laws which will bar discrimination against transgendered people - currently, our city laws don't include them specifically, although there is a bar on discrimination based on sexual orientation, which arguably covers it although not to the degree that some advocates wish.
So when you're chastising the entirity of the United States or bemoaning governments in general, remember that there are some places, including my hometown, that will not stand for bigotry.
(Of course, we may end up seceding from the state of Florida, but that's for another day).
The same company that kicked shock jock Howard Stern off its radio stations to stem ''the rising tide of indecency'' owns a billboard seen everyday by more than 100,000 South Florida road jockeys -- some of them shocked and puzzled by its message.
This is what the ad on the billboard says: FCUK FM.
The billboard promotes French Connection United Kingdom and their new British-music-promoting radio station here in South Florida - the FCUK store is about a block from my office, and their store signage also has the same language on it.
The billboard doesn't really bother me; what bothers me is Clear Channel's obvious hypocracy in this. An "anti-indecency" attorney here in Miami agrees - "For Clear Channel, which is portraying itself as the good guys, the Carrie Nation of the decency movement, to be doing this is just hypocritical. They're out of their minds."
So that's the annoyingstupidugh stuff.
2. On the flip side - those of you who are furious with Virginia, and planning to avoid the state as long as their (badly written, likely unconstitutional) law is on the books - come to Miami Beach! Our city is writing laws right now to bar a type of contract, too - the city will not be allowed to contract with companies that don't offer domestic partnerships to their employees (and independent contractors, afaik, as well). They're also working on laws which will bar discrimination against transgendered people - currently, our city laws don't include them specifically, although there is a bar on discrimination based on sexual orientation, which arguably covers it although not to the degree that some advocates wish.
So when you're chastising the entirity of the United States or bemoaning governments in general, remember that there are some places, including my hometown, that will not stand for bigotry.
(Of course, we may end up seceding from the state of Florida, but that's for another day).
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Date: 2004-04-30 05:05 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-04-30 05:34 am (UTC)It's a bloody shame about Va esp. since I am a Virginian myself, proud and at the same time cringing.
It's ironic that TJ and George Mason, fathers of our Bill of Rights, are Virginians.
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Date: 2004-04-30 06:34 am (UTC)Did you get the email that I sent you from the Witching Hour/Nimbus list yesterday? Just checking on the currentness of that address...
Catherine
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Date: 2004-04-30 09:48 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-04-30 10:46 am (UTC)Catherine
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Date: 2004-04-30 07:02 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-04-30 08:01 am (UTC)Anyhow.
Clear Channel = hypocrites, aye?
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Date: 2004-05-01 01:14 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-05-01 02:12 pm (UTC)*grin* You remember what canibals say...
I love Eddie! Crazy Eddie! Selling Rack 'O Baby!
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Date: 2004-04-30 08:10 am (UTC)we have pretty beaches and prettier mountains, and not all of us are asshats. >:0
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Date: 2004-04-30 08:27 am (UTC)Check this out: http://www.howardstern.com/
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Date: 2004-04-30 12:18 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-04-30 12:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-05-01 01:16 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2004-05-01 06:47 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-05-01 07:57 am (UTC)(Although I'd have to add key west and parts of hollywood to the list - and remember Elian? Miami can be a bit mind-blowing sometimes, too.