NY radio station make fun of Tsunami victums
01-27-2005 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by gh0st shad0w
As a third generation Asian American I'm fully aware of this never ending racism our people face. Alot of us here have had generations of family members dating back to the the beginning expansion of this country and yet we still get no respect as a people. They say food is a great judge on a country's history because it makes up a part of its culture. You can go to any city in this nation and be able to order Chinese food and to me that is an excellent way of stating a simple fact that we have been here a long time. But honestly when you look at main stream America we can only be associated with stupid stigmas like a William Hung, women in the movies that play the typical Asian *****, or some ridiculous crap like we all know how to do laundry. I guess mostly I'm just ranting but hopefully events like this will be a catalyst to make people more aware.
01-27-2005 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by AWD 20T
I'm glad their asses got fired, people like that don't deserve to breathe the same air as the tsunami victims...
FWIW, Hot97's website still has Miss Jones & the morning show banner up.
02-04-2005 | 10:15 AM
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http://www.asianmediawatch.net/missj...dailynews.html
NY Daily News - 'Tsunami Song' Fallout: 3 Suspended, 2 Fired
'Tsunami Song' fallout: 3 suspended, 2 fired
By David Hinckley, New York Daily News
February 2, 2005
Hoping to quell the storm over its "Tsunami Song," WQHT yesterday fired morning-show producer Rick Del Gado, who created the song, and morning-team member Todd Lynn, who cracked on the air, "I'm gonna start shooting some Asians."
But Hot-97 did not meet the demands of some critics and fire the rest of the Miss Jones morning show, which aired the parody for four days last month.
Miss Jones, DJ Envy and production assistant Tasha Hightower will all be suspended for two weeks, said the station. They have been off since last Wednesday.
Reaction from critics was swift yesterday and not all favorable.
"Their statement is a joke," said City Councilman John Liu (D-Queens). "They need to fire Miss Jones, but even more important, they need to accept corporate responsibility."
Noting that Hot-97 pledged a million dollars to tsunami relief, Liu said, "That's a joke, too. It should be $10 million. They said employees will donate a week's pay to relief funds. Fine. So they should donate a week of corporate profits."
Hot-97's statement yesterday cited Del Gado for the song and Lynn for "offensive, racially insensitive comments," calling them "singularly egregious."
Miss Info, the other member of the morning team, was not suspended, though she also has been off the air since last week. Miss Info, who is Asian, said on the air that the song offended her - which sparked the heated exchange during which Lynn made his "shooting" remark.
Racial banter and exaggeration are not uncommon on morning shows, but critics said Lynn went way over the top.
The "Tsunami Song" itself, set to the tune of "We Are the World," has been blasted for use of racial slurs and for making light of tsunami victims.
Kai Yu of the group Asian Media Watch called Hot-97's actions yesterday "a start," but said they fall short of "full accountability ... all the way up to the people who approved this going on the air."
Liu said further protest actions are planned: "We're only getting started."
Several Hot-97 advertisers temporarily withdrew after the initial controversy.
"The actions of the morning show were socially and morally indefensible," said Emmis President Rick Cummings. "The entire Emmis family is ashamed. Our decision ... sends a message that this type of insensitivity is utterly unacceptable."
Jay Smooth, whose HipHopMusic.com has been bulldogging the case and has recorded a half-million hits, had a sharp E-mail exchange yesterday with Lynn, who told Smooth that his on-air remarks were "taken out of context."
In the exchange, Lynn called the episode "one of the biggest mistakes of my life," describing the song as "very poor taste and bad judgment."
But, he added, "None of us are bigots."
Meanwhile, Miss Info will co-host an Asia Relief Fund Benefit on Saturday at Capitale on the Bowery with rapper Jin, who recorded a track blasting Hot-97.
The original New York Daily News article available at: http://www.nydailynews.com/02-02-200...p-237107c.html
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NY Daily News - 'Tsunami Song' Fallout: 3 Suspended, 2 Fired
'Tsunami Song' fallout: 3 suspended, 2 fired
By David Hinckley, New York Daily News
February 2, 2005
Hoping to quell the storm over its "Tsunami Song," WQHT yesterday fired morning-show producer Rick Del Gado, who created the song, and morning-team member Todd Lynn, who cracked on the air, "I'm gonna start shooting some Asians."
But Hot-97 did not meet the demands of some critics and fire the rest of the Miss Jones morning show, which aired the parody for four days last month.
Miss Jones, DJ Envy and production assistant Tasha Hightower will all be suspended for two weeks, said the station. They have been off since last Wednesday.
Reaction from critics was swift yesterday and not all favorable.
"Their statement is a joke," said City Councilman John Liu (D-Queens). "They need to fire Miss Jones, but even more important, they need to accept corporate responsibility."
Noting that Hot-97 pledged a million dollars to tsunami relief, Liu said, "That's a joke, too. It should be $10 million. They said employees will donate a week's pay to relief funds. Fine. So they should donate a week of corporate profits."
Hot-97's statement yesterday cited Del Gado for the song and Lynn for "offensive, racially insensitive comments," calling them "singularly egregious."
Miss Info, the other member of the morning team, was not suspended, though she also has been off the air since last week. Miss Info, who is Asian, said on the air that the song offended her - which sparked the heated exchange during which Lynn made his "shooting" remark.
Racial banter and exaggeration are not uncommon on morning shows, but critics said Lynn went way over the top.
The "Tsunami Song" itself, set to the tune of "We Are the World," has been blasted for use of racial slurs and for making light of tsunami victims.
Kai Yu of the group Asian Media Watch called Hot-97's actions yesterday "a start," but said they fall short of "full accountability ... all the way up to the people who approved this going on the air."
Liu said further protest actions are planned: "We're only getting started."
Several Hot-97 advertisers temporarily withdrew after the initial controversy.
"The actions of the morning show were socially and morally indefensible," said Emmis President Rick Cummings. "The entire Emmis family is ashamed. Our decision ... sends a message that this type of insensitivity is utterly unacceptable."
Jay Smooth, whose HipHopMusic.com has been bulldogging the case and has recorded a half-million hits, had a sharp E-mail exchange yesterday with Lynn, who told Smooth that his on-air remarks were "taken out of context."
In the exchange, Lynn called the episode "one of the biggest mistakes of my life," describing the song as "very poor taste and bad judgment."
But, he added, "None of us are bigots."
Meanwhile, Miss Info will co-host an Asia Relief Fund Benefit on Saturday at Capitale on the Bowery with rapper Jin, who recorded a track blasting Hot-97.
The original New York Daily News article available at: http://www.nydailynews.com/02-02-200...p-237107c.html
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02-04-2005 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by kappaWRX
Pisses me off how someone can joke around about 178,000+ deaths.. and this is a NY radio station.. sad
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