Radio station KBON Could Face FCC Complaint Over 'Coonass' Lyrics

[Alan S]

http://www.katc.com/news/kbon-...yrics/

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Lafayette attorney and advocate for cajun culture, Warren Perrin, has threatened to file an FCC complaint against KBON 101.1 FM over lyrics he calls derogatory and offensive.

For nearly two years the Eunice radio station has been broadcasting the song "RCA (Registered Coonass)" by Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns. The chorus of the song includes the word 'coonass,' which is what Perrin considers the most insulting term against Acadians.

"The most common, accepted definition in French is: a diseased prostitute," said Perrin, of the word's origin. "Those who know the history and the battles that went before them, you'll never find them using the term."

While KBON has been playing the song for some time, the station just recently received its first complaint about it last week. In response to that complaint, management decided to pull the song from their playlist, but after hearing of Perrin's intention to file an FCC complaint, the song was back on the airwaves and there are no plans to pull it anytime soon.

"To me it's not offensive at all," said station owner and program director Paul Marx, who adds listeners have been overwhelmingly supportive of his decision to put the song back on the air. "Let the listeners decide, not Warren Perrin."

"It's a party song, it's a fun song and that's what it's all about," said Jamie Bergeron, who stands by his song and says the word needs to be taken into context.

"Some people find it degrading, but it's all in how you put it," he said. "I'm not calling anyone out, I'm calling myself a coonass, I'm proud to be a coonass."</td></tr></table>

Just like a lawyer to make trouble.

[JOHN202]

I guess Redneck, or Hillbilly's will be next, man thats just crazy right there..

[fishin couillon]

Being from Eunice and living in the red dirt hills in P'ville, id rather be called a coonass!!!!

Laywers have nothing better to do then file complaints like this and the from the mouth of Walton & Johnson, "The Pussification of America"!!!!!

[DLAB]

YUP, What dumass!!!!

[Alan S]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by fishin couillon &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Being from Eunice and living in the red dirt hills in P'ville, id rather be called a coonass!!!!

Laywers have nothing better to do then file complaints like this and the from the mouth of Walton & Johnson, "The Pussification of America"!!!!!</td></tr></table>

What station you catch them on in P'ville?

[DLAB]

Walton and Johnson is on 96.9

[fishin couillon]

^^^ that one!!!

[BasinDawg]

Paul Marx and Jamie on the same soapbox.....That dude needs to move

[Alan S]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by BasinDawg &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Paul Marx and Jamie on the same soapbox.....That dude needs to move </td></tr></table>

It better be a big soapbox. Jamie ain't too small and Paul makes him look anorexic.

[BasinDawg]

Jamie said he is working on something for the atty...He will be the talk of the town soon

[Alan S]

I'll have to listen to KBON a little more than I have. I'm sure they'll play it.

[colreb2000]

And here I am thinking ya'll like to be called "coonasses".

[BasinDawg]

And here all this time I was told a true coonass has the dark under the eyes (like a coon) and they can be asses......Go figure I was misinformed 25 years ago

[reelman]

I can think of a dozen words a LOT more insulting...the times we live in...oohhh brother...