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Desmond So
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Do HK Radio Writers Live in the Dark Ages?

I am SICK of bullshit content and the people who produce it.  Today on the mid-afternoon radio show:Twenty-something girl is in love with boy.  They can't be together.  (Brain gag.)  Girl has a
one-nighter with boy's high school friend and gets pregnant.  Boy still cares for girl out of "something even greater than romantic love."  (Brain puke.)  Girl's mother freaks out and says "how can you bring shame to our family like this?"  Girl wants abortion because she has absolutely, absolutely, double-absolutely, triple-absolutely no way out.  Boy wants to help girl avoid this even though it's not his baby.  Girl says I have to do this.  Boy says you must be strong and I will stand by your side.  Girl says again, I have to do this.  Boy says again you must be strong and I will stand by your side.  And so on, and so on.  At this point, I really did puke a little in my mouth and had to stop listening.Hong Kong radio stories haven't changed in the last forty years.  And forty years ago, the stories hadn't changed since feudal times when Confucius was still walking the Middle Kingdom.Why do Hong Kong writers like these recurring themes of forbidden love, weak women who fall helpless when knocked up, and uneducated "see lai" mothers who nag instead of help?99.2% of the women I know are sexually liberated (sorry, Grandma.  I love you but you didn't make the cut on this one).  They choose who they want to fall in love with as well as who they sleep with.  (Heaven forbid), let's say Jenny becomes pregnant.  She can take care of herself and her baby.  Why?  Because Jenny's a fuking banker at Goldman making more each year than the whole stupid radio station that put this smut on the air.  And Jenny's mom (yes, she is Chinese) would not chastise her daughter but would offer gentle support and encouragement instead.  OH WAIT!!!  How could I forget?  Jenny wouldn't have gotten pregnant in the first place because sexually liberated, young people these days know how to use birth control when they fck.To the folks out there who's writing this shit -- you are doing a disservice to the listeners of Hong Kong as well as to the young women living here.  Grow up and start writing stuff that is more relevant to our times!(Thankfully, most people still listening to traditional radio these days are grandma and her friends.)Dez

over 13 years ago 0 likes  9 comments  0 shares
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well its a bit of a chicken and egg thing... they probably still write that stupid stuff because only old people still listen to it on the radio... or the opposite... only old people still listen to it because thats what they write... either way it sounds lame.
over 13 years ago
Desmondso
Yes, it's true most listeners are probably old(er) BUT you always hear media companies trying to woo the younger audience. This is especially true of media that may die out altogether (e.g., traditional radio). These people need to try harder if they want fresh blood.
over 13 years ago
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you can say the same about HK produced TV dramas
over 13 years ago
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Des, Once again I know why I consider you a close friend. I do love people with strong opinions. Hey we could produce a radio play? Something different. Fun. that says something too. Miss you guys. Jeanne
over 13 years ago
Mariejost 26 dsc00460
The Tang Dynasty painting was a nice touch, and makes your point another way. :)
over 13 years ago
Desmondso
@ Anton -- no comment. @ Jeanne -- miss you too. Yes, once in awhile, I go off on a rant. A radio play sounds fantastic! @ Marie -- thanks. I didn't want to be all "bitch", no substance.
over 13 years ago
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There's still such a thing as "radio stories?' I thought that went out in the 50's when all the producers realized they can put these dramas on TV instead. Either way, if they're going to produce the same old radio content from 40 years ago, they should produce cool programs... like "The Shadow!" Who knows what lurks in the minds of men? The Shadow knows...
over 13 years ago
Mariejost 26 dsc00460
@Joe--"The Shadow" was something my dad listened to as a child, and he was born in 1931. I think radio drama were long gone by the 70s. :)
over 13 years ago

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