Pushing the boundaries of bad taste

Is it possible to just ignore certain people and wish them away?? I wish people like Howard Stern who simply insist on spreading filth would just go away -- since this is easier to do than actually deal with the problem with practical measures. But then, ok... if we rest on our laurels and adopt a wait-and-see approach all the time, we know what to expect this world to turn into. And it's not the kind of world we'd want our children and our children's children to live in.

Stern, the foul-mouthed radio jock and commentator, is gearing up for filthier, censhorship-free radio, according to a news report. But then I'm not sure if talking about the whole thing on my blog is even a good idea, for these reasons:

1. I got the news from Fox News, which isn't exactly a shining example of journalistic integrity. If you're familiar with the Philippines' ABS-CBN network, Fox News materials are somewhat like Channel 2's TV Patrol (think sensationalized format). So, I'm wondering how accurate the news report about Stern's plans actually is.

2. This could all be some publicity stunt, and exaggeration has worked effectively in drawing in the gullible and less discerning members of the public. Hence, the "jaw-dropping features" that Stern said he'd be putting into his program could be all part of the promotion blitz (and I wouldn't want to cooperate in such a thing).

So, I'm picking out bits of the news article -- sans the sordid details -- for your information.

Stern reveals plans to be filthier than ever

Howard Stern has crowed for months about how he'll get as filthy as humanly possible when he jumps to censorship-free Sirius Satellite Radio next month — and now he's revealing for the first time, in a New York magazine interview, just how X-rated his new show will be.

In an expletive-filled interview that hits newsstands Monday, the sex-obsessed shock jock tells of some jaw-dropping features that are sure to push the boundaries of bad taste.

That's about all that I could write here without getting obscene.

I wish things like Sirius Satellite Radio would just conduct business on another planet. They simply give people the license to take sacred principles such as "freedom of speech," abuse it, and turn it into something that doesn't belong in civilized society.