Sonia Ulan

You go Girl!

Why is it controversial issues that are non-beneficial to anyone like
pornography and other so-called "tolerance" issues are permitted as Free
Speech, but something that can actually bring about positive change and
improve life for our children and families is often considered
inappropriate discussion? I just don't get it!

Ron and Stephanie wrote:
>
> Now that everyone knows that this is OFF TOPIC, I wan to share something
> that is very near to my heart. Tonight, I was reading my e-news. In the
> entertainment section, there was a focus on the song "Goodbye Earl" by the
> Dixie Chicks (Country). It stated that 20 out of 149 radio stations chose
> NOT to play this song because a battered woman plots and kills her abusive
> husband in it. I wrote a letter to Lon Helton (of Country Countdown USA)
> regarding that particular song. I am open to any and all comments PRIVATELY.
> The letter is below. I would like to know what your thought are. thanks.
> Stephanie
> Mr. Lon Helton
> Country Countdown USA
>
> Mr. Helton,
> I am writing this in regard to the single "Goodbye Earl" from the Dixie
> Chicks. As a survivor of DV (domestic violence) I can personally relate to
> the feelings that drove Wanda and Mary Anne to poison the black eyed peas.
> Domestic violence is much bigger today than is heard of, and unfortunately
> is not getting the attention it so badly needs. DV has many forms: physical,
> psychological, and emotional; and it is extremely hard for a battered person
> to find their way out. I cannot understand why radio stations have decided
> not to play "Goodbye Earl", but they will play Martina McBride's
> "Independence Day". Both songs depict the end of a violent relationship. The
> discussion of women plotting their abuser's death is not new, but the
> majority of women do not make it that far. They end up in Intensive Care or
> die. Many women may think of "getting back" at their abuser, only to
> immediately dismiss the thought, since if caught thinking such a thought
> could (and would) provoke another beating.
> Domestic violence needs to be put into the media, and if this is a way
> to get DV noticed, then I am all for it! Please feel free to contact me for
> any questions or comments that you may have- I am more than willing to
> share. Sincerely Mrs Stephanie A Coomer (now married to a non abuser!)
>
> Ron and Stephanie
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