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Home » Blogs » Mathias Baden's blog

Unfortunate choice of words, Kenny

June 23, 2008 - 11:28am — Mathias Baden
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On my way to work each day, I usually listen to the radio. Today, I turned it off.

I got uncomfortable when KSTP traffic guy Kenny Olson's described an accident involving a truck and a "short bus." KSTP isn't exactly known for its PCness, but I got the impression that Olson was being insensitive when he called the bus by that name.

In my more immature years, my friends and I would've called the bus ridden by children with mental illnesses by that name. I'm ashamed that we made fun of them. I don't know if Kenny's bus was carrying passengers who had disabilities, but when he called the bus that name,  I reacted with children who couldn't help their difficulties in mind.

Olson could've used some better discretion. It was an unfortunate and hurtful choice of words. It cost the station a listener -- at least for today.

Just my 2 cents. 


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Right on.


Submitted by Tom Schardin on June 23, 2008 - 6:28pm.

Just maybe you need to...

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Just maybe you need to lighten up


Submitted by h on June 24, 2008 - 11:25am.

You might be right, H. I...

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You might be right, H. I mean, that kind of comment could easily have been taken the wrong way by me. It's not just an issue of the messenger's message. It's the way the recipient of the message received the message. Good point.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)


Submitted by Mathias Baden on June 26, 2008 - 3:20pm.

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