Re: the language watch continues

["Mark Laurence" <mlaurence@mindspring.com>]

On 5 Sep 2000, at 11:26, Larry Weil wrote:

> One day last week (I think), I heard Lionel on WTKK refer to GWB as a 
> "retard".  Now that's a questionable one, which obviously would not 
> be liked by the politically correct set, even though many of them 
> probably agree with the sentiment expressed.  And many of those with 
> learning disabilities are probably upset with being compared with GWB.

The Boston Globe reported today that the CRTC in Canada has 
told Howard Stern's radio station in Toronto that he can't mock 
what's called "a protected group."  They said he made fun of 
mentally disabled people by calling himself "king of the retards" 
and talking about how a "retarded home" lowers neighboring 
property values.

The station has to put the CRTC ruling on the air in heavy listening 
periods, but there wasn't any further penalty talked about in the 
story.

Mark Laurence
mlaurence@mindspring.com