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January 22, 2005New EVEN WORSE Hot 97 Audio, and List of Sponsors (UPDATED)1/31/05 UPDATE:
1/26/05 UPDATE: Hot 97 Announces Suspension, Details Unclear So Far 1/25/05 UPDATE: Jin Records Track Dissing Hot 97, Sponsor Pulls Their Ads This Friday morning from 6 to 10 AM, the Hot 97 morning show will do a special live broadcast from Caroline's comedy club, on Broadway between 49th and 50th. A group of NY City Councilmen had a press conference on this issue today, which was covered on TV by UPN 9, Fox 5, and WB 11 along with NY1 (viewable here). The WB report briefly showed a picture of this website, and credited all of you for your work on this issue. 1/24/05 updates: More weak statements from Hot 97 and Sprint here.
On this tape you hear them introducing the "Tsunami Song," then Miss Jones and co-host Todd Lynn launching into an abusive tirade against Miss Info when she voices her objection to it. Miss Jones finally tells Info she's only complaining because "you feel superior, probably because you're Asian." Then, after Miss Info has said the song is offensive to Asians, co-host Todd Lynn informs her: "I'm gonna start shooting Asians." Yes, he really says that. It's at 3:37 on the mp3. In the meantime the NY Post has picked up on the story. And Hot 97 has posted an apology on their website, an extremely weak apology in my opinion. They aren't even willing to match that flimsy one day suspension Star and Buc got for the "rat eater" incident? Pathetic. And they still refuse to acknowledge the bigotry at all. Over at okayplayer they started compiling a list of Hot 97's sponsors and how to contact them. I'll paste their findings here. Note that on the audio posted above, they basically tell us the Tsunami Song was "brought to us by" Sprint. I'm sure Sprint would love to know just what they've been bringing us [EDIT: Sprint has now suspended their ads, along with Mcdonald's] :
And here are some addresses for Hot 97's parent company, Emmis Broadcasting. The first is their head honcho Jeff Smulyan: NOTE: If you use the word "tsunami" in your email it will probably get filtered now, and not read. So try to leave that word out.. And there are now two online petitions you can sign:
Comments
Seems like the sort of thing FCC Indecency and Obscenity complaints were made for. Posted by: James at January 22, 2005 05:16 PM jsmooth995 Thank you for posting this updated and longer clip of the "Tsunami Song." Please e-mail me as I would like to ask you some questions about the song and your views about the issue. Regards, Kai
Posted by: Asian Media Watch at January 22, 2005 05:23 PM Hooray for the apology, I guess. And by "hooray," I mean, "what in blazes are you idiots thinking?" The least they could do is offer an on-air apology for that stunt. Preferably, that they yank the plug on the show. While I won't begrudge anyone the right to express a viewpoint that I find reprehensible or offensive, I also believe that entertainers shouldn't go out of their way to alienate their demographics. I also believe that people who dissent from any viewpoint should be respected. Anyway, I think Hot 97's AM ratings, at the very least, are going to fall quite a bit because of this stunt. So, maybe it'll get through their heads how stupid, pointless, and annoying (not to mention offensive) that message was. Posted by: Chris at January 22, 2005 06:52 PM The link to their "apology" from Ms Jones page on their site doesn't even work. I emailed them about that 24 hours ago - to the so-called program director. I guess they care enough about the apology being made available not to have fixed a simple broken link. Posted by: prema at January 22, 2005 07:29 PM American forces abroad are having a tough enough time as it is, and what Hot 97 are doing isn't helping them. There's enough hate in the world without these idiots adding to it. And donating money doesn't absolve them of blame - doesn't matter what race or religion you are, forgiveness can't be purchased. The presenters should be sacked, or at the very least apologise and sent somewhere like Aceh. Posted by: The Nugget at January 22, 2005 07:35 PM they should shut down this radio station or fire these people..they are fuckin dumb as hell..fuckin stupid ass miss jones, fucking ugly bitch Posted by: legend at January 22, 2005 08:14 PM The apology doesnt matter if they still have the link to the song up on their website. Posted by: Samehe at January 22, 2005 08:23 PM Has anyone started a petition for them to be taken off of the air? Let's aim for the greatest punishment! This time, at least, Ms. Info was standing up for herself and Asians. Usually, she degrades herself in order to comply to Ms. Jones and her co-hosts . Ms. Jones is just a low-class hoodrat that will do anything for ratings and Todd Lynn is a low-class wannabe actor who will do anything for a gig. Yet another morning show in the NYC that I'm boycotting. Posted by: loretta at January 22, 2005 09:01 PM See that's why she got fired here in Philly over her Chinkopoly on 103.9. I thought she learned her lesson. Posted by: Q at January 22, 2005 09:30 PM "We apologize to our listeners and to anyone who was offended," Dimick said. "[The show's entire seven-person staff] has agreed to contribute one-week's pay to the tsunami-relief efforts." John Mainelli according to the NY post...does this mean that Miss Info had to pay a weeks salary despite the fact that she vocally objected against the clip and stood up to them? Wtf?!? Posted by: J at January 22, 2005 10:04 PM Who, in the Tri-State area, would be willing to protest in front of Hot 97's studios? Just wondering so that we can do something in-their-face and proactive (after the snow storm, of course...blah) Posted by: loretta at January 22, 2005 10:08 PM Get at then directly!
Posted by: Caesar at January 22, 2005 10:10 PM Them. Pardon silly me. Posted by: Caesar at January 22, 2005 10:14 PM shame on Miss Info. They say "chink" in the song. Whoa- how could she just take that? They said "chink". Why argue with Jones? They said "chink" in the song. And this isn't the first time Jones has tried to son Info. I heard one argument on air that seemed to be heated way past extra. But this time they played a song saying "chink". I wouldn't leave th show, but Jones wouldn't get away with that so easily. Posted by: Hashim at January 22, 2005 10:55 PM MOst disgusting/distasteful thing i've ever heard. Not only are you guys being racist over the air, but finding thousands of people dying funny... that's just gross! whenever i think of hot 97 now i am going to think of the words lowclass and racist. Posted by: yaf at January 23, 2005 12:03 AM Just out of curiosity: What do black people refer to Chinese food as in New York? Posted by: Bol at January 23, 2005 12:43 AM Thanks for providing a list of sponsors for me to write to. I am much more offended by the comments made around the song than the song itself. i can take a joke, but not a gang up. Posted by: Mags at January 23, 2005 12:58 AM btw, i'm borrowing this for my site (i hope that ok...i credited your site and everything). i just want ppl to be more aware...and i couldn't have told it any more. Posted by: Mags at January 23, 2005 01:10 AM Damn Hashim, Info's not doing enough, but I'm doing too much.. what can we do to please you?? :) Posted by: Jay Smooth at January 23, 2005 01:10 AM wow... that song was really fucked up. whoever sang it, i hope they burn in hell. mother fuckers. They act like Tsunami's a fucking joke. Posted by: AMY at January 23, 2005 01:58 AM that is soo uncool. who ever made that song. what if it happend to their siblings. ..its no joke. Posted by: this one chick at January 23, 2005 02:09 AM email popeye's at this email to tell them what HOT 97 is doing to ask if this is how they want to spend their money mconlon@afce.com Posted by: irina at January 23, 2005 02:10 AM i thought times of crisis brought the world closer together. but it seems people can still be ignorant when over a hundred thousand innocent people die. how can they sleep at night, especially the ones who sang it?? Posted by: anonymous at January 23, 2005 02:26 AM if you're in mass. or if you're ok with calling long distance (some have free minutes on cells) call reebok and tell them what you think of how they're spending their money. ask for David Pace (atty) or Paul Fireman (CEO). Corporate Headquarters Posted by: irina at January 23, 2005 02:26 AM Everyone except Miss Info ought to made to apologize and then fired. Posted by: Ant at January 23, 2005 02:29 AM here are two emails for reebok Lisa Bartlett Jennifer Hawkins Posted by: irina at January 23, 2005 02:53 AM what i noticed is that they don't use the term "nigger" when they talk about the africans, yet they can call south asian's "chinks" and "chinamen" i feel some sort of double standard here. and i dont feel their apology is actually heartfelt, come on... only one weeks salary? a poor attempt. Posted by: francis at January 23, 2005 03:15 AM ok, are you able to contact mcdonald's -- the contact form hasn't worked for me. Posted by: irina at January 23, 2005 03:30 AM one week's salary ain't shit to a radio personality. we're supposed to believe that after the shit they said about those victims that the radio station is actually gonna send money to them?! FUCK THAT! Smells like bullshit to me. Posted by: fuckthat at January 23, 2005 04:21 AM I have an idea that I'd like to present to Corporate... Imma write a letter. :) Posted by: Jose 3030 at January 23, 2005 06:36 AM Hot 97 is owned by Emmis Communications, contact details below:
EMMIS Communications I suggest when you mail one of the advertisers to complain, you stick the addresses for Emmis, Hot 97 and Hot 97s advertising team into the cc field..
Tricia Clarke If anyone else has any contact details for advertisers, stick them up! Posted by: The Nugget at January 23, 2005 06:42 AM Miss Jones is one of the dumbest DJs I ever listened to. She was overshadowed by Star and Buck Wild when they did the show together because she did not have the intelligence to keep up with Star. I can't believe they gave her the morning show, she can barely speak proper English and has a temper problem. Bad temper and stupidity don't mix. That song is ridiculous. You can make fun of a lot of things, but not a tragedy when 200,000+ people died. The best part is, from a creative standpoint, the song sucks no matter what it's about. The talent left Hot 97 when Star and Buck left. Posted by: Chris at January 23, 2005 08:22 AM absolutely, unbelievable. anyone else know of any other people employed in public radio media that can produce or substantiate racial slurs and STILL keep their jobs? i can't think of one. Posted by: Choski1 at January 23, 2005 09:24 AM Perhaps we should use their "getting funky" line and express our thoughts. General Fax Contest/Request Line Posted by: Caesar at January 23, 2005 09:50 AM I heard this on a car forum of all places. Well I must say I am quite pissed off. Not only do they insult Asians around the world, but they are laughing in the faces of countless dead. People of low class usually show ignorance and hate such as this. I already emailed a few of the sponsers and I hope you all do the same. It's funny how they say the people will be sold into slavery when the Africans in history suffered so much so they can all be free. Call it hipocracy, call it idiocy, whatever it is, it's unacceptable. My friends and I are boycotting Hot 97. They need to step up to the fact that they screwed up, make public apologies and fire the people who were responsible and let it happen. Posted by: James at January 23, 2005 09:54 AM i'm currently writing a letter to all the corporations that sponsor the radio station. if these hosts aren't fired in a week, i will send the letter detailing the radio station's activities and lack of a response to the incident. until then, we need to get as many signatures as possible so its a convincing sum when i link them to the petition... Posted by: Prizm at January 23, 2005 10:16 AM I learned about this from a doll blog of all places (mainly because the blog writer is of Asian descent). Ironically this came from a radio station that's based in New York City--one of the scenes of the 9/11 attacks. How would Miss Jones feel if a radio station in--let's say--Canada had done a parody song of the World Trade Center attacks that included liberal use of the "N" word? Would she think that it was absolutely hysterical or would she had gone on an on-air tirade against that station? I live in the DC area and I can remember when a deejay known as Greaseman was fired from his job at a rock station because he mentioned how Lauryn Hill was up for a Grammy award and he played a snippet from it. He mentioned "That's why they drag people behind trucks", which was a reference to that notorious case Texas where a pair of white men had taken an African American man, shackled him to a pickup truck, then dragged him for several miles. (The trial of those white men was happening at the time that the Greaseman made those remarks.) Well, many African Americans in the area were outraged at that remark plus they still remembered a previous Greaseman joke made several years before where he said--on Martin Luther King Day--"All we need is to kill four more black people and we'll get the whole week off." Well Greaseman not only lost his job but his deejay career has yet to recover and, last I heard, he had to actually buy air time on this very low-rated radio station just so he could work again. I hope the same fate happens to those who had anything to do with that tsunami song. Posted by: Kim at January 23, 2005 10:40 AM Why would you make a racist comedy sketch based around a horrible tragedy? DId HOT 97 make any "funny" songs about 9/11 after that happened? I don't think so...so why do they think they can make one about this tragedy? Oh yeah...because it happened in Asia and not the USA. Posted by: Dan at January 23, 2005 10:46 AM What happens when you put a bunch of non-educated people on the radio? You get people like them. Posted by: Jimmy at January 23, 2005 11:52 AM Plus, it's not like people go make fun of slavery and how funnny it was to see black people in chains. Ignorant bastards!! Posted by: Jimmy at January 23, 2005 12:04 PM nice xanga [random props] -*rayuza Posted by: rayuza at January 23, 2005 12:23 PM So the station apologized, and not even a word from any of the Miss Jones morning show staff (except for Miss Info). Not that them saying anything would even matter, their apologies would be complete bullshit. They wont mean a word of it. Posted by: Tomithy at January 23, 2005 12:26 PM WHAT HAPPENED TO BASIC HUMAN DECENCY? Posted by: elsa at January 23, 2005 12:51 PM Prizm, thanks for putting that petition together. i will send to as many people as possible asap. let's mobilize people!! Posted by: rainer8 at January 23, 2005 01:13 PM Rainer8, Do you think going to the station and calling a meeting with the Execs is a good example of mobilizing? How do we really emphasize that Miss Jones, Todd Lynn and Envy need to be fired? I don't know if trying to pull their advertisers will have that much impact as their losing their jobs. What do you think? Posted by: Loretta at January 23, 2005 02:24 PM EMAIL MISS JONES HERSELF missjones@missjones.net Posted by: irina at January 23, 2005 02:49 PM i guess her forum must have been blowin' up with fan mail i went to missjones.net and tried to join the forum and this is the message i got "The board administrator is no longer accepting any new registrations at the moment." But you can still email her. Posted by: Fuck Miss Jones at January 23, 2005 02:53 PM [EDITED] Posted by: RC at January 23, 2005 03:13 PM [EDITED] Posted by: I hate miss jones at January 23, 2005 03:41 PM Please add this to any complaints to email: fccinfo@fcc.gov as seen at the bottom of this page: Posted by: Jeff at January 23, 2005 04:06 PM Let's get started on getting these people off the air. Racism like this, especially repeat racism, is completely appalling and unacceptable. Write letters to Hot 97, the FCC, and forward the link to this post to all your friends and encourage them to do the same. Posted by: D at January 23, 2005 04:18 PM MZ JONES NEEDS IS A DAMN FOOL! Posted by: Lanie at January 23, 2005 04:46 PM YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED JONE. YOU BETTER START LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB! Posted by: OFF WITH JONES HEAD at January 23, 2005 04:49 PM I used to get upset at seeing people being offensive on this scale. Nowadays, I don't anymore because everyone's gotta realize that some people are just more lowly educated and less bestowed in intelligence capacity such as Jones and her "african" crew. I don't expect better from them because they probably had been subjects of extreme racism themselves and are just attempting to lamely salvage some self-esteem in this terrible terrible manner. Those who died rest in peace, and may those who make fun of them rot in hell like jones and the rest of her gangsta human filth crew. Posted by: Fucking Low Class at January 23, 2005 04:57 PM Went to the 97 station site and that wasn't an apology letter...It's a half page of information on how the staff will donate 1 week's pay. What a bunch of BS. They all need to be heavily fined except for Miss. Info. Posted by: whatdahell at January 23, 2005 05:06 PM Thank you so much for giving the contact info for the sponsors. I just wrote to them saying now that they know about this issue, that they have a social responsibility to withdraw their funding. To continue to provide support will show the public that they condone such racist tendencies. I also said that if they continue to be HOT 97's sponsors, the APA community at LA and nationwide is prepared to stop using Sprint's services, buying reebok apparel, and eating at McDonalds and Popeyes. I hope we remain strong and united in this issue! Thanks for setting up the petition! everyone rocks! Posted by: APSA at January 23, 2005 06:26 PM [EDITED] Posted by: nase at January 23, 2005 06:45 PM obviously they don't have the intelligence to to not radiate that song at their broadcast, it was damn offense and deserve to be fined, rather than "charitibly" donating they're week's salary to the tsunami fund, as if they'd do it if they didn't broadcast the song. Posted by: Brian at January 23, 2005 07:11 PM all 'em fucking shit bags shall die along with their fucking family. its funny to watch someone such a low class stoop so low. it doesn't matter if you hate asians because we all hate y'all too. you think you're all that but you guys aren't. you're mother didn't even educate you right. end of this. Posted by: fuck y'all racist bitches. at January 23, 2005 09:25 PM I don't know where to start. The narrowmindedness , ignorance, racial slander, and disrespect of Miss Jones and Todd Lynn to Miss Info just make me drop my jaw. This is in NY most diverse in ethnicity. How dare they pull this on air! I used to listen to 97 but now HELL NO! BOYCOTT! And I plan to make this matter be known to my friends and students at my college and other colleges. Aside from this, HOW DARE THEY MAKE FUN OF THIS TRAGIC PACIFIC TSUNAMI INCIDENT? How could they do this? Miss Jones and her DJ probably do not have any sympathy towards hundreds of thousands who had just lost entire familes, lives, and homes! IDIOTS! And how shameless are they to make fun of this tragedy with a STUPID BADLY SUNG mockery of a song? Some things are funny but this just is not. The people at Hot 97 should know better. Miss Info has a right to express her views. I'm glad she stood up to what she thinks. I just hope there are fewer of these racial slanders towards any ethnicity in the future. I just hope ... and will take some action. Posted by: ayethatmon at January 23, 2005 09:40 PM jin tha mc is on street soldiers of hot 97 right now...he was on the morning show not too long ago, and of course miss jones was ignorant enough to ask him, "when did you get to america?" Posted by: loretta at January 23, 2005 09:55 PM In Jin's exiting freestyle, he said he was gonna go to the morning show tomorrow morning to battle the morning show crew, giving props to the victims of the tsunami. good man. Posted by: loretta at January 23, 2005 09:59 PM I remember an argument that Miss Jones, was arguing about how MEN have their pride to have to take care of the house, to be the MAN of the house and all. Then when asked what her role was, she says I TAKE CARE OF MY OWN. He inquires further and says like what, give us an examples. She goes on and says, such as I make sure dinner is on the table for my man, I make sure my man has clean clothes and I make sure the house is tidy ! HA Dumb Ass bitch , doesnt even realize the pt she was trying to make was really the story of her own life. Fuck the song, boycott everything of Hot 97.. what kind of fucking radio station claims to care for the kids, when they have MACHINE GUN sound effects !!! Fucking Ghetto Posted by: Hot 97 Joke at January 23, 2005 09:59 PM I can't believe there could still be such hatred! This sort of racism should not be tolerated and they should be shut down! Posted by: Littledottie at January 23, 2005 10:11 PM I fuckin HATE this station. My love and respect goes out to Miss Info for not puttin up with those low class fuckers. Who in their right mind would make a joke out of a tragedy? Of course, making some trash song about the tsunami would make the pain go away for them, their families werent killed or worse, waiting long for disease to finally take them! I spit in Miss Jones' face! Why the fuck to people think its TERRIBLE to make fun of black people on the air...but its not only ok, but FUN to make fun of asians? Total bullshit...wei amaga hai Miss Jones! Posted by: EurasianJ at January 23, 2005 10:28 PM 3 words...SICK...SICK...SICK.... Posted by: MissMin at January 23, 2005 11:21 PM The Parents' Television Council (yes, they're right-wing a$$holes who probably wouldn't find this tsunami skit offensive, but...) has a list of sponsor contacts (not for Hot 97, just in general). See link here: Posted by: Kramer at January 23, 2005 11:28 PM I just tried e-mailing the Emmis execs—I got a bounceback instead. I'm certainly hoping that the backlash against this racist garbage has helped with that... I am stupified by the level these "people" would go to for a laugh. Unfortunately, not only are these people amoral monsters...they're horribly untalented. It amazes me that they can feed themselves. -j Posted by: JJOSTM at January 23, 2005 11:31 PM I was gonna write commentary on how urban blacks are lazy welfare-queens and deadbeat dads/thugs, but thought that would be insensitive. Posted by: Allah at January 23, 2005 11:35 PM Regarding sending ELECTRONIC complaints to the FCC, the Parents Television Council website is the easiest way to do it. The FCC's form runs you in circles. Go here to fill out an ONLINE form. I personally filled out two: Posted by: Joe at January 23, 2005 11:38 PM Loretta & Everyone in this discussion, what d'you think? Posted by: rainer8 at January 23, 2005 11:45 PM ps -- yeah i agree with you that miss jones & lynn losing their jobs would be a wonderful & effective thing too, and perhaps one of the main goals. Posted by: rainer8 at January 23, 2005 11:54 PM Here's a link to a petition. Posted by: max at January 23, 2005 11:55 PM I would love to call up hot97 and tell them how much black people suck, how they are the ones that fill up our prisons, cause crime in our cities, teach their kids to listen to horrible rap music (with all that cursing and stuff) instead of teaching them how to read and write. Maybe thats why the United States is outsourcing all of our jobs to Asia (not Africa). Hmmm...... something to think about.... Posted by: Apostlebatman at January 24, 2005 12:04 AM holy shit. i am speechless. i hope these enlightened fuckers "accidentally" walk in front of a moving semi truck. racist, ignorant, SOULLESS, animals. Posted by: akbar at January 24, 2005 12:06 AM I have posted comments to all of their advisers ... and hope that U all will do the same. Believe it or not they DO HAVE to read the comments. Posted by: GIRLis0soFly at January 24, 2005 12:15 AM "apostlebatman," you need to take YOUR RACISM and hide in a big black hole, no pun intended. Posted by: rainer8 at January 24, 2005 12:20 AM What part of Apostlebatman's rant was factually incorrect? /just sayin' Posted by: asdfasdf at January 24, 2005 12:25 AM Sorry if it came out racist, but was just trying to make a point. Kinda was upset. I myself am an asian born and raised here in new york, and I am friends with everyone (all colors loved). Just upsets me that a station like hot97 which I listen to daily would be like that. Posted by: Apostlebatman at January 24, 2005 12:29 AM I would like to join too!!!! I want to help you guys fire those assholes!!!!!
Posted by: 14 year old boy at January 24, 2005 12:36 AM Let's not fall over ourselves for getting rightly pissed off. Let cooler heads prevail, and then let's demand that heads roll over this. No slack for racist blacks! Posted by: asdfasdf at January 24, 2005 12:37 AM Anyone up for a bit of protesting? Posted by: Danny at January 24, 2005 12:54 AM Hey guys, be respectful at least. Posted by: jose3030 at January 24, 2005 01:00 AM what the hell, "i'm going to start shooting asians" WHAT IS THAT SH*t. nice threat, i hope those people lose their jobs. If i was their sponsors i would rethink who they have sponsored, as this is a reflection on them selves, showing who they back as sponsors. FUGUN from the 808 Posted by: FuGun808 at January 24, 2005 01:13 AM May you burn in the depths of eternal damnation you f-ing biatch!!!! Posted by: Christen at January 24, 2005 01:25 AM These dumb ass people should be sent over there and see if they sing that song again. I've listen to that station like a couple of times. That one dude Todd is corny as fuck. Hes suppose to be the comedian? The attitute bitch should shut the fuck up for 2 minutes. Hot97 blows! Posted by: Mike at January 24, 2005 01:26 AM well im done for the day but still A BIG FUCK YOU TO HOT97 Posted by: 14 year old boy at January 24, 2005 01:29 AM this is abusrd. contact your local news. informing them of this, the more heat they get the harsher the punishment. all the DJs involved need to be suspended and blacklisted (except Miss Info since she didnt participate in this). SICKENING! Posted by: Richard D at January 24, 2005 01:37 AM That was just about the most tasteless shit ive ever heard in my life. Miss Jones had no fucking point at all in her argument. She just said the same shit over and over, and louder and louder. Maybe the Asian woman wanted to seperate herself from that stupid song for a reason. Because it was tasteless you dumb cunt. How could she even argue about it? The song was horrible, and it wasnt funny what so ever. Would a song about blacks in Africa dying of AIDS or Ebola be funny to you? I didnt think so. I hope everyone that was involved with that song gets AIDS. Posted by: Choke at January 24, 2005 01:47 AM hey. maybe they put jones up against info in smackfest 05. info can then lay the appropriate smack down on her gaptoothed ass. Posted by: whatever at January 24, 2005 01:53 AM I can't believe how insensitive a radio station could be. Especially, one, who has been through September 11, 2001. Ms. Jones is racist in my eyes. To see this song as anything but racist is beyond me. The song is horrible, disgusting and makes fun of Asians people. This would be the same as if someone would have made fun of MS. Jone's race and her weight problem. Posted by: Joseph P. Weaver at January 24, 2005 02:07 AM THESE FOOLS ARE IN BIGGGGGGGGGG TROUBLE. Good work, people--it's gotta start somewhere. Posted by: Mars Nova at January 24, 2005 02:43 AM And that people.....is why blacks, african or whatever else they want to be called, will be referred to as "niggers" and never taken seriously or respected. Posted by: bandit at January 24, 2005 03:23 AM yeah, we'll see how fucking funny it is when china becomes the major superpower and they start running trains on dumb fat bitches like Miss Jones. Fuck, that cum rag buys goddamn twinkies in bulk. Someone make her put her mouth to the curb and kick the back of her fucking head in. Posted by: rapmusicsuckitysucksyo at January 24, 2005 03:24 AM here's what i wrote to em: i wanted to use the line "your apology is as weak as the integrity and credibility of your radio station"...too bad i thought of it after i sent it lol Posted by: danktrees at January 24, 2005 03:55 AM i am disgusted of what i heard. i'm tired of the group of ignorant people who think they can get away with racist remarks, just because their ancestors went through slavery. that's their excuse for everything. hell.. they weren't even there... for slavery. if they're suffering for it now.. then it's they're damn fault. imagine what hell we would get if there was a song made to make fun of how the slaves were treated back then, or how funny it is that highest percentage of people infected with aids is blacks, or how funny the skinny africans are... starving in africa. see... thing is.. that's not funny. and even if it was... we wouldn't be as insensitive as them... to stoop to their level... and write a lame-ass song. Posted by: nary at January 24, 2005 04:11 AM Ditto to nary above. Pull yourselves up by your bootstraps and quit degrading dead people who can't defend themselves just because you have a chip on your shoulder. Posted by: ditto at January 24, 2005 04:56 AM Give me a break....All I have to do is change my last name to somthing like remoregiz and become a naturalized citizen would have and I can have a free education as well as a small store on the side of the road.... * White american men cannot be first as this would be racist. Gooks(This excludes the japs)-Really good at digging holes. Japs-The BEST and NUMBER one at killing themselves while trying to learn to fly! China-Gooks-The people of China made some fireworks. So far all we have is some slateye who can not really fly trying to blow up something with nothing. This is boring as I used to care about all this stuff years ago......I can sit and offend with no problem and it still means NOTHING..Grow up or shut up as no cares and if they do, they will not soon. Posted by: jon at January 24, 2005 06:23 AM trdyitdidouf Posted by: jim bla at January 24, 2005 06:51 AM jim, you make me wanna puke Posted by: seu at January 24, 2005 06:56 AM kdwvh Posted by: kill roy at January 24, 2005 07:10 AM I hope the same sh*t happens to their famliys Posted by: james m at January 24, 2005 08:17 AM jon, did your mom get fucked by a gook or what? "n*gger" jokes would never make it on the air. covering up racism with humor doesn't make it any better. and the people who made the song were hacks at best with no sense of humor- even if i wasn't offended there was nothing funny there. and jon, learn how to spell you backwards redneck. Posted by: ted at January 24, 2005 09:16 AM wow.. if you think nothing of this song.. you must be racist.. wow.. you call that art while everyone else calls it a disgrace.. you call that talent while everyone calls it a fault.. if you think that this song doesnt concern you then you must be out of your mind.. what if they came up with some racist song about white people.. or just a certain race.. you dont hear people makin fun of their own race.. wow.. why would they stoop so low.. cant make a good record with your own slow mind.. well we shouldn't expect so much from whoever made this.. that would be wrong.. what a sad country... whoever made this will prob die and go to hell.. and no one will ever give a crap about it cause its just a waste of time Posted by: grace at January 24, 2005 09:20 AM I don't know Jay, I just feel like I am/we are being played. Whatever it takes NOT to encourage them to to do this again. How to make that happen? I don't know. Posted by: Hashim at January 24, 2005 09:59 AM PRESS CONFERENCE WITH NYC CITY OFFICIALS RE: FCC SANCTIONS AGAINST HOT 97 TODAY
Posted by: LS at January 24, 2005 10:22 AM To LS Is what you posted really true? Posted by: 14 year old boy at January 24, 2005 10:36 AM This only confirms what God is trying to tell all of us. The "god" referred to in the song can only be Satan. He is the only one that could laugh at such an offensive song and is still laughing. The God I know will not be laughing when He imposes His judgment on all involved. Posted by: Kaye at January 24, 2005 10:47 AM lets protest in front of the fucking station already, instead of venting on a forum like sissys. Posted by: James at January 24, 2005 10:48 AM Jim should just the fuck up! >:( Posted by: 14 year old boy at January 24, 2005 11:10 AM Jim should just shut the fuck up! >:( Posted by: 14 year old boy at January 24, 2005 11:11 AM funny how people are getting on Miss Jones and company but then saying racist stuff themselves. i thing the song was horrible and insensitive to say the least, but for someone to come on here and say it was bad then turn around and make racist remarks about blacks makes you even worse than miss jones. she is an ignorant racist, but you are a ignorant racist who is also a hypocrite. Posted by: Josh at January 24, 2005 11:24 AM PLEASE begin contacting sponsors to tell them you will no longer patronize them until they pull their advertising dollars from HOT 97. It s the only way to get back at the station for airing a song as sick as this and making the rest of us look bad to the world. Their apology is meaningless. Posted by: Kelly Baker at January 24, 2005 11:39 AM Its not just about the racsim... what about making fun of the disaster in general.... Orphaned children and devastation affect all races. Posted by: Kelly Baker at January 24, 2005 11:44 AM instead of just complaining on some thread, i have already emailed all the news stations in New York. UPN got back to me in less than 5 minutes. also, to reply to an above comment i agree the disaster is horrible, and the racism is ignorant. Posted by: Josh at January 24, 2005 11:49 AM Any confirmation on the 12pm news conference? Posted by: Tom at January 24, 2005 11:57 AM Josh, Posted by: James at January 24, 2005 12:00 PM I sent them an email saying what happened (Miss Info objecting, Todd Lynn and shooting asians, the whole 9) and sent them a link so they could download the song itself. UPN replied and said that they were doing research already to cover the story. I only recieved a generic reply from NBC. No reply from CNN.com, WB11, or CBS. I highly think you will get a bunch of people to turn out on the steps of hot97. Black folks don't come together unless it's summerjam, believe me i am black, and i have tried to get people to boycott Fat Joe for his use of the N word, as well as J. LO. but my people dont seem to care Posted by: Josh at January 24, 2005 12:31 PM I have to say, and I'm going to shout here, that THIS FALLS WITHIN FREE SPEECH IN THIS COUNTRY. I don't doubt that the idiot Ms. Jones should be fired pronto, but she should have been fired a long time ago. BUT if someone's a racist, I want them to stumble all overthemselves and make themselves look stupid. I want free speech to flush out any crap values people have on judging people. The more that happens AND people get called out on it, then the less people will tolerate that kind of thought/action. NOT that she should have a public forum (any more) to voice these views, really. my two cents. I don't think this is an FCC issue. the FCC is not, and should not be a censorship policymaker/administrator, constutionally. PERIOD. I'm surprised no one else has said anything to this effect on the board. btw, i'm appalled but, i have to say, amused at what a fucking TRAIN WRECK this was. i also REALLY hope that Miss Info didn't get fined as well and if she gives a week's salary towards the Tsunami fund she has a choice about it. She shouldn't be penalized. best -robin Posted by: rboin at January 24, 2005 12:59 PM miss jones gotta personal site.. Posted by: x at January 24, 2005 01:05 PM i think miss.jones is a bitch. she shouldnt judge people just because their race, ethnic, or what so ever. she should watch what shes saying because she just affended alot of asian people Posted by: sue chung at January 24, 2005 01:09 PM Totally uncalled for... Posted by: Nardy Chung at January 24, 2005 01:16 PM So put words like chinks in the song is fine and putting words like niggers are not? Posted by: Pete at January 24, 2005 01:25 PM I complained to Hot 97 last summer when Funk Master Flex commented that it was a "good night to rob a liquor store". NOt as much stink about that comment..and my complaints were never answered. Stopped listening to that station since that. Posted by: Paul at January 24, 2005 01:28 PM These people are ghetto as hell, what do you expect. Posted by: bob at January 24, 2005 01:29 PM i think ms. jones is a bitch!!!!!! Posted by: tameki freaki at January 24, 2005 01:30 PM http://www.petitiononline.com/tsunmai7/petition.html Posted by: doomer at January 24, 2005 01:52 PM there is blacks and there is niggers and this bitch is a nigger and you cant expect anything more from a nigger Posted by: White power at January 24, 2005 01:57 PM Channnel 9(UPN) reported about the Tsunami song in Sunday night's news. Hopefully, more media outlets pick up the story & the staff is really reprimanded(not some slap on the wrist). Posted by: quimby at January 24, 2005 01:59 PM I gave them my two cents.... and then some... I hope they get what they deserve. This was by all means no laughing matter. Posted by: Amy at January 24, 2005 02:16 PM Believe me I'm furious as hell but we should not toss around the N word around this forum, we do not need to sink down to Jones' level and offend a whole race of people. What is more effective is to pressure John C. Liu Manhattan Office Phone No.: (212) 788-7022 for him start a demostration outside of the radio station. Posted by: James at January 24, 2005 02:24 PM I am an African American from New York and I was outraged when I heard the Tsunami song on Hot 97. In fact the first time I heard it, I sent an email to the station as soon as I got to work. The entire song was offensive from the use of the word "chinks" to saying that ophaned children would be sold in child slavery. THE ENTIRE SONG IS DISGUSTING!!! On that note, I must say that what I've been reading on this message board is NO BETTER than what Hot 97 has done. How can any of you have the right to be angry at Miss Jones and the morning crew, when you have the same racist hatred in your hearts? You are no better or different than them. It is people like you that perpetuate this BULLSHIT. If anything we should all join together (blacks, asians, whites, and whoever else) to bring Hot 97 or at least Miss Jones' morning show DOWN. There is strength in numbers and UNITY. How incredibly STUPID is that? How can you throw stones at a bigot, when you're a bigot yourself? DUH! Posted by: mocha at January 24, 2005 02:26 PM Go on, Mocha! I support you and your comments all the way! Came back from the press conference at City Hall. The FCC is not claiming this song as indecent because "chink," "chinaman," and other words in the song are not profane. Call Richard at the FCC at 202-448-1000 and harass him because he does not think it's worth his time to take down these complaints as there are other issues he thinks are more worthy! Posted by: LS at January 24, 2005 02:28 PM Sorry I didn't get back to you on the press conference. Yes, it was real and I was there. See highlights of it on UPN and Channel 11 tonight. We need more people to support! There were only a handful of people there plus reporters. Councilmember Liu and his colleagues (other NYC councilmembers) want to target first the FCC and then the advertisers. I just posted a message for everyone to harass Richard at the FCC, who does not think the song is worthy of a complaint. Liu may put a protest into place but he does not think meeting with the execs at Hot 97 is a step at this point. From what I hear, the execs have been inaccessible for meetings or phone calls b/c they are in meetings with themselves about what to do. And, there were public apologies every hour on the hour on the show this morning...of course this does not suffice.. Many of the councilmembers want the Morning Show crew fired, so let's hope they enact this through letters and calls. Will let you know what I hear next-please be there if a protest goes down! Posted by: LS at January 24, 2005 02:36 PM I heard that Opie and Anthony were playing the Song on XM radio. Anyone have any information about that? Because if they were, I would like to start badgering XM radio also. Depending on if O+A were using it as informational or to laugh at the Tsunami victims. Posted by: Anonymous at January 24, 2005 02:38 PM Thanks LS for the update. I'm outraged over this kind of public disgrace towards people of different race/ethnic background. They should know better than that. Something more serious has to be done to teach them a lesson. Being on the west coast, I wish I can be more involved in this issue. Protesting outside of their studio will defnitly get some attention. Posted by: WestSide at January 24, 2005 02:44 PM after reading about this, i'm feel insulted and am very unhappy about the fact that they were allowed to used such words over the radio. also being that many many people listen to their station, including parents and children. so what that they had to lose one weeks pay. that just means that i can go on the radio and say racially insulting words and get away with it for one weeks pay. that is some F***ed up s***. i think the punishment should have been to a more harsher degree. i'm all up for the protest. quite frankly i'm getting sick of how this society allows people to racially insult and discriminate other; for example asians in general. Posted by: silence at January 24, 2005 02:57 PM This story is sad, I don't know how much this will help but I emailed FoxNews and CNN asking them to take up these stories. The issue at hand is not so much the 'need for an apology'. It's the fact that Hot97's morning crew basically said that it's ok to be a bigot and a racist as long as you 'apologize' for it later. They knew full well what they were saying and that they were saying in a public forum where hundreds of people were listening. Hopefully if CNN and FoxNews get enough request they'll take up this story and bring added pressure to Hot97 and anyone else who's trying to air the song. Personally I think the punishment should be that the morning crew be sent to the devasted areas of Southeast asia to help. In fact they should be brought to Thailand, and the locals should be told what they did. See what happens then...It's easy to make fun of people's suffering when you don't have to see it firsthand. Posted by: Ming at January 24, 2005 03:06 PM also note that the apologies are BS. the day after they originally played the song, people called in and complained, people even called in to say other radio stations in other markets were targeting them. Miss Jones told them all that they are not the boss of her, and she will play it whenever she wants, then played it yet again Posted by: Josh at January 24, 2005 03:33 PM to contact Fox goto http://www.fox5ny.com/ sorry i can not supply you with a direct link, but that is how they set up the website Posted by: Josh at January 24, 2005 03:37 PM Just Stop listening to the station... The true power that the station is looking for is ratings and publicity. Granted this song is bad.. really bad. But if the FCC is not gonna step in and do something, other than not listening to such "trash" and not giving our dollars to those who willingly support or condone this behavior, there isn't much else to do. What really bothers me is the reactions I see from those on this board or at least its visitors. I invite some of you to scroll back up and read some of the comments that have been posted (Big Ups to Jay for screening some of the worst comments out) and the hateful nature that was exihibited in the name of another wrong. I looked at the list of advertisers and chuckled. Sprint - sucking wind in the mobile phone market right now. which means they are now getting publicity for their product. Popeye - As non-nutritious as their food is they don't care what is said, Just get someone to recognize they are still trying to make chicken. Reebok - needs any kind of publicity can you say dying breed of shoes. Posted by: Belve at January 24, 2005 03:43 PM Its sad to see that such a influential station such as HOT 97 in NEW YORK (of all places!) allow to put this sort of filth on the air, and then does NOTHING to justify their racist actions. A one paragraph apology and one week's salary is not enough. I am sure all hell would break loose if someone made a song of 911 or said the same comments about any other ethnic group. Asian Americans have been putting up with too much crap in the media and its time to take a stand. This has been repeated many times throughout this weblog, but Miss Jones and her entire crew should be FIRED (excluding Miss Info) and anyone else above them responsible for the insulting song should be reprimanded as well. I am equally disgusted with the way Miss Jones and co. attacked Miss Info when all she was doing was the right thing! I don't find any part of the song funny, and being a hiphop fan from Los Angeles, I will never listen to HOT 97 when I am in NY or any affiliate of that garbage station again. Posted by: JK at January 24, 2005 03:47 PM Miss Jones and Todd Lynn should be fired , as well as the jackass producer that allowed this song to be aired. To make fun of deaths like this... it's disgusting. I hope more people are emailing news stations and sponsors of Hot 97. Posted by: Snuggles at January 24, 2005 03:54 PM like we say down in texas "GET EM" Posted by: Melissa at January 24, 2005 03:56 PM I'm often irresponsible, but that's acceptable because I'm a growing 22-year-old individual--I'm not a leading urban radio station with far-reaching influence. While humor can be an effective means toward our collective recovery from such heartbreaking tragedies as the recent tsunami, Hot 97's broadcasting of the "Tsunami Song" reflects poor decision-making and lack of consideration. If the intended effect was listener laughter, then couldn't they have had a skilled songwriter craft lyrics that make us laugh at ourselves and force us to see things in a new light? Their song just made far too much light out of a horrific monstrosity for it to be considered anything remotely related to good taste. I've read the comments here. Don't fight hate with hate. This should not become an Asians vs. Blacks war. Don't give whoever wrote that song the satisfaction of the suggestion that he/she is representing an entire race of people with his/her unacceptable stupidity. Posted by: Larenzo Brooks at January 24, 2005 04:02 PM Why just leave this at a local or state level? Send this stuff to cnn, nbc, abc, usa today, yahoo news, AP, etc. Posted by: John at January 24, 2005 04:07 PM The best way for all of us to address this issue to boycott the radio station and stop purchasing products from their advertisers Posted by: Adam at January 24, 2005 04:12 PM I'm only 14 and I really want to take part in this. Please give some email addresses of the TV stations. Thanks! Posted by: 14 year old boy at January 24, 2005 04:25 PM This is not and should not be a situation where Asians lump all African-Americans together over one ignorant woman (okay, and one ignorant man - Shaq). Is it easier to hate an entire race than to hate the hate? Anyways, I'm Asian and I am more sad about this than anything else. I'm angry, of course, but I think good can come out of this as long as ALL MINORITIES pull together and put up a common front (Asians, Southeast Asians, African-Americans, everyone that's been a victim of racism, prejudice, bigotry, etc.). It's time to stop the bullshit, people. African-Americans are not the enemies of Asians and vice versa. It's the racist assholes -- they are the "enemy" so to speak. We should conduct ourselves as such. By the way, racist assholes come in all different shapes, sizes and color. Posted by: Julia K. at January 24, 2005 04:32 PM By the way: "As with Star (Troi Terraine), this is not the first incident in which "Miss Jones" has made racially inflammatory comments. In response to the sale of a board game called Ghettopoly which contains racially derogatory themes about Blacks, Jones enflamed an already racially charged situation by asking listeners make their own board game called "Chinkopoly" and to call-in with their own derogatory stereotypes of Asians as retaliation towards Ghettopoly's creator who is an Asian immigrant. Miss Jones advocated retaliation towards the entire Asian American community for the act of one individual despite the fact that Asian American organizations denounced the game and its creator." Check it out: http://www.asianmediawatch.net/missjones/index.html ALSO: Posted by: Julia K. at January 24, 2005 04:33 PM It's really ignorant for asians to start saying racist things. This is NOT an asian vs. black thing, that's stupid. And for the people who dont think this is a racial issue and that asians are just being "too sensitive"... Imagine if a DJ on the radio said, "I'm going to start shooting Black/Spanish/White/etc people". I can't even IMAGINE somebody saying some shit like that on the radio.. that they're going to start killing a certain race of people. That is fucking outrageous Posted by: Tomithy at January 24, 2005 05:02 PM that apology is not enough. you cannot buy back what they did. imagine if thousands in brooklyn or the bronx had died and they aired a similar song?? she would be fired and there would be much more damaging reprecussions. Posted by: James at January 24, 2005 05:09 PM i got an email response from sprint -- the company mentioned as a sponsor right in the middle of the argument about the song and just before the "i'm gonna start shooting asians" comment. see here for letter. Posted by: irina at January 24, 2005 05:33 PM Miss Jones is a disgrace to her race, the human race she has a big mouth and nothing to put behind it but and empty head. Posted by: Faye at January 24, 2005 05:43 PM Man, this was a funny song.... I feel bad for those people, but they're all dead so they can't hear my laughter anyway, which makes it OK. Posted by: Major Hal at January 24, 2005 05:46 PM STATEMENT FROM SPRINT * Sprint does NOT have any connection to the Tsunami Song aired on Hot 97 FM. * Sprint strongly objects to any communication or other effort making light of the devastation of the tsunami disaster. The content of the "Tsunami song" clearly runs contrary to Sprint's commitment to diversity and inclusion, and is not in any way supported or condoned by Sprint. Needless to say, our hearts go out to the tsunami victims and their families -- for this and other reasons, the Sprint Foundation and our associates have worked together since the tsunami tragedy to raise funds for disaster relief efforts and will continue to do so.
I urge you guys to continue sending him e-mails, cause apparently he feels that the public apology is sufficient. Please mention that you will not purchase any products or services from Sprint until appropriate action is taken. Thanks Posted by: Tiffany at January 24, 2005 05:50 PM I agree Tiffany. Either that or boycott Sprint PCS too for their weak response. Posted by: Julia K. at January 24, 2005 06:02 PM That sound and material on air is as offensive as I hope AIDS spread throughout Africa because they deserve it. STOP THE HATE. Posted by: Mike at January 24, 2005 06:26 PM irina, Posted by: chris at January 24, 2005 06:33 PM I'm asian. You asians that are posting racist shit on this site need to shut the hell up; you're not helping your cause. shut your mouths. That said, "chink" or "chinaman" coming from someone that is not asian is infuriating. Its a racial slur, same as "nigger". It was meant to make a race of people feel less human than another. And yes, there is a double standard. The media still thinks its ok to say "chink" on air. I'm glad to see that we're not putting up with it anymore. If I saw miss jones or todd lynn lying bleeding and dying on the street, I would smile and walk on. Posted by: Andy at January 24, 2005 06:46 PM no response yet. SO PLEASE KEEP EMAILING -- DONT WASTE A MINUTE. Posted by: irina at January 24, 2005 07:09 PM Racism towards Asians, brought to you by Hot 97! In the wake of the As star powered celebs and ordinary citizens do what they can to raise How hypocritical is Hot 97? They down play this issue and try to What a joke this radio station. I will never buy anything that's ever I have already carbon copied several of my close clients and friends. How anybody can condone killing Asians or make fun of the thousands I also worked at the World Trade Center and will never forget or include in your emails to the FCC Chairman - Michael Powell. He is also black so lets see how he will respond when it comes to disciplining the Black radio stations. He has been aggressively handing down fines and investigations with Howard Stern but none with Hot 97, that I know of. email the following ppl. It does make a difference: Michael.Powell@fcc.gov www.fcc.gov Posted by: K at January 24, 2005 07:10 PM These idiots want to make money at anyway, even mentioning micheal jackson out of desperation. Can one imagine Bob Geldof promoting a racist song about the african famine? I hope one sensible band will make a new song about the tsunami and succeed and prove these idiots that they done it the wrong way. Posted by: Chris at January 24, 2005 07:38 PM Hot 97, Emmis, and advertisers, Hot 97's apology for the Tsunami song cannot possibly be adequate because it doesn't even acknowledge the depth of what happened. The song was offensive for making light of a tragedy. But, moreover, it was racist. And when Jones said "asians think they are superior" and Todd Lynn responded, "I'm gonna start shooting Asians," it was an incitement to racial violence. This is way beyond an offensive joke, and so far Hot 97 hasn't even admitted the seriousness of the situation. Perhaps someone who uses the media to be offensive should be "disciplined" in some way. That is up to station management. But someone who uses the media to incite racial violence should not be allowed to use that forum anymore. They should find a new job. Michael McGregor Posted by: Michael at January 24, 2005 07:40 PM This is what I wrote to Michael Powell. Do you really think that it is fine that people make fun of Asians???? Truly, Posted by: 14 year old boy at January 24, 2005 07:41 PM pardon my grammar errors Posted by: 14 year old boy at January 24, 2005 07:42 PM Posted by: Andy at January 24, 2005 06:46 PM "If I saw miss jones or todd lynn lying bleeding and dying on the street, I would smile and walk on" Or did you meant you make them bleed even more and make sure they die...LOL Posted by: Chris at January 24, 2005 07:44 PM that song is DISGUSTING...I really have no other words for this...and I hope the punishment is swift and severe. it is things like this that show how far as a society we really have come...when it's not white people stepping on every single ethnic group...its people of color stepping over each other...DISGUSTING...particulary at such a TRAGEDY... Posted by: A disgusted hue-man at January 24, 2005 07:56 PM anyone notice they've pulled the donation link off their website? looks like word reached the CARE organization and now they don't want anything to do with them. there goes the security blanket. Posted by: whatever at January 24, 2005 07:59 PM RESPONSE: Dear Julia: HOT 97 regrets the airing of material that made light of a serious and Both HOT 97's program director and Miss Jones issued on-air apologies on HOT 97 takes pride in its community involvement and in the last few As an additional sign of HOT 97's commitment to the cause, Miss Jones in Thank you for contacting us. Rick Cummings More bullshit. Posted by: Julia K at January 24, 2005 08:02 PM Miss Jones is so quick to insult Miss Info for acting like she was "superior for being Asian" but when Star made fun off Aaliyah's death a few years ago, Miss Jones was "outraged"... Excerpt: When Star and Buc Wild Show Featuring Miss Jones" informed listeners of Aaliyah's death, he then, in an attempt to be funny, played an audio clip/sound effect of a plane crashing - - complete with a woman screaming right before the "crash and burn" explosion. Co-Host Miss Jones, totally fed up, goes off on him, curses at him (live/on-air) and storms out. She is such a hypocrite! Posted by: Elsa at January 24, 2005 08:22 PM As I said, let's form a little committee and bring that bitch down, along with her fellow bastards. Posted by: 14 year old boy at January 24, 2005 09:26 PM missjones@ missjones.net, that's miss jones' e-mail, go send her your opinions, I already did and I wasn't nice about it. Posted by: ab at January 24, 2005 09:40 PM Get the FCC involved, this is VERY unacceptable. I am asian myself and am very very offended by this production of music, and even worse the authorization of airing this over the radio. Posted by: Mark at January 24, 2005 09:48 PM The song was horribly offensive and insensitive. However, equally insulting is Miss Jones and Todd Flynn's racially motivated comments towards Asians and Asian Americans. Donating some money to a charity is not enough. If Miss Info made a song ridiculing the victims of 9-11 and made racial remarks towards African Americans over the air, do you think a justified reprimand would be for her to contribute one week's pay to the September 11th Fund/NAACP? I think not. Posted by: Disgusted at January 24, 2005 09:58 PM Yeah, that is MORE BULLSHIT, alright fuck all that, Posted by: shabooty at January 24, 2005 10:06 PM I bet that apology ain't even from the two hosts that said that shit from the first place, and what now..? anyone can do and say anything on the public radio, as long as they can pay their way out of a bad situation! I sent them atleast 5emails, no repsonse! They can't take responsibility for their own actions, we're gonna get them fired, I've been spreading your link everywhere, good looking out to posting this stuff! Posted by: miwaLyric at January 24, 2005 10:07 PM they showed reports on it on WB11 news and UPN9 news tonight (Monday night) Posted by: Josh at January 24, 2005 10:13 PM The conversation was crazy. Miss Jones didn't even allow Miss Info to talk. The most uncalled for act was that Miss Jones made the reference of Miss Info being superior because she was Asian. As a New Yorker and an Asian, who listens to Hot 97 often...they have been hit with too many things..aka. the Aaliyah incident..it just goes to show that even when popular..they do the most stupid things ever..at least 105.1 plays music and doesn't have arguments played on the air. Posted by: Jennifer at January 24, 2005 11:41 PM Someone articulate needs to call in the radio station's morning show and SAY THIS ON-AIR. They have people calling in regularly to "GET FUNKY" (bitch and complain about shit that pisses them off). With all these undercover letters being sent, we need someone well-spoken to call up and be HEARD ON THE AIR.
Posted by: CALL IN TO THE SHOW! at January 24, 2005 11:43 PM SIMPLY PUT THIS IS WRONG! Posted by: ratmany at January 24, 2005 11:49 PM This is just another dumb thing in the long list of dumb things done by Hot 97 DJ's. Not only did they slur ( Asians ) but they also demeaned Africans. However I would like to point out a few contradictions; when the N-word is used on Hot 97 and other stations, the outcry is far less. Hip-Hop has united this generation, but there are still a few gaps. The arbitrary use of the N-word, the slur or choice, by ALL racial groups, has led many people to believe that they can say anything without impunity. When I hear Latinos ( my mother is dominican, my father is African-American ) and Asians saying " what's up n***er!", or " yeah, I called that n***er last night", it makes me wonder if they would be alright if Blacks walked up to each other and said, " what's up sp*c " or " that's my ch**k "? Posted by: Dave at January 24, 2005 11:53 PM This is not just poor taste, it is criminal. Not only should they be made to make a public apology; they should also have to donate money to the tsunami victims. Posted by: Dave at January 24, 2005 11:58 PM Someone should just shoot her for talking shit about asian. YOu shouldnt be living if you talk all your shit about people. We don't need people like you on this earth. I hope you get shot one day Posted by: Just D at January 24, 2005 11:59 PM That's why Miss Jones' career is no where. What happened to her singing career..She is a one hit wonder Posted by: No name at January 25, 2005 12:15 AM i just heard the clip from the show and can i just say that jones sounds like a dumb ass bitch. she's telling info not to express her opinion when she's fucking expressing her OWN dumb uneducated opinion. for reals. this bitch got double standards. Posted by: me at January 25, 2005 12:28 AM black people feel they are owed something. we cant say nigga but they can say nigga, until they can come up with a better expaination for that, i'm not fallin for it, they make themselves look dumb. for all the years they werent allowed to read, lets all send them a book Posted by: bo at January 25, 2005 12:34 AM I don't listen to this station often, but I am offended. How dare they use that term. Chink is a racial slur. There is no way around that. How would they like it if someone made a "funny" song about black people and used the word nigger in the place of africans or black people? Would Miss Jones feel offended or superior in this case? I hope Miss Jones will be taken off the air because it is NEVER okay to use the word "chink" when referring to a person and it is NEVER okay to use the word "nigger" when referring to a person. The other real offense is that she accussed Miss Info of feeling superior because she's asian. WTF does that mean? I'm pretty sure Miss Info felt insulted and offended by the song, as I do because I'm Asian. Posted by: Susan at January 25, 2005 12:50 AM hopefully nobody got offended by that. i was just countering a lame joke with one myself. not even sure if she's black. but send her a book anyways. psst..black people, nobody owes you anything, yes you were slaves and most of you still are...slaves to the car note and overpriced hand bags...but yes very funny how they used the word "african" instead of "niggers" and i thought chinks were from china? I'M GONNA START CALLIN MY BLACK FRIENDS CHINKS UNTIL THEY STOP CALLIN ME NIGGER! YOU SHOULD TOO! TAKE A STAND! WE'RE NOT NIGGERS! Posted by: bo at January 25, 2005 12:51 AM So many people lost their lives and they can't have the decency to just keep their traps shut. And to make it worse they make it into a joke. How can anyone make light of such a horrible situation? And on the use of the word "chink" ... Posted by: felicity at January 25, 2005 01:00 AM Yes, I am asian, however this is not why I am outraged. This was a skit that made fun of the whole tsunami thing. Please understand that they not only used racial slurs (which I don't mind) but made fun of dead children. Remember there were Africans who also died from the Tsunami, so there should be equally pissed off African Americans regarding this skit. Posted by: JOhnny at January 25, 2005 01:04 AM I know we are all outraged and asking to have these peoples heads. I have a better idea. Why does the station and the parent company need a public outrage to do something about this? Shouldnt they have had the decency to do something about this without this public outcry?!?!?! They fucked up. They should have been the first ones to do say and do something. I say fuck them all... Lets really punish these companies by never listening to HOT 97 EVER AGAIN and never have anything to do with anything their parent company owns! Lets hurt them in the pocket books as much as we can! These companies dont care about us! They just care about making money and im sure that their efforts in dealing with this matter is only an effort to protect their interests!!!! Posted by: M at January 25, 2005 01:05 AM All the e-mails and efforts to contact the FCC, the news media and anyone else is slowly beginning to work. But I don't think it's enough. I think we need to push harder. I suggest for all those hiphopmusic.com'ers in Los Angeles -- let's all get together and go over to Emmis headquarters in Burbank. Rick Cummings Posted by: Julia K. at January 25, 2005 01:22 AM ok guys stop with posting racist comments of your own. to those who think that the racial slurs was the biggest insult, that's just the tip of the iceberg. associating every asian that died in the disaster as chinese is insulting to those who died. if i were a malaysian man who was injured and was referred to as a "screaming chink" i'd be real pissed. aside from that, you had todd lynn make a threat on a LIVE BROADCAST heard by tons of people. even if he was joking, a threat like that has to be taken seriously when you broadcast it to the media. "i'm going to shoot all asians" is a threat which the police should address. if he was serious, then there's an obvious problem. if he wasnt serious then there's an even bigger problem as he thinks telling everyone that he's going to start shooting asians is a joke. so make of that what you will but there's more than one problem with this situation. just keep that in mind before anyone says that the racial slurs was all to be considered. Posted by: danktrees at January 25, 2005 01:35 AM The answer to racist remarks is not more racism. But at the same time, what do expect people's reaction to be when someone makes fun of the fact that something like a quarter of a million people die and it's a racially based joke? Anyways, here's a media update NY1 aired this today, for those of you who might have missed it Posted by: Ming at January 25, 2005 03:01 AM Miss Jones.........I am truly embarrassed as a african american woman with daughters your age to feel that in your position with air-wave power that you have just set us back 300 hundred years with your dense way of thinking, speaking, listening, and most of all HEARING........you should be ashamed of yourself.......WHAT if a song were made in mockery of 911?......The loss of LIFE in any capasity is devestating......An example should be made of you all........how far have we really come? Posted by: C.C. at January 25, 2005 03:10 AM If you really want to strike a blow to these people, please contact your local government and business officials. By pressing your local and stage governments you can make sure that any future occurrences will be met with harsher consequences. Apologies and in-house fines and punishments are nothing compared to legal precedents so let's do something about it! Posted by: Alaric at January 25, 2005 03:58 AM Just a heads up to everyone that is reaching a bad link for the audio... Go to www.3030radio.com It's there. Posted by: jose3030 at January 25, 2005 04:12 AM oh man this is funny..if i was richer i would of sue these bitches Posted by: chaaa at January 25, 2005 04:46 AM that is some fuckked up shit if u ask me..and that bullshit is spreading like crazy and I'm in Taiwan...shame on hot 97!! You guys are in some deep shit TSK TSK* Posted by: Jeremy at January 25, 2005 05:47 AM Mc Donald's has replied with yet another weak response, please continue sending e-mails to let them know you will not be consuming their products until a more appropriate action is taken: Thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald's and share your feelings about our commercial placements. We appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns. First and foremost, please know that the relationship we have with our customers is one we value greatly. Our customers are at the heart of every decision we make, and we would never do anything to intentionally offend any of our customers. When it comes to determining where we advertise, we have an obligation to our customers, employees, franchisees, and shareholders to reach our customers as effectively as possible. To that end, we work hard to have an ongoing dialog with all the media outlets with which we work. We regularly review programming where our advertising messages appear, and strive to associate our messages with programming that is relevant and entertaining and that speaks to our customers in positive environments. That said, it's important to understand that McDonald's is not directly involved with network programming decisions. As an advertiser, our role is not to determine what broadcasters should or should not air. That decision belongs to the broadcaster and, ultimately, to the individual viewer. Whenever we have the opportunity, we talk about the core values of McDonald's that make our brand what it is today. Please be assured that we will continue to search for entertaining, responsible programming for the placement of our commercials. Again, thank you for contacting McDonald's. Posted by: tc at January 25, 2005 08:18 AM You can see in their 4th paragraph that they try to free themselves from the social responsibility, saying they don't take part in the programmming and they're just advertisers. Then in the last paragraph they say they'll search for entertaining and responsible programning??? So in their minds, the tsunami parody is entertaining, fucked up shitss Posted by: tc at January 25, 2005 08:21 AM Hot 97 is a disgrace, whoever is responsible for this song should removed. Posted by: yvonne at January 25, 2005 08:24 AM I heard 95.5's (lame) morning show this morning. (My fiancée's alarm clock is set to WPLJ.) And although I cannot stand the "wacky zan-a-riffic *honk honk* 'humour'" they do, I had a moment of pause when they mentioned the Ms. Jones debacle. The gist of their opinion: The idea that management didn't know about this song...after they played it for four days straight...is nonsense. And, in so many words, they said that the racists involved should be fired. Posted by: JJOSTM at January 25, 2005 08:52 AM scat |