| Hot 97 Accused of Being Racist |
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| Written by Robert ID747 |
| Sunday, 23 January 2005 23:06 |
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For the last week NY hip-hop radio station Hot 97 has been running a hideously unfunny and offensive skit named "Tsunami Song," that ridicules the victims of the Tsunami as "ch*nks" whose children will now be sold into child slavery. It's being played on the station's morning show, hosted by Miss Jones. Here are some choice lyrics: ..All at once you could hear the screaming ch*nks and no one was safe from the wave there were africans drowning, little chinamen swept away you could hear god laughing, "swim you b*tches swim"
So now you''re screwed, it's the Tsunami you better run or kiss your ass away, go find your mommy I just saw her float by, a tree went through her head and now the children will be sold to child slavery...
Uhh, yeah. Har de har har. You may know that one of that show's other hosts, Miss Info, is Asian. She voiced her displeasure with the skit and got into a heated on-air argument with Miss Jones about it. But so far Hot 97 hasn''t acknowledged that there's anything wrong with it, and they continue to air it everyday. As a New Yorker, as a radio person, and as a hip-hop fan I am ashamed and disgusted that Hot 97 is allowing this to broadcast on their airwaves. If you feel the same way you can let them know here: HOT 97 (212) 229-9797 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Or even better, Hot 97's parent company Emmis broadcasting:
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And if you really want to send a message, and make Hot 97 hear it, you can contact their advertisers about this. I may try to put together a list of sponsors, or if anybody else has one please pass it along. EDIT: The list of sponsors is here And there are now two online petitions you can sign:
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