Which, by itself, is a perfectly understandable position. But it isn't when the same group of stations actively promote other people who casually drop n-bombs in the songs themselves. If you want the word to stop being used, then don't promote the continued use of the word.
I'll give you two similar hypotheticals (with radio edits of the word since that apparently shouldn't get me banned):
This is like if the stations banned Eminem for saying f@ggot, while at the same time playing Elton John songs in which he referred to his partner as a f@ggot 14 times. It's cool, because for hundreds of years homosexuals have referred to each other as f@ggots.
Or, if ABC banned an actor for saying ret@rd, while in the Good Doctor having the hospital intercom announce "paging Dr. Ret@rd, paging Dr. Ret@rd". It's cool, because for hundreds of years autistic people have referred to each other as ret@rds.
Would either of those make any sense at all? Of course not. Because if the actual goal is to discontinue the use of the offending word, improve tolerance, and create unity, then the proper process is to condemn the word across all casual uses. Not discourage it by some but actively promote it by others.[/QUOTE]
exactly