What does the National Council of Negro Women have to do with a Satellite Radio Merger?

This is just getting out of hand.

The National Council of Negro Women submitted a letter to the FCC yesterday stating the following:

On behalf of the NCNW an organization representing over four million African-American women
worldwide and dedicated to championing civil rights and equality for all people, I must convey to the
FCC and you the Council’s strong and considered concern that the proposed transaction between
Sirius Satellite Radio and Xm Satellite Radio Holdings pose clear, present and unmitigated
threat to decency and greater diversity of media ownership.

Ok…what does any of this have to do with anything? No one is forcing you to listen to Satellite
Radio? Isn’t this the same as Pay Per View TV or Stations like HBO? This is just a bunch of
nonsense. They are just looking for attention.

It gets better:

One only has to evaluate the current programming now offered by Sirius and XM to recognize that our concerns and fears are well founded, Programming such as Howard Stern, Opie and Anthony, and Bubba the Love Sponge - which help to perpetuate racist and sexist stereotypes in our culture - drive the business of both companies.

Jesus, don’t fucking listen to it if you don’t like it. There are Hundreds of other stations to listen to.
You do know there is an Oprah Station?

A Sirius - XM satellite radio monopoly will focus it (sic) resources on only its most profitable audiences, with more of the same lowest-common-denominator programming of the Howard Stern variety.

And it keeps going on and on…….and on….

You can read the Full PDF letter here:
Link

Here is the NCNW website
http://www.ncnw.org/

We need more people in Favor of this Merger to contact the FCC and let them know our stance. How much longer will this drag on for?

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