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August 31, 2007
Sean Kingston comes up against protest
By: J.Koni
 They want Sean Kingston's mega hit "Beautiful Girl" to be cut from radio play lists! Yes, Joan Murphy, chairman of the New Mexico Suicide Prevention Coalition, while addressing reporters, protested that, "Record companies that promote artists whose message is that suicide is an acceptable solution to problems, don't help reduce the incidence of suicide anywhere. Radio stations have a responsibility to be sensitive to this issue."
A member of staff at the state Department of Health said local radio stations were e-mailed letters reminding them of the dangers of glorifying suicide in song. "I haven't received any response," Murphy said Monday, a week after the letters were sent out.
"Beautiful Girls" reached the No. 2 spot on the national Top 40 play list. It has dropped in popularity but is still in the top 10, said Justin Riley, program director at KKOB-FM (93.3).
The station had the song in heavy rotation, playing it about 30 times a week, he said. It is now being played far less - a reflection of ever-changing listener taste. Riley said he received no e-mail from any person or organization complaining about the content of the song.
"These kinds of issues come up from time to time," he said. "Somebody could find something wrong with nearly every song that gets played. We are a mass appeal radio station and have a lot of factors to consider."
"We apologize to any person who gets offended by any song, but at the end of the day if a song is popular it's likely going to get played. A song doesn't become No. 2 in the country without people calling to request it."
The Suicide Prevention Coalition works with the Department of Health. "Our mission is suicide prevention," Murphy said, adding, "We provide education, support and advocacy to reduce the suicide rate in New Mexico." Murphy said suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the country and the leading cause among people age 10 to 24.
New Mexico consistently ranks among the top five states per capital in suicides, with a rate 1.5 to 2 times higher than the national average. Suicide is the ninth leading cause of death for New Mexicans. Darleene Edwards, vice chairperson and treasurer of the coalition, said New Mexico is also "the lowest state in the country for the amount we spend on mental health care."
Her message to everyone involved in the media - the recording and movie industries, radio and television stations and newspapers is to "use the issue of suicide in a responsible manner and not glorify it and make people think it's the best option for people when they're in pain or when their life isn't going as they like.
"Suicide should be portrayed as the tragedy it is," she said.
Posted by yardFlex at August 31, 2007 08:20 AM
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Posted by: DUBFYAH
on August 31, 2007 09:55 AM
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BWOY..NUFF TINGS A GWAAN INA DE GHETTO FI CHAT BOUT RATHER THAN CHATTIN BOUT SUICIDE BEEN DE SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS...
MI AGREED WID Joan Murphy FI BAN DE MUZIK FRAM AIRPLAY...MI SEE IT AS FI SEH CHI CHI MON WHAN CONTEST INA JAMAICAN 'PREZIDENCIAL'ELECTION...
BAD CHUNE FI PLAY PON RADIO...TEK IT AF AIR NAW !
MI DONE.
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Posted by: Prince Menelik lll
on August 31, 2007 10:01 AM
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Sean kingston deserves no beef from new mexicans. If one kills themself over a song, maybe its natural selection. THEM NUH LOVE LIFE, so why dem wan stop buju nephew from nyam food?
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Posted by: Jay
on August 31, 2007 10:03 AM
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I swear if people want to take this song serious they are truly darn fools.... its just a song. And as a matter of a fact he was singing about him, he didn't say go kill yourself.... NOT THAT SERIOUS!!!
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Posted by: Smiling Killa
on August 31, 2007 01:26 PM
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SEAN KINGSTON As Long as its a Jamaican song it is going to cause some trooooobble. Yow mi people wat next How much more can we put up with Why the new mexican them ban bush tony sadam bin and the rest of killers but them waan stop the little youth song ONLY BECAUSE HE IS A JAMAICAN. All i know is that i love this song. its big n Beautiful {skatchbanet!!} fi dem
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Posted by: Smiling Killa
on August 31, 2007 01:28 PM
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SEAN KINGSTON As Long as its a Jamaican song it is going to cause some trooooobble. Yow mi people wat next How much more can we put up with Why the new mexican them ban bush tony sadam bin and the rest of killers but them waan stop the little youth song ONLY BECAUSE HE IS A JAMAICAN. All i know is that i love this song. its big n Beautiful {skatchbanet!!} fi dem
Man, Little Biggy Smalls having a rough week eh?
I guess someone has to bring awareness for all these kids with nothing better to do than take a song literally and go kill off themselves.
Hold Firm Sean, don't get suicidal cause of likkle pressure.
Lazy Jamaica!
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Posted by: fatilibuff
on August 31, 2007 04:14 PM
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why dem fighting against the youth . mi a tell yuh
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Posted by: Nina
on August 31, 2007 08:25 PM
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To be honest I think the song is rather dumb. I wouldnt go as far as saying that it will make people want to kill themselves but its not exactly a "life changiing tune" either. Most songs today rarely have messages anyway. This song is amongst hundreds that dont make much sense...
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Posted by: sexy jhadae
on September 1, 2007 02:59 AM
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DEM JUST LOVE FIGHT JAMAICANS N E WEH WI DEH!!...DEM NEED FI TEK WEH DEM SELF AND LOW DI LIKKLE YUTE....MI SURE SEH IM NEVA TELL NUH BADDI FI GO KILL DEMSELF...SUH IF DI IDIDOT DEM WAAN DWEET DAT A FI DEM BUSINESS....PLUS LOOK HOW MUCH SONG OUT DEH A TALK BOUT FAR WORST TING....BIG UP SEAN KINGSTON U R A YOUNG YOUTH WHO IS TRYING SUH RESPECT...AND WEH U SEH?..."DAMN ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, THEY ONLY WANNA DO U DIRT, THEY'LL HAVE U SUICIDAL SUICIDAL WEN THEY SAY ITS OVERRRRRRRRRR"...LOL..LOL....
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Posted by: Jason
on September 1, 2007 10:02 AM
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It funny how man can get fight down in life just when you think u got there....
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Posted by: solgie
on September 2, 2007 08:46 AM
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stop player hate z youth song u vagabonds
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Posted by: pegs
on September 2, 2007 08:53 PM
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Well chicken come home to roose we all know why they have a problem ,he is not a native. Lets face it what sean kingston is saying is not anything that any red blooded young man has not experienced in his lifetime. Not only has he experienced it but he learns to resolve it for what it really is and that is life is not always a bed of roses especially in these situations but it does not necessarily means one ought to commit suicide or do what is famous in some cultures which is to commit mass murders or rape. Madame I beg to differ better to sing and speak about your feeling than to actually commit suicide.
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Posted by: babyphat
on September 2, 2007 09:17 PM
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me luv de song it maad. sean's got it goin on.
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Posted by: Colours
on September 3, 2007 07:04 AM
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Right now she talking so much of shit she have me "SUICIDAL". If ppl want to kill themselves they would do it because iof other issues not becasue they hear Sean Kingston on the airwaves. They should listen to marilyn Manson. Now that ... individual has issues. Let the boy earn him paper.
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Posted by: Wade Cameron
on September 4, 2007 10:08 AM
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Mi caa believe seh dem mek dis a issue wen mon a sing bout gun and drugs pa radio and tv. Di song already gain popularity worldwide so why dem wha cut it off now. If di majority of people listen to da song ya an tek it fi di way it is den dem a fool and need help inna di frist place.
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Posted by: NellyP
on September 4, 2007 02:06 PM
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The Suicide Prevention Coalition obviously dont have NOTHING to do. The Artist said 'beautiful girls' will make you suicidal...the artist didnt say that he or anyone should commit suicide. A hope when someone is gonna committ suicide they will be there to stop them
Dem always fight Jamaicans. Once they find out that man from yard, dem will raise dem fist, Bun dem, Bun dem, Bun dem, mek dem jump off a cliff.
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Posted by: annab
on September 6, 2007 02:38 PM
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a wha di rass dem no leave di yute dem. a yute try somethin positive dem fight and if dem go pick a gun fi suvive de fassy dem condemn it wha de frock dem want young people fi do. personally if i see a one a put a rope a him neck i naa stop him, cause dat just show em no want him life. left jamaican yute mek dem strive we no have nothin fi do wid new mexico
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Posted by: Queen B
on September 6, 2007 03:25 PM
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MI PEOPLE,
IT FUNNY HOW DEM NEVER COME DOWN PAN AMY WINEHOSE WID ARE FROKERY SONG "REHAB" SHE BAICALLY A TELL PEOPLE FI STAY PAN CRACK AND ACHOLE.
JUST BECAUSE HIM BLACK AND UP COMING.
DEM NO LIKE SEE BLACK PEOPLE SHINE. DATS Y WE MUST BUY 2 AND 3 A HIM SINGLES.
F DEM!
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Posted by: nlmt
on September 6, 2007 08:42 PM
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i don't believe that anyone is gonna commit suicide because tey herd sean sings bout it
if hollywood could make movies bout anything negative things and make millions out of it
why can't a black man sing his song and make a dollar out of it,give the man a chance to make his paper,why discourage him, he got talent let him use it in a positive way, his not hurting anyone
and if the song wasn't good it would have never
been #1 worldwide.
you high society people just hate to see a black caribbean man make it ife.
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Posted by: Tell the truth
on September 6, 2007 10:52 PM
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People this is not an attack on Jamacians, I knew when the song drop the WORD suicidal was going the cause problems, , I'm a little surprise, to learn that suicide is a problem amoung young people in Mexico. Sean's CAMP should have caught that. Still me love the likle youth him cute ehh. Sean don't worry yourself, you will go far you have that IT thing. I really would like to see you play young Biggie Smalls.
Bless
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Posted by: God Save Your Mum
on September 8, 2007 10:44 PM
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People pay for his music, insane fucks.
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Posted by: zena
on September 21, 2007 08:46 AM
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i love you and ur songs it drive me krazy on n on
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Posted by: suzzette
on October 15, 2007 08:48 PM
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I knew this song were go to cause a Big Problem the reason is that his camp never did there homework they should have check the word first he said it about 25 time in the song .There are kids listening to this stuff . They should have change the word . That could have keep him to still make money know he will make a new make over
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Posted by: tori
on October 17, 2007 05:18 PM
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it makes no sense fighting ova de gurl cuz in de end she gine not be even studin dem an she gine got another boyfriend an one of dem dead an de nex wun goin ta be in grief.dat is all cuz now a days people fightin ova bare crap.
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Posted by: justine
on January 9, 2008 10:39 AM
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i think that butiful girl is a good song and not putting it on the radoi is stupuid that means who ever mad that rule is STUPID HEAR ME STUPID!
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