Just wanted everyone to know, E.D. Hill, a news anchor woman at Fox News morning show, says she supports Miss Jones ariring that racist Tsunami parody song!!





read more about it here: http://www.hot97sucks.com







TELL FOX NEWS WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT E.D. HILL!!!

Awesome Jay Smooth! He sounds like he's really hurting, but lying at the same time. Sorry Todd Lynn, your career seems over :)

I don't think that was anywhere near an appropriate apology from Todd Lynnn...just excuses.

Notice how Todd Lynn never answers why he said he wanted to shoot all Asians?


He just keeps ignoring the question!

from what Todd said that WE are the BAD guy that making him a victim out of this!!!! I hate to say this when black people make racist comment they always say that they just only try to be funny! Just like the same answer when Shaq mocked yao.
To Todd u can kiss your show on ABC goodbye as well!

Wow, Todd.

You cant write for shit.

until the studio comes out and says, "yes, the microphone was clipping and Todd Lynn did not say 'I'ma going to shoot Asians'", then I'm taking his excuse as bullshit

Thank you for doing the interview and sticking to your principles. It is good to finally hear more than two sentences from those involved.

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yo holla shoutout to Jay Smooth for doing what's morally right...... you are one of a few that Martin Luther King would call "son"

now that's no cool, what he id was wrong, but killing him is too much

The only thing that he seems sorry about is the fate of his career. He does not seem apologetic at all. He seems to feel sorry for himself, he seems to feel as if he is the victim. This only shows how self-centered and insensitive he really is. I feel sorry for him, because he just doesn't get it. Thanks Jay Smooth for keeping us informed.

you're not a very funny comedian.

I agree. I think he only feels sorry that he got caught and wat has happened to him. He doesn't seem remorseful about what he did or said, only that he's being punished for it. And he is obviously not the victim here. The victims are the ones affected by the tsunami.

Before this comments section degrades into another "blacks vs. asians" flameout like the other posts, I would like to post a quote that offers some relevance since this is still a hip hop website:

"The real tragedy is that there are some ignorant brothers out here. That's why I'm not on this all-White or all Black shit. I'm on this all-real or all fake shit with people, whatever color you are. Because niggaz will do you. I mean, there's some [foul] niggaz out there [in the streets]; the same niggaz that did Malcolm X, the same niggaz that did Jesus Christ- every brother ain't a brother. They will do you. So just because it's Black, don't mean it's cool. And just because it's White don't mean it's evil."
-Tupac Shakur

-Remember we are fighting against ignorance not each other.

thanx for your hard work in getting this out.

like everyone else has sad, thank you for keeping us updated and informed. you seem to be homebase.

In reading this transcript, it's obvious that Todd Lynn knew what he was doing, but just was sorry that he got CAUGHT. It's plain and simple; if there was no big hoopla about this, he wouldn't have given it a second thought. If no one complained about it, he would have kept playing it.

Bottom line, no sane, mature, (heck, even immature) person would mock perhaps the greatest tragedy anyone of us will see in our lives. Just thinking about it makes me boiling mad. And to mock Asians, with "chink" and "Chinaman", if i called him a "nigger," he'd be crying racism until God-knows-when. If I said "kill niggers" on the radio in NYC, the world's largest market, you can bet that not only will I be fired, I will have to move away or face death. Lucky for Todd Lynn (perhaps) he may not have people after him.

A comedian should (of all people) know the fine line between what's funny and down-right offensive, any other self proclaimed comedian is just a bigot in denial.
Suspended (on full pay no doubt - like paid holiday) until it blows over was hardly swift or adequate.

As for ED Hill, news anchor woman for Fox... well actually, I think that explains her (lack of) thinking.

Yeah, i heard what E.D. Hill had said. In another post 000659.html on 27th at 8am, I had mentioned that I heard Brian Kilmeade, who co-host Fox and Friends with her, saying "it's funny and a good song"?

I have written to them and demanded a public apology but haven't received reply.

Does this mean Miss Jones will go back to work at WPHI in Philly where she was once fired from? : )

It really annoys me how Todd in his comments states how black and tall and heavy he is. "Yo, I'm black so I ain't racist." So just because he is black himself, nothing he says is racist? As if colored people cannot be racist. Just because you're black does not mean you can say anything you want. And the excuse: "hey, I'm black myself, how can I be racist and ignorant" gives a new meaning to the word 'lame'.

It really annoys me how Todd in his comments states how black and tall and heavy he is. "Yo, I'm black so I ain't racist." So just because he is black himself, nothing he says is racist? As if colored people cannot be racist. Just because you're black does not mean you can say anything you want. And the excuse: "hey, I'm black myself, how can I be racist and ignorant" gives a new meaning to the word 'lame'.

I feel no pity for Todd Lynn or Miss Jones at all. Although freedom of speech is their right, they should suffer the consequences for their actions under the full tsunami force of public opinion.

Yes, we all make mistakes but big mistakes should never be repeated and needs to be stopped once and for all.

For the producers and "talent" of the Hot 97 show..." the FCC says, swim bitches swim !!"

Just as a reminder, these iare the images of the people that the song made fun of. Few Chinese were killed, mostly dark skinned Asians and blonde haired Europeans.

http://www.photoduck.com/photos.aspx?gid=1712&pxo=0&pgn=0

Judging from Todd's butchering of the English language I think it's safe to assume he's probably not the sharpest tool in the shed. Given that I'll accept his plead of ingorance. Yes he's one ignorant cat. Todd, give us a break. Come correct or don't come at all. Finding a straight up answer to one of Jay's questions is harder to find than an ass on a chinese woman. My apologies for the Bumpy Knuckles reference which might be in poor taste given the sensitive subject matter at hand.

cheers // BJS

"Hate no one but love only a few" - Dres

well im sure dude aint a full blown racist or anything like that i seen him on tough crowd wit collin quin a couple of times where he talked a gang of shiet, but the reason why i was pissed at what they did wasn't just that the song was using racist epithets but that they would be so twisted to mock the 200,000+ victims of the tsunami like that, not even a month and America is already joking bout it. I thought that was fucked up and it made America look bad. but for the chinks chinamen crap yea that was messed up too but i usually just brush that stuff off and L.I.G let it go, but mockin the tsunami victims was goin too far

Idiot can't even spell or type. How can a fool like this even get a job at all?

yeah..Todd Lynn has BAD grammar..

'Ol lying-ass nigga!

Hey I have a question: what about Miss Info????? Apparently the morning crew on hot97 is suspended until the protests die down, or permanently...but Miss Info stood up like a real person and showed her dignity and strength as the MissJones crew attacked her viciously...why should Miss Info get punished also?????
UNFAIR, and no one's talking about it!

http://www.photoduck.com/photos.aspx?gid=1712&pxo=0&pgn=0
these images are so touching and sad tat make me cried and to think anybody could used it as a rating spike and a cheap laugh, these people dont deserve any sympathy from us sorry doesnt make anything better from what they did.

Jay Smooth: Listen, seriously, you need to come up with a better lie than that. I've been doing radio for 15 years, I know what it sounds like when mics are clipping in and out..
Jay Smooth: You sound ridiculous right now

Jay, YOU SO NAILED HIM!!!! You are doing some great reporting and I now feel okay about getting up at 5:30 in the morning to come down to BAI and prep for the rally/story coverage. Your interview woke me up better than three cups of coffee.

Great job! I asked Errol to announce the rally on Wake Up Call a few times. I'm here, so I'll keep bugging him and see if I can give you some props for your work and plug your upcoming show. Again, GREAT WORK!!!!

Even the way he chats is lame. He avoids questions, has no sense of grammar, and it hurt my eyes reading his messages.

"Todd Lynn: DUDE YOU ARE A SMART GUY READ THREW THE LINES"

- man, that line's classic. haha.

He seems more sorry for the backlash than the actual song. Im not buying it... back to writing to sponsors...

rascist? millchious? somebody get the boy a dictionary!

Todd,

You joked about orphaned children becoming sexual slaves bro. This may be the most cold hearted "comedy" I have ever heard in my life.

Who in the hell did you expect to laugh at a "joke" like that??

Again, I repeat... You and your cohorts found humor in writing a song about orphaned children who lost their parents in the tsunami becoming slaves????

Put the racism aside for a moment dude, this joke alone will blacklist you for all eternity.

Can someone repost the contact info for ABC, I want to remind them what a dumbass Todd Lynn and let them know a lot of people don't want his input on any kind of ABC programming.

"They knew nothing about the recording" "The mic malfunctioned"? "Taken out of context"?? "None of them are racist"
Those are some real funny lines..... too bad he could not back up his shit with proof.
Absolve the issue?? With what? Another PAID suspension..... Now HATE 97 has made a mockery of all of us who demand retribution...
Not death tho.... no.. ToddLynnR.I.P..thats the wrong way to go..... Hit everyone where it hurts !!! The wallet !!!

The station has an audience that likes to hear that stuff or nobody would have come up with it. Face it, Black racism against Jews, Asians, and Hispanics is rampant. All of us want to blame somebody for our failures; some rant at Republicans, some at dogs, some at spouses; way too many want to blame certain racial groups they feel are beneath them; the station audience was getting what they want to hear or the "song" could not have been played for three days before somebody said something. Three days!

great job jay...

todd lynn is a racist who got caught and just is coming up with weak excuses. his apology lacked sincerity and is plain pathetic. this just pisses me off even more!! more complaint letters gonna be coming from me. todd lynn, if you are reading this, you just pissed a whole bunch of people off again!!

kharma is a real b*tch isn't it?!

todd lynn, miss jones and those who had anything to do with writing, producing, recording, approving the song to air: (even you too, lizzie grubman)

you want to prove you're sorry? go help out with the relief efforts in asia then maybe we will believe you. may karma haunt you for the rest of your lives.

Jay, thanks so much for posting the AOL exchange. It was a very strong and you asked great questions. However, judging by Todd Lynn's dodging, there is something more sinister going on here.

Todd Lynn is very ignorant to think that because he is BLACK he can't be RACIST. Yeah, yeah I've heard this crap before.... "you have to have power to be racist and black people cannot be racist because we don't have power" It's utterly ridiculous. You have power when you can reach millions of people each day on your radio show, tens of thousands of young and impressionable people. If you are not smart enough to know right from wrong and that you have such power, you really should not be a DJ.

As far as his being a "comedian", I am sure that secretly, people may have admitted to themselves they thought the song was funny (I didn't think it was at all). But nonetheless, they have enough taste and human decency to respect the fact that it is racist and know it was bad judgement to REPEATEDLY play it on a radio show. I feel sorry for these folks because their ignorance caught up with them in the worse possible way. WHERE IN THE HELL IS THE PRODUCER??!?! Jay find him please.

Like I've said before, I'm glad we're all mortal and it all ends one day.

RALLY AT THE HOT 97'S BROADCAST TODAY!

FROM 11AM TO 12PM

check www.xanga.com/lllex all info is found on that site

Does anybody have the contact for the FOX employee E.D Hill?? email address? phone?

Todd Lynn really should just shut the funk up because everytime he opens his mouth, the more ridiculous he gets. Bye Bye Todd - nice knowing ya playboy ;)

Which sponsors are still airing Ads on the Morning Show today? Can someone provide this so we all know which companies to focus our complaints to?

THEY ALL GOT PAID LEAVE?!? It's not confirmed but he's a blurb from allhiphop.com

From: http://www.allhiphop.com/rumors/?ID=667

Now. The Hot 97 Tsunami debacle is WILD and the rumors are running along with it. This may or may not be true, but somebody up there wants to get a point out there without getting in trouble. Ew Wee! So, this is alllllll rumor until somebody returns our calls. We heard that the crew up there didn’t really get suspended or chastised in a way that’s consistent with penalty. Well, they got the boot off the air, but the whole crew got a paid leave from what we hear. We also heard that the indefinite leave is pretty finite. We heard the whole motley crew, including leader Miss Jones, will be back about the first week in February. Just in time for Valentine ’s Day. But, all isn’t lovely. Did their salaries get donated to Tsunami Relief? We don’t know, but pose the question. The Asians that were offended at a song that made fun of the Tsunami tragedy (over 200,000 dead) have hit the Hot 97 sponsors hard. We heard that they have already lost millions of dollars in ads/sponsors. But, they gained millions of new eyes. There is a difference with this stunt than those in the past. The higher ups at Emmis are reportedly very unhappy and that means heads can still roll. Word has it, some from the “team” are willing to take everybody down if “he or she” is out. Ew Wee! And Star of rival Power 105 has been having a ball with this. He’s been playing Miss Jones’ songs and really stomping on her career. Well, you know she used to work with his “Star and Bucwild Show” when the whole Aaliyah controversy went down. And she walked out on them…now this. The plot thickens.

By the way, Miss Jones previously had a conversation with Ray Benzino a few weeks back. In the conversation, Benzino called Russell Simmons a “coon” and Jonesy made remarks about Jewish people. Well, that audio got removed and it wasn’t because of the “coon” comment either. All that and we still ain’t saying s**t!

nice job j.

Was anyone at the studio building this morning? I was there at 8:15 and didn't see a soul... I thought there was supposed to be a rally... Too early maybe?

Shame on you Hot 97 staff for even considering making fun of the drownings of tens of thousands of babies, toddlers, and young children.

Shame on you for hiding behind your spin doctor PR people. Cowards.

Consider that one day, it might be YOUR child that drowns. Maybe at the pool, maybe at the beach.

On that day, you should find your copy of the tsunami song that YOU helped to make and broadcast.

Play it. Over and over. For at least a WEEK.

Then maybe, just maybe you'll understand the outrage that's grown over this.

it's at 11am

HAHAHAH, MARK ASS TRICK, BEND OVER AND TAKE THAT SHIT.

"THANK YOU SIR, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER"

E.D Hill of Fox News email - friends@foxnews.com -
Her page on Fox:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,1237,00.html

Email this lady & tell her how you feel. Hopefully, she will rebutt her statement say she "supports the airing of the Tsunami Song".

Peace~

honestly though, todd lynn was careless with his choice of words, irrespinsible in not approving the song but the peeople that really piss me off in this situation are Miss Jones and Rick Delgado.

The reason here is twofold, Miss Jones is not slightly biased, she is an out and out racist and you can tell from her comments. fuck her.

And Rick Delgado because he premeditated this whole song, he sat there and wrote these words knowing full well what it meant, which means 1. he's a terrible human being and 2. he's a grimy ass racist

wait, it was a MIC MALFUNCTION???? HAHAHAHAHA

Todd is so ignorant it's almost funny.

SEND THEM TO SOUTH ASIA TO VOLUNTEER. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT.

Yeah there is no remorse for any wrong doings only because he's getting heat. F*ck dat. He thinks he's the victim when he's done everything wrong to begin with. And YES calling someone a nigger or chink is a racist remark. THEREFORE makes you racist. yes it definitely was a mistake, that people heard you saying it.

I hope he becomes like the rest of the black community and lives like a bum asking me for change in the city. OOPS i meant that to be funny not as a racist remark. but im not racist i'm just a comedian what do i know.

Yeah there is no remorse for any wrong doings only because he's getting heat. F*ck dat. He thinks he's the victim when he's done everything wrong to begin with. And YES calling someone a nigger or chink is a racist remark. THEREFORE makes you racist. yes it definitely was a mistake, that people heard you saying it.

I hope he becomes like the rest of the black community and lives like a bum asking me for change in the city. OOPS i meant that to be funny not as a racist remark. but im not racist i'm just a comedian what do i know.

THEY ARE COMING BACK TO THE AIRWAVES SOON


These degenerates are ONLY SORRY THAT THEY GOT CAUGHT


All decent people, REGARDLESS OF COLOR, ACROSS THE WORLD need to DEMAND that these people are FIRED. THEY ARE JUST ON A PAID VACATION, WAITING TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF EXPLOITING THIS HUMAN TRAGEDY.

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Jones, Lynn and Envy should be fired from HOT 97.1 and should never be aloud on any type of live radio play/work ever. God Bless that Miss. Info (she's hot) shout out to Jay Smooth for being so informative of this SAD SAD SAD racist and shocking event with the morning crew of NYC HOT 97.1 (munis Info.)......P.S. to all AZN'S pEEpz keep boycotting all ABERCROMBIE & FITCH apparel and products, hope you all still remember what happened with them 2yrs. ago (racist AZN T-Shirts). Also i was never a hardcore "Jin" (Ruff Ryders) Fan (i have his 1st album), but man he can write some good rythme's right, just dissing Jones along with HOT97 and making good points of HIPHOP UNITY........J.Wong

I feel so defeated. First Bush gets re-elected and now this. I think they'll come back to the station. They can't afford for Star and Buc to succeed. They'd rather put Miss Jones & crew back on and risk losing a handful of listeners, than try finding new DJs and change their format. It's a shame, a real shame that they've sunk so low. It sickens me that people no longer have integrity. People marched and died to end this kind of crap not too long ago. We have memories of gnats!

I'm headed to the rally now.

People, please do not let all the anger diminish your capacity for compassion and forgiveness. Lynn's fumbling for words actually made me feel sorry.

good article at http://www.audiographics.com/agd/s1012805.htm:

This is NOT the Publicity Radio Needs

There are a couple of questions I'd like to ask management and staff of New York City's Hot 97, WQHT-FM, now that they've succeeded in putting radio on the world map. Even though their intent was to get the WQHT call letters noticed, having this fiasco discussed in the world's press shows how big a stick struck the hornet's nest.

Let's see... 200,000+ dead - that's DEAD - in the biggest natural disaster multiple generations have witnessed, and the station's morning crew airs a sleazy parody song? Then, the best the station comes up with is "HOT 97 regrets the airing of material that made light of a serious and tragic event."

Question #1-directed at Miss Jones, in reference to her exchange with Miss Info... (If you are not aware of the words between the two, read about the story through the link below. Miss Info, who is Asian American, challenged Miss Jones' airing "The Tsunami Song," which started this mess.)

...ah, the question: How could you speak to a co-worker this way?

Here's a taste of Miss Jones' concept of entertainment and respect for folks she works with: "You feel superior, probably because you're Asian." MJ has a co-host that obviously feels the same way. Todd Lynn interjected, "I'm gonna start shooting Asians."

Question #2-directed at management: Do you really expect anyone to believe you had no knowledge of this, through its multiple airings between Jan. 17-21?

That this subject was even joked about shows a lack of sensitivity from the people in control at WQHT-FM, even though being sensative to a community's needs is required when holding a broadcast license. That there's only been a "suspension" of the morning crew is disgraceful. They should be fired, and it should not stop there.

If Emmis does anything less than replace the whole team (GM, GSM, OPS Director, Program Director, and morning crew), the license should be revoked, and other people should be given a shot at using this radio frequency for the good of the community.

It's obvious that thought never crossed the current management's mind.

Hey, thanks for all the posts Jay.

Just three things, which everyone else has said;
Todd isn't sorry for what he did, he's sorry he's getting flack on it.

And he said he had no prior knowledge of this? How the fuck did he record the song? Didn't he have to read the lyrics and practice singing it a few times first? How did Miss Info, who ,presumably, would have gotten the song the same time he did have time to digest the lyrics and opt out of doing it? I guess being Asian, she must have used her superior intellect... ;-)

And I feel for Miss Info, she shouldn't be lumped along with the rest of them in this fiasco.

Article in today's New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/28/nyregion/28mbrfs.html

i don't understand how saying the word "nigger" is anywhere close to saying "i'm going to shoot all Asians."
he's right, saying the word "nigger" is not racist. it's fuckin stupid and demeaning. but if i was to say "i'm going to shoot all niggers."
then yeah. you can say i'm racist. and i'll have nothing to refute that.

jay, thanks for all your work on this site. i have to say it's the best in regards to updates and accurate information. and i can see you were being really fair in your AIM conversation with lynn. kudos to everyone.

Hot 97 thinks that this will blow over, and when Miss Jones returns, ratings will be higher than before.

This publicity stunt targeted the 200,000+ people who died, and mocks the people who are trying to pick up the pieces after this disaster.

It's about people. The world should be disgusted.

jay, thanks for being the place for the up to the minute news on what's going on with this. it's quite clear how UNeducated these people are, from your convo w/ Todd Lynn. if he feels like he made a mistake...let him pay for it then.

What some people are missing entirely is that the lyrics of the song are not just racist, and not just mocking the deaths of people. The song outwardly APPLAUDS the deaths of the people. It basically says "We at Hot97 are happy the people died in the Tsunami".

This goes beyond mere mockery. This goes beyond a mere apology...

I'm tempted to rewrite their lyrics to applaud the deaths on 9/11/01, but then the FBI would be after my ass.... Oh, but Miss Jones and Todd Lynn are having their 1st Amendment rights trampled? I dare them to make a song mocking and applauding the deaths on 9/11.. yet they know that "goes too far", so they won't... but applauding the deaths of 250,000 + people is fair game for a sick attempt at getting ratings - that isn't "too far". Indeed.

Does anyone know if the rally is going to be televised? I can't make it down there but would love to see what's going on....

Support John Liu / AccessNightLife and friends in the rally against Hot 97 / Miss Jones and the morning crew! This rally will be staged on Friday, January 28th at 11am. Information for the rally is below.

Information on the Rally against Hot 97

What: City Council Member John C. Liu will lead a rally of outraged New Yorkers in front of the studios of WQHT-FM "Hot 97" Radio to demand that management and owners, Emmis Communications, take responsibility for the production and repeated broadcasts of Hot 97's so-called "Tsunami Song," which is the subject of a complaint sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by members of the New York City Council.
CM Liu stated, "The reprehensible conduct of the Hot 97 Miss Jones in the Morning Show hosts and station management has generated universal outrage across the nation. We will hold them absolutely accountable."
When: Friday, January 28, 2005 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 noon
Where: In front of HOT 97 WQHT-FM Studios, 395 Hudson Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10014
Directions: take the 1 Train to Houston St, walk one block west.
Who: Members of the New York City Council

Listen to the song here
HOT 97
395 Hudson St. 7th Fl.
New York, NY 10014
212) 229-9797

Emmis Broadcasting (Hot 97's parent company)
395 Hudson Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10014
212) 229-9797 Phone
212) 929-8559 Fax
hot97@hot97.com
morningshow@hot97.com
jsmulyan@emmis.com (CEO)
rcummings@emmis.com
jsteele@emmis.com
khealey@emmis.com

Emmis Communications
One Emmis Plaza
40 Monument Circle, Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317) 266-0100
IR@emmis.com

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New York Radio Station’s Tsunami Parody Went Beyond The Bounds Of Decency
January 28, 2005 -- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is calling for appropriate disciplinary action against members of New York radio station WQHT-FM, known locally as Hot 97, for airing a racist song parody that mocked victims of the catastrophic South Asia tsunami. The death toll from the tsunami that struck Asia and Africa is estimated from 150,000 to 178,000, with more than 140,000 still missing.

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“Racially offensive remarks are wrong and unacceptable no matter from what quarter they come,” said NAACP Interim President and CEO Dennis Hayes. “The African American community, like all communities, must practice tolerance and show respect for the loss of human life. The NAACP would expect the owners of WQHT-FM to properly discipline all who were involved in airing the tasteless song that has offended people in all communities.”

The morning show host who played the song, Tarsha Jones, and her morning team were suspended indefinitely on Wednesday by the station management. The song set to the tune of the 1985 famine-relief song “We Are the World,” first aired January 18. It included slurs against Asians and jokes about floating bodies.

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and privates sectors.

Thanks Jay for the updated news. You are awesome!!

By the way, was Lynn on drug or something??? The way he talked to you was like he's mellow (high from a drug)or something. He never answered your questions!!!

After I read all those conversations, I think he's full of sh**!!!! He better knows that us, audiences are not stupid to believe all that bullsh*t!

I'm really glad the NAACP has FINALLY issued a statement and stance against this matter. But I feel like it took them TOO LONG and it wasn't a priority. I know if this had been a song mocking 9/11, or using n*ggaz instead of chinks, they would've been marching within the first hour of the first airing of this nasty song. Does anyone know where this statement is from and if they're planning to do anything additionally?? We need to put as much pressure on Emmis as possible...

IF HE'S NOT RACIST, THEN WHY DOES HE SAY RACIST THYINGS???

I remember Derek Jeter asking the same thing about John Rocker back in the days.....

"Jay Smooth if somebvody calls you nigger, it doesnt matter how many times he says he's not racist"


then a few lines down

"Todd Lynn have you ever said nigga before?

Jay Smooth no, i don't use that word"

INTERESTING ...

Holy Shit !!!

****Quote comment from one of the visitors at www.trickology.com****

Comment from: Todd's Momma [Visitor]
Todd Fat Lard Lynn is full of shit...he says he said "They act like I'mma shoot all asians" ....but I have the recording of it and the exact words was "I'mma be at the club tonite..."...."I'mma start shooting Asians." So fuck off Todd with your poor excuses.
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LOL!!! you go girl! Now that we all can see the true!

lol @ all u typing when there is about 20 people downstairs lmfaoo cops and barricades for nothing

see font does nothing

Statement from NAACP:

January 28, 2005
Racial And Ethnic Intolerance Is Wrong In Every Community
New York radio station’s Tsunami parody went beyond the bounds of decency

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is calling for appropriate disciplinary action against members of New York radio station WQHT-FM, known locally as Hot 97, for airing a racist song parody that mocked victims of the catastrophic South Asia tsunami. The death toll from the tsunami that struck Asia and Africa is estimated from 150,000 to 178,000, with more than 140,000 still missing.

“Racially offensive remarks are wrong and unacceptable no matter from what quarter they come,” said NAACP Interim President and CEO Dennis Hayes. “The African American community, like all communities, must practice tolerance and show respect for the loss of human life. The NAACP would expect the owners of WQHT-FM to properly discipline all who were involved in airing the tasteless song that has offended people in all communities.”

The morning show host who played the song, Tarsha Jones, and her morning team were suspended indefinitely on Wednesday by the station management. The song set to the tune of the 1985 famine-relief song “We Are the World,” first aired January 18. It included slurs against Asians and jokes about floating bodies.

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and privates sectors.

Jay,

how come so many of the people who insist on ranting about how this incident is proof of how evil Black people are towards Asians and other ethnic groups are managing to ignore how active Black people have been in campaigning against hot97 for this?

Jay,

how come so many of the people who insist on ranting about how this incident is proof of how evil Black people are towards Asians and other ethnic groups are managing to ignore how active Black people have been in campaigning against hot97 for this?

It is a violation of federal law to broadcast obscene, profane or indecent programming. The prohibition is set forth at Title 18 United States Code, Section 1464 (18 U.S.C. § 1464). Congress has provided the Federal Communications Commission with the responsibility for administratively enforcing 18 U.S.C. § 1464. In doing so, the Commission may issue to a broadcast licensee found to have violated these provision of the law a warning, impose a monetary forfeiture or revoke a station license for the broadcast of obscene, profane or indecent material.
Profane Broadcasts Prohibited from 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
The FCC has defined profanity to include language that “denot[es] certain of those personally reviling epithets naturally tending to provoke violent resentment or denoting language so grossly offensive to members of the public who actually hear it as to amount to a nuisance.” Complaints Against Various Broadcast Licensees Regarding Their Airing of the “Golden Globe Awards” Program, FCC 04-43 (released: March 18, 2004). In announcing this definition, the FCC ruled that the single use of the “F-word” in the context of a live awards program was profane. The FCC further stated that it “depending on the context, will also consider under the definition of profanity the ‘F-Word’ and those words (or variants thereof) that are as highly offensive as the ‘F-Word,’ to the extent such language is broadcast between 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. We will analyze other potentially profane words or phrases on a case-by-case basis.”

Under this definition- I find that the use of the word "chink" in the tsunami song highly profane.

Direct comments to fccinfo@fcc.gov.

I personally commend Todd for being brave enough to speak out because that's more than what Miss Jones has done. However, he's not fooling anyone with his lies!!
In his exchange with Jay, he never says HOW his comment got taken out of context - he just says his mic got clipped. But in this interview:

http://www.trickology.com/index.php/music/2005/01/28/todd_lynn

... he makes a lame ass excuse that he ACTUALLY SAID "THEY ACT LIKE I'mma shoot all asians." If that's what was said all along, why couldn't he tell Jay that? Maybe because he didn't have the lie ready yet?? Instead, he thought long and hard about what story to formulate and then did the trickology interview. He must have had some serious help with his lies and vocabulary! His fourth word is "egregious"?! I doubt that someone who doesn't know how to spell "racist" knows what "egregious" means. Guess what Todd- You are an EGREGIOUS RACIST!! (no, being black does NOT excuse you.)

http://www.allhiphop.com/rumors/

I'm asian. And my very good friends are black. I don't blame all black people from this incident. I'm just upset and angry about what those people at Hot 97 have done!

Any news on the protest? I live in Connecticut and was just wondering.

There are more than 20 people at the rally right now. More like hundreds.

I got NOTHING from this interview. Todd Lynn can't even manage to save his face. He's sorry only because he lost his job.
Just cause he's black doesn't make him non-racist. That argument between Miss Jones and Miss Info gave me a chill down my spine. These people talking on popular radio show( except Miss Info) sounded like KKK talking out in the open. It's scary. Miss Jones and Todd Lynn have so much HATE in them. But this is not only their fault. It's entire HOT97 station's. Someone had to approve the song before it was aired. It played over the cource of four days. EVERYONE who works for the station must have heard it. Nothing was said until four days passed? I want HOT97 to shut down the station for 1 whole day. Can we pressure them to do that?

Is thait rally on TV too? I would like to know what's going on. I'm here in Canada...

*wish I could join the rally* :(

lol above,

what do you mean just 20 people? are you saying there are only 20 people at the rally?

DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW THE RALLY IS GOING AND HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SHOWED UP TO PROTEST?

I am asian also, and I don't think blacks are evil. It's the stupid ignorant idiots at Hot97 that are to blame.

I hope my fellow asians do not see this as a black vs.asian issue. please don't be ignorant. Remember, the situation can be reversed where
a dumb asian can make racist comments about
blacks.

Thank you for keep the pressure on these folks. Clearly, this man does not get it. I think for those involved from the on-air folks to the producers to have any sort of ephinany, they need to lose their jobs. Nothing else will suffice.

Thank God for ALL people, particularly NON-ASIANS who were able to see that this was a horrible act against humanity.

This is a HUMAN DIGNITY issue.

WOW... Thanks for your "SINCERE" apology...

On another note...

theres always going to be ignorance out there... theres always going to be hate out there... theres always going to be something going on out there thats fucked up...

it's always great to see people reach out and help eachother, band together, fight together... (reminds me of Eminem's "Mosh" Music Vid&Song)

But also, in the end, we have to move on but keep fighting for what is right.

Good Looks everyone.

Is Jay asian? anyone? anyone?

Miss jones ass should be roasted!!

Hadiya

i know the question was directed at Jay but i'm not sure where you get the idea that "this incident is proof of how evil Black people are towards Asians and other ethnic groups." I do not think this is true at all.

i believe some of the folks on the site are simply asking why everyone campaigning are mostly asian organizations. today is the first day we have heard from the NAACP.

we do, however, recognize that there are many private black inviduals who have voiced their concern over the issue. we are not only looking for the black organizations but for government officials to acknowledge this incident.

good got damn.

this was my favorite part:

"Listen, seriously, you need to come up with a better lie than that. I've been doing radio for 15 years, I know what it sounds like when mics are clipping in and out..you sound really ridiculous right now"

*laughs to self*

A publicly traded company in the USA cannot afford to tolerate or encourage racism, no matter what groups are involved. the fact that the jones is suspended reflects a poor understanding of the nature of the crime by the emms exes.

They naively think that jones is the one who has the problem, but they have not realized that by suspension, the exes have brought the problem to themselves, at a much bigger magnitude.

wait to see people talking about boycotting products advertised on hot97,thier parent company and then you will see how fast the exes switch tones.
emms will have to take the blame for not only tolerating but promoting racism at an international level. this perception my potentially eat into ad revenues as a cascade of public opinion builds.

A white DJ said"Martin Luther Coo-King" and he was fired pronto.

I predit in few weeks hot97 will be doing some type of concert to benfit Tsunami event and all the moeny will be donated, Please dont be fool when they try to change the view of the public and everyone will forget!

Keep on the good work Jay S & everyone else worldwide..

A publicly traded company in the USA cannot afford to tolerate or encourage racism, no matter what groups are involved. the fact that the jones is suspended reflects a poor understanding of the nature of the crime by the emms exes.

They naively think that jones is the one who has the problem, but they have not realized that by suspension, the exes have brought the problem to themselves, at a much bigger magnitude.

wait to see people talking about boycotting products advertised on hot97,thier parent company and then you will see how fast the exes switch tones.
emms will have to take the blame for not only tolerating but promoting racism at an international level. this perception my potentially eat into ad revenues as a cascade of public opinion builds.

A white DJ said"Martin Luther Coo-King" and he was fired pronto.

I predit in few weeks hot97 will be doing some type of concert to benfit Tsunami event and all the moeny will be donated, Please dont be fool when they try to change the view of the public and everyone will forget!

Keep on the good work Jay S & everyone else worldwide..

LOL theres maybe 40 people the rest all cops and press..and most of them chatting there doing nothing

40 people? I thought it would be more than that.

To LOL

Seriously? Wow, all talk and no action.

had there been swarms and swarms of people it wouldve made a hell of a scene...but the turnout was not as expected..seeing is believing had the people up at hot seen more of a turnout maybe it wouldve made a difference between fired and suspended indefinitely

i'm not sure if this is any indication but from Jay's photo gallery, he looks black to me.

and this ain't a black vs asian issue. it's ignorant to think that it is.

first and FOREMOST, is the disrespect shown towards those who died in the tragedy, the orphaned children and those who've lost their loved ones.

and second are the racial slurs used.

Most of the ruckus started online..Not in the streets from people who do listen..They know this..It was 2 sites who incited the whole thing..don't think that they for one minute are blind..Eventually fingers will get tired of typing..so better luck next time..i do think shes gone though..so u accomplished one thing

Wow.. He's an idiot too. If you look at his conversation with Jay Smooth, then look at the interview at trickology, you'll notice a very different tone. Look's like he used a thesaurus, and badly too.
"We made an egregious mistake".. whoa.. a little advanced for a guy who can't make use of the words "or", "too", and "organized", among many others.
Not to mention that he is trying to put the blame on someone else.. This man is sick, and should be fired right away.

ABC reportedly hired Todd Lynn. Let ABC know how you feel (Disney owns ABC):

ABC Audience Relations Department:
netaudr@abc.com

Anne Sweeney
President, ABC Television Network
500 South Buena Vista Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91521
anne.sweeney@abc.com

Bob Iger
President, COO, and Director, Disney Corp.
818-560-1000 Phone
818-560-5960 Fax

Someone please confirm if the report of FOX & Friends anchor E.D. Hill supporting the airing of the "Tsunami Song" citing 1st Amendment if true and verified.

Todd Lynn is so desparate in trying to prove that he's not a racist. But he's not seeing that this incident is way bigger than the race issue. making fun of more than 220,000 people dead and missing plus their family and friends all over the world on air, knowing that millions of people are listening, is nothing but evil. And HOT97 supported it.

This isn't a joke,

Check this website out for more details about E.D. Hill supporting Ms. Jones.

http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2005/jan05/20050127_missjones.html

What happened to "standing up and fighting?" Looks like people can only type instead of actually taking action. What disappointing turn out.

If any one can, we should reorganize another public rally. I feel the one organized today was sent on too short of notice. To compound the matter, it should have taken place on the weekend where the availibity of everyone (myself included) would be able to attend. People still have to work and school, its not that we don't care.

Only time will tell. Lets see how "committed" everyone is 2 weeks from now.

hot 97 is laughing now if it is true that only 40 people showed up. The morning show may be back by Monday. with this turnout.

it's hard for ppl to show up on a weekday!
and it's below freezing cold out

Someone please confirm only 40 people are out there...that is so sad!

is there any tv coverage? any sites with updates?

It was an appropriate turnout and they should be applauded.

The point was to deliver a clear and concise response to Hot 97's crap.

It's a smart move, putting the ball back in Hot 97's corner.

If they act appropriately, then things can start returning to normal. If not, then the larger rallies are called for and we make more noise until we're heard.

The last thing you want to do is recreate the LA Riots with mob violence and destruction.

Emmis and their sponsors know there's plenty of fuel left in this fire. They'd be smart to cut their losses now instead of looking stupid a week later when the protests have bloomed and they take even MORE criticism for not acting appropriately.

Have faith - this is a process, not a sprint. Don't let the naysayers dictate how you should feel and act. Dr. Martin Luther King would have been proud today.

Thanks to Jay most of all for keeping this board buzzing with information and discussion. You really rock.

Mad props to JS for keeping us all updated on this. Really appreciate your work and dedication on this man.

Did TL actually say "I have Asisan family members?" That's like when racist white people say "But I have black friends!" Sad....

Also, being a "big black guy who catches hell out here every day," means jack shit. A racist comment is a racist comment, no matter who it comes from. In fact, people of color making racist comments about another race pisses me off the most. You'd think we'd know better.

He also says he's “not a person who hates other races of people." You don't gotta hate other races of people to be racist. Racism isn't so black and white. Most white people don't hate all black people, but they are still prone to making ignorant comments and participating in racism.

The problem is people everywhere are offended. But if you don't live in NYC you couldn't be at the protest today. I live in Florida, I wish I could be there. But I'm doing my part here, more than just typing.

"i know the question was directed at Jay but i'm not sure where you get the idea that "this incident is proof of how evil Black people are towards Asians and other ethnic groups." I do not think this is true at all.

i believe some of the folks on the site are simply asking why everyone campaigning are mostly asian organizations. today is the first day we have heard from the NAACP."

Ok, lets be honest.If the roles between blacks and asians were reversed in this or any OTHER situation, you wouldn't see too many asian organizations responding very fast if at all.And that's ok.I don't expect that.The same can be said of any minority organization.People need to stop pointing fingers about "racist black community" this, and "if this was blacks"that.The same EXACT thing can be said of and other group.Black people are not the most racist group, no group is.

And to all the people out there throwing out vebal insults at people or an etire community, YOU ARE NO BETTER THEN THE VERY RACIST YOU HATE.Thank you.

I don't understand how anyone can come here and mock the efforts that have been put forth thusfar. To me, it doesn't matter how many people are there or not -- the fact that there ARE people there is more than enough for me. There are a lot of people who work and go to school who couldn't make it. This is important but that is their livelihood. And for those who are saying that "typing does nothing, etc." if not FOR all the typing, including Jay's (and everyone else's) constant updates and efforts, many of us would not have heard of this or have had the info to spread around. And alot HAS been accomplished so bravo to all.

Jay, I think you did a great job while talking with Todd Lynn. I agree that he doesn't make much sense, especially in saying that he didn't know about the song? Pfft. He certainly is more brave than Miss Jones because at least he's willing to speak about it. However, the entire conversation was a copout. Unfortunate.

Kazu, well spoken!

Jay Smooth, do you know if a class action lawsuit has been filed against hot97??? Maybe if there was such a lawsuit, our voices would be heard more??

Jay Smooth, do you know if a class action lawsuit has been filed against hot97??? Maybe if there was such a lawsuit, our voices would be heard more??

i think someone should contact rev al sharpton!
he's always fighting for civil rights right?
anytime anything "racist" happens to ppl isnt he always there? or does he not suppport ALL minorities?

pure ignorance. this goes to the emmis for supporting this behavior, no matter what public statements they make. bottomline, they are behind the attention. hit them where it hurts, the sponsors and stockholders! only then, will the begin to understand the magnitude of our voices.

I'm in Canada. I can't join the rally in NY. But that doesn't mean I do nothing but type here. I did my best to help by passing this news to oversea and even wrote many emails to FCC and many more.

By the way, I'm not a quitter. I want to see something change here.

if in fact the count is accurate, do not lose faith on the number of people who participate in the rally.

we didn't need to leave our desks to send notices out to all the advertisers. and they heard us loud and clear. it's not over.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Martin Luther King Jr

ditto june.. i'm in texas

props to jay for keeping us all informed and doing what he's doing.

Only time will tell. Lets see how "committed" everyone is 2 weeks from now.

I just listened to the whole on-air argument between Miss Jones/Todd Lynn and Miss Info and you can clearly hear Todd Lynn saying 'I'm gonna start shooting asians' and not 'shoot all asians'. He should listen to it again for himself and then try to defend it.

Also it seems he/they are trying to absolve Miss Jones from any of this. Aren't they (Todd Lynn and Miss Jones) the ones singing the lyrics?? Maybe I'm wrong about that. They specifically say 'starring the Miss Jones and the morning show players' and she says 'yes'.. how then can she have nothing to do with it? By then she's heard it a few times already and knows what's said.

And what up with Miss Jones' remarks that "you feel superior, probably because you're ASIAN." That in itself is racist. She got upset and slipped that out. From being insensitive about the song to then flat out making a stereotypical remark. She should have apologized for that as well. It was bad taste to record the song and play it... but it was also worng to make those comments...

Also what about Dr.Jeff their guest that day. He wanted to hear the so. I'm sure he already knew it was a parody of the tragic events yet he still wanted to hear it. That's abit wrong as well, don't you think?

Well I just wanted to voice that out. Thanks...

Anyone has an updated news about the rally?

Yawn !!!! Keep on typing and blogging. Whoopie. All this outcry and only 40 people. Emmis is laughing at us right now.

Again, lets see how "committed" everyone is 2 weeks from now.

I know for one I'll be having fun keeping missjones.net busy :-) Her entire website is down now, but they promise the forums will be back up... and I'll be there to rant about this until they shut the forums (and maybe the website) down again...

And the emails will flow like water.

As for me not going to the rally - let's see, 12 degrees, have to go to work, and emails seem to work better. I think the rally was a bit strange to begin with, have it at 5 or 6pm, you might get a LOT more people.

i thought it strange that they schedule a rally when it would be hard for people to go...how about when around lunch time or after work...i cant make 11 & i have to cover a telephone shift today in the morning...or better yet, the weekends would have been awesome...

I went to the rally. It was a great turn out. Protesters, Politicians and the Press. I've got great photos, but I have to go home and upload them. I'm very proud of everyone who stepped up and went out. It was 18 degrees when I was out there. I don't know how effective it was, but a presence was felt! Props to Councilmen Lui, Perkins (my councilman from Harlem) and Roberts for speaking up!

Thanks for the update AFRO-NYC!!! I'm really glad it was a great turn out, thanks for the positivity!!

AFRO-NYC, how many people were at this event? i think the naysayers are trying to silence us by saying only 40 people turned out, including press, but I have a gut feeling that it's more than that. Glad you made it out there! I'd be out there myself if I wasn't in Texas... =)

was there only 40 people???how fucking sad for all you guys to hype yourselves up like you were gonna start a revolution..sorry guys look like nothing is going to happen out of all this. this sucks, that nasty ass bitch jones need to get slapped and put on a diet ASAP...

Thanks for the updated AFRO-NYC. Glad to hear that it turned out great. How was the reaction from Emmis and Hot 97? Did they come out and say something?

Truth is, I am sure Toddy probably didnt mean any harm but the fact is, you did what you did Todd.

Sometimes in life, we understand shit happens. And Im sure everyone is guilty of doing something that perhaps we never intended for but guess what, thats life and thats why we are reminded every day, that before you take that step, before you open our mouth and before you do anything, that you know and become well aware of your surrounding and the result of your actions because you can never go back.

There is no one to blame by yourself, and Im not trying to rub it in. But how can you sit there and act as if you are the victim? You're not, ure not different than myself or anyone here. Yes you're human and you made a grave mistake, but you know what, You gotta accept it and do something to make a difference. So if that means you have to spend the rest of your life, defending your self, and proving to others that you're not a so called racist or biggot or ignorant bastid, guess what .. you're going to have to.

No one can help you this time, you're on your own.

stop lying!
lol @more than 40 people
stop playin yaself..there was that at most i give it 60 all together..less than half the block everyone standing around doing nada and occasional chants..press was there more than anything
cops chillin like nothin

That is what we want, a civilized protest. This shit isn't about hate, you negative fuck. Its all about press coverage. Quality or people not Quantity. Like SpeakUP said, baby steps, this should get a reaction regardless. If not then a larger more organized rally will follow.

j smooth, thank you. you rock my man.

and todd lynn is such a blundering pathetic victim. i have no pity. maybe he'll gain just a little bit of humility, or at least shut the hell up since his career is on the skids, and seems to be all he cares about. wow, he has *asian family* i'm sure they understand.

and believe me, we in nyc are NOT gonna let up on hot97 & emmis. no way no how. commitment is not an issue here. this issue will take time to be handled appropriately. one protest is not necessarily expected to be enough.

Here is the email address of the FCC to file your complaint (be sure to include all of the information below in your email in addition to your comments): fccinfo@fcc.gov

The broadcast in question: "The Tsunami Song"
Date aired: Morning of January 21st 2005 (multiple airings)
Station call letters: WQHT-New York (Hot 97)
Offending DJs: Miss Jones and Todd Lynn
Offending lyrics

I am pretty angry about Ms. Hill's comments about Hot97 and free speech.

This whole controversy is not about free speech, it's about decency to the mourning in a time of trouble. If someone would have posted the same thing about 9/11, sure it is free speech, but it is horribly distasteful. I am sure that Ms. Hill would have a completely different take if people were coming in saying on American radio that they were happy 9/11 occurred and that America deserved it and God was laughing down at all the white people that were buried in the building. That's disgusting, but she is saying that that same exact thing is ok to put on a public channel. How much more would be outraged if other countries were doing that to us?

If anyone was on the air mocking 9/11 in the United States, then there would be an outrage. It seems that Ms. Hill has no idea how to place herself in anyone else's shoes.

I'm absolutely disgusted.

I'm with LOL. I'll be watching, lets see what happens when everyone gets tired or ranting.

I'm with LOL. I'll be watching, lets see what happens when everyone gets tired of ranting. Emmis is laughing all the way.

Ms. Hill is just as ignorant as those stupid uneducated individuals Miss Jones and Todd Lynn.
If her family died in the 911 tragedy and I made fun of that and called it freedom of speech, all hell would break loose. There is a difference between blatant racism and freedom of speech.

I was there. I counted about 100+ people not including the media and council members. It was freezing out there. Mad props for all those that showed up and had signs.

Thanks for the updated, Fubabee! :-) Glad to hear that. Did Emmis come out and say something?

I think people have to realize that being a minority does not make someone non-racist no matter their actions. Being a victim of racism does not mean you're incapable of being racist. Trying to pass it off as humor CAN make it not racist but you have to know how to do it.

Todd Lynn doesn't understand any of that. His lame excuses makes it worse. A lot of people don't understand that too, no matter what their race. But the fact is most of those people aren't in media and don't get to spread their racism on public airwaves.

And this definitely shouldn't be an Asian vs Black thing. This is
1) an affront to human dignity
2) blatant racism toward Asians by people who probably know how racism feels, yet choose to propagate it.

By making it an Asian vs Black thing people are trying to force blacks who are against racism to either abandon their race or abandon anti-racism. Don't make it this. I know the first instinct for a lot of Asians is to start slinging anti-black terms and it's just what the radio station wants.

I just got back from the rally in NYC. I would estimate the number of people present at the protest to be between 100 to 200 people. Definitely more than 40 as was mentioned above. ABC was the only major network news to cover the story (ironic isn't it, huh?), but there were many others like Regional Network News and SINO TV. Representatives from the NAACP were present as well as other non-asian organizations to show their support against not only racism but the lack of human decency and compassion. Council Man Liu even rallied the everyone to sing the original "We Are The World" at one point. I thought that was kinda corny, but whatever. Overall, I felt it got the word out even more and it really does put the ball back in Emmis Corp's court. Let's see what is their next move.

Sorry for the delayed reply. I'm at work with the occassional check-in to the site.

There were at least 100 people there when I left and I left at 11:30am, I was freezing and had to head to work. It was very calm. Lots of great signs. Not as many African Americans as I would have liked, but still a few there nonetheless. The press was very much on hand.

My friend in LA said he saw it on TV and it looked huge!

What!!!only 40 people show up. No wonders, it not on the news!
Come on people, we can do better than that. We should have another protest, any body with me?

I have to agree some what with what Todd is saying.

Things do get taken out of context especially in the heat of the moment. Things get said, and if you ever noticed the context of the argument against Miss Info, it was mainly on her stepping out of the group. Though I disagree with Miss Jones point of airing her opinion in public (rather than a private discourse), it was obvious that it was mainly focused on cliques and groups rather than the race thing.

Now with regards to Todd's remarks, I am deeply offensed, but I do understand his point. And to tell you the truth it does seem like Jay Smooth doesn't want to hear him out.

Despite ALL of this though, and I feel bad that Todd's career is the result, it HAS to be done, an example must be made, and Higher standards must be upheld in radio broadcasting.

Though he may not be racist, his remarks incense people who are, and justify both their opinions and their attitudes towards asians.

My 2 cents

if this was about "freedom of speech" & 1st ammendment rights, then why did so many journalists with dissenting or critical views of american foreign policy post 9/11 get blacklisted? fox news, which is notorious for their partisan funding and newscasting, know all about "free speech."

obviously this isn't about free speech. it's about personal and ethical responsility in the media.
i wish no ill will against lynn personally, but the man should not be given a mic on the public platform. he can't even type. what the eff, DUDE? find another day job.

and yes, mad props to the protesters today.

phunkadelic: in what way did you think that jay wasn't willing to hear him out? I didn't see that at all...I'm not attacking you, I'd just like to see how you saw that

There were probably around 150 protestors. I think many more would have shown up if the protest wasn’t scheduled in the middle of a weekday.

Anyway, they *just* shot the thing, so don't expect to see or read about it in mainstream media until this evening.

He really is full of it. Anyways we can not allow this kind of behavior to continue and we have to stand firm. I know that days and weeks will go by and they think this will blow over but I plan to boycott anything that has to do with hot 97 and will continue to unless they are fired. They may think that it will quiet donw but when their pockets books starts to hurt a little they will know what's up. This is all I am capable of right now. It doesn't sound like much but it is a start. We can not stay silent and let them think it is ok. I tell it to whoever and to those that has a platform to speak is better. I am outraged and I hope they get fired.

phunkadelic, how did Jay not want to hear him out? He asked for his side of the story and asked for the context that todd was taken out of multiple times, Todd dodge every attempt, finally just leaving and saying he's afraid his words might get twisted.

Todd knew he had nothing, he was basically appealing to Jay to lay off of him because he's getting harrassed at home. Good job Jay for standing your ground!

phunkadelic -

there's a difference between bagging on miss info for being not with the group and bringing up race. Miss Jones MADE race into an issue.

The tsunami song could be just a horribly tasteless attempt at humor. But again they CHOSE to make it about race by using racial slurs. It wasn't about race until they MADE it.

Todd Lynn flat out said "I'm going to start shooting Asians". Again making it about race. I don't buy his "clipping mic" story one bit.

Why do people say they're racist? Because they are. Why bring up racial issues so much? Miss Jones could've told Miss Info "Bitch, you're being disruptive to the group." The song could've said "Asians" instead of using racial slurs. Todd Lynn flat out shouldn't have threatened violence toward anyone. If those three things went that way, then this wouldn't be a racial issue. It would be purely a matter of poor taste.

They made a poor "joke" into a poor, RACIST joke.

he says it was a mistake yeah well i know people make mistakes but their are consquences too. They have to pay and in this case it will cost them their JOBS!! You can't go out commit a crime and get fined and a slap on the wrist. You have to do time and or whatever else that will be JUST! Believe me what they did was a crime not just against asians or the victums but against humanity!!

you feel bad for Todd Lynn Phunkadelic? well boo fucking hoo, he made a mistake and he's paying for it like he should..did we all feel sorry for Rush Limbaugh?..NO.. and what he said was MILD in comparison to what that fucking lame ass crew at HOT 97 did. Fuck this 2nd chance shit, they got no morals and if it took this incident to wake something up inside of them then good, they'll learn not to be so fucking heartless and racist at whatever their next job may be, but I doubt they learned any valuable lesson here.

great job, Jay, and thank you for being our information source and frontline man!

there's another posting list with pics!

Todd Lynn,

You must be the stupidest person ever,

ever heard of "think before you do something"

or ever heard of "there are consequences?"

and ever ehard of "what goes aroudn comes around"

you see, u didn't answer any of his questions above,

and the fact that you're denying that what u said was racist, shows that u are not sorry enough,

so as i said, what goes aroudn comes around, now everybody hates you, that was what u was aiming for when u wrote the song, and wanted to shoot asians,

burn in hell motherfucker.

sad

I HATE CHINKS!!! oh wait i'm sorry so it's all good. FUCK YOUR FATASS AND YOUR CAREER ASSHOLE!HOW much food is that other fat bitch paying you keep preaching to the people she had nothing to do with it?

Councilman Rob Jackson is the man too! He has been very passionate about the matter at the press conferences...and he said his dad is Chinese! (Is that right? Did you guys hear that too at the protest?)

The protest had a great turn out! We had little space behind the barricades and we filled it up! Glad to see people of all races there in support. And many senior citizens, too!

http://www.nynewsday.com/nyc-protestgallery0129,0,1463514.photogallery?coll=nyc-swapbox1&index=1

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nyhen284127958jan28,0,2716991.column?coll=ny-ny-columnists

Mean is the new sexy across your radio dial
Ellis Henican

January 28, 2005

Wait a second! Haven't we heard this static before?

Some radio station hires a loudmouth morning host to goose the Arbitrons and make the groggy listeners spray mouthfuls of coffee into the air: "Oh, my God! Did he just say what I think he said?"

And then this very same morning jerk goes on the air and says something predictably offensive and - whoa, station executives are suddenly shocked, shocked, shocked!

A shock jock shocking? Well, who exactly did they think they were hiring here? Doctor Phil?

Which brings us, of course, to Hot 97 (WQHT-FM), where morning ring-mistress Miss Jones is now suspended indefinitely, along with her six-person on-air crew, for repeatedly airing a parody song that poked fun at the people who died in the Asian tsunamis.

Now there's a real knee-slapper, huh? A couple of hundred thousand dead! To the tune of "We Are the World," Miss Jones' twisted ditty mixed anti-Asian slurs with floating bodies and orphaned kids.

City Council member John Liu wasn't charmed one bit. He and some other local Asian pols raised the first public ruckus. They're planning a sidewalk rally today, demanding that Emmis Broadcasting, Hot 97's owner, dump Miss Jones and sidekick Todd Lynn for good.

But it was McDonalds, Sprint and other bolting advertisers who really seemed to grab the attention of Emmis president Rick Cummings. "Morally and socially indefensible ... ashamed and deeply sorry," Cummings said.

Now, the Hot 97 tsunami-yuck-it-uppers aren't the only local radio talent finding their giggles in strange places these days. And the future of in-your-face radio isn't shifting just because of one nasty parody song.

At New Jersey's WKXW-FM, host Craig Carton was ragging mercilessly on the psychiatric and medical history of the new governor's wife. Mary Jo Codey has suffered well documented bouts of postpartum depression and cancer.

"What Governor [Richard] Codey ought to do is approve the use of medical marijuana so women can have a joint and relax instead of putting their babies in a microwave," Carton allowed.

The governor probably should have exhaled a moment before flying into a stupid rage. Instead, he surrendered the aggrieved-husband high road and threatened to assault the radio host.

"I wish I weren't governor," the Star-Ledger quoted Codey as telling his tormentor in the station hallway. "I'd take you out."

The governor quibbled with the quote, but just a little. "I didn't say I would take him out," he insisted. "I said I would take him outside. When you're Irish, you take them outside, not out."

Either way, these two probably deserve each other.

And something else is hard to dispute. Both Miss Jones and Craig Carton are idiots, same as WNEW-FM's Opie and Anthony were idiots for running that public-sex stunt 2 1/2 years ago in St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Even on the radio, some things just aren't funny, including massive drowning deaths, sex in the pews and a wife's mental illness.

But none of this is happening in a vacuum, and outgoing FCC Chairman Michael Powell deserves at least some of the blame.

Under Powell's iron hand, the Federal Communication Commission went on a four-year rampage against "indecency" on the air. Coming from his mouth, indecency was always a code word for one thing: S-E-X. Nothing else is ever indecent to him.

So CBS was hit with giant fines for Janet Jackson's Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction." Opie and Anthony were chased to the barren prairie of XM satellite radio, where no one (including the listeners) is paying much attention to them. Howard Stern was leaned on 'til he announced he's going satellite, too, to XM competitor Sirius.

And up and down the radio dial, second-string hosts with no imagination and middling talent decided to take the easy way out. Instead of talking dirty, they started talking mean.

They traded in the sex stunts and the nipple flashes for the shrink files and the bodies on the beach.

Aren't there any clever grown-ups left in radio-land? You tell me which is more obscene.

Copyright © 2005, Newsday, Inc.

hot 97 is already advertising a tsunami concert with the American Red Cross and Virgin Records. Everyone should contact them and let them know exactly what type of organization they are associating themselves with. The hypocrisy is stifling. also you can contact miss jones at missjones@missjones.net

If you read correctly that ended like 2 weeks ago
LOL @ u

Yet another group of unfunny Howard Stern clones with bad judgement. Although I'll exempt Miss Info from my bad judgement comment. I feel for the poor girl, having to deal with that nitwit Jones.

I liked Jin's diss, and his comments on-air. The man makes a lot of sense.

And if it's wrong for non-blacks to use the N-Word, black folks better sure as hell not run around calling Asians "chinks"!

I could of let that whole shooting Asians statement go as a joke if it was totally under a different situation. But he said it while Jones and Info was having what seemed like a pretty heated and emotional argument about the Tsunami song. I mess around with my friends of different races all the time with dumb remarks. But that's between us and not on the radio with an audience. I can even let it slide if it was on the radio under different circumstances. I can believe that he's not a racist and even he was sorry about it. It was just very insensitive thing to say that was said at the wrong time. But I also believe that he was not straight forward in the IM conversation Jay Smooth had with him. He kept saying we don't have all the facts. But he never tells us the facts when Jay asked about them. And when Jay calls him out on how he's not giving us the facts...he keeps going off about how he's not a racist.

Jay Smooth. you are the one whos going to be successful. im proud of you for standing up for injustice. keep it real. thats what hip hop is all about.

Doh woked up late, wanted to go. Will there be another one? How did the rally go?

what?! ok so he seems sorry

but there is an obvious wall of lies there!

Can any one send me post a complete list of the companies that are still advertising on HOT 97? And the name of the companies that stopped advertisin on
HOT 97? If you post it here, pls email me at people_88@hotmail.com as well.
I am putting up a web site for that, so we can write to those companies.
thanks

They pulled them off i just got word its over and done..now can u all just stop damn wtf when will u stop?? when they die ? like seriously get a life..u got what u wanted ..you got ur 2 minutes of shine ..ur site got hits..like dead it..It kills me that people that had nothing to do with it are feeling it 10 times more than the ones who caused it..You don't know how it is up there..NO EFFIN CLUE..there are innocent people up there..dont generalize the whole fuckin company

WTF- wtf? Were they fired?

Todd Lynn...wtf? you are one dumb shit and I hope you burn in hell.

yeah, someone I know told me that its going around the office that it is a wrap

figures. this fool has awful grammar and spelling. he types with the eloquence of a child. and he's supposed to be a comedian? the only thing I find funny about him is his ignorance.

OMG!!!!! Todd Lynn whatever, you need to go back to school dude...your grammars and spellings are worser than my 5 yrd old nephew. No wonder this guy thinks what he did wasn't racist!!! LOL!

I can understand wanting to have a little fun with this, but in all fairness, there are plenty of intelligent people who don't have a knack for spelling or grammar. Just have to throw that in there.

They're still part of the company.
They can't wait to get back on the air.
People want you to stop pushing.
They'll say anything to have you stop.
They'll hide behind 'suspended indefinately'.
All while planning their return in a week, maybe before.
Some people think that pushing down others will make them feel better about themselves.
They don't realize that the ditch that we are all in just got dug deeper.
People want you to spout racism and stupidity out of frustration. Many falter and hurt the cause.
More national and international organizations need to condemn this song or face irrelevance.
It's not the words of the evil people, it's the silence of the good people.

National and international media need to see that all associated with the song think that this suspension is just a joke. They laugh about it to each other, but want the world to believe they are sorry.

Jay,

How about having Todd Lynn give an on air interview via call-in your show tommorow evening? Or better yet live?!? He should be given an opportunity to answer your questions live and undoctored so that the people can hear for themselves how "sincere" his appologies are.

I actually believe he is sorry he got caught. What I'm really concerned about is....that if what he says is true and Miss Jones didn't have anything to do with the Lyrics...then who did? Obviously after the "racist" personalities have long lost there jobs...someone out there the mastermind "producer" may still have a job.

Let's shed light on whom else behind the scene is responsible for this bullisht.

Obviously that does not relieve him of any responsibilities. He still had time to make a wise decision and not partake in the whole fiasco like fellow co-worker Miss Info.

Anyhow.....

Jay let him on air during tomorrow's show. That would be interesting.

Peace
Rich

From all accounts, Miss Jones had nothing to do with putting the song together (although that does not excuse her from her part in putting on the air by repeatedly playing it). The producer of the show has his hands all over it. I initially thought she had written the song and produced it, but I was corrected about that a few days ago.

Really interesting concept on having Hot 97 license revoked and handing it over to the public.

"If Emmis does anything less than replace the whole team (GM, GSM, OPS Director, Program Director, and morning crew), the license should be revoked, and other people should be given a shot at using this radio frequency for the good of the community." - Anj

Guess we can only dream.

none of his statements have been "doctored" at any point in this, to my knowledge. But Todd is more than welcome to call in to the show tomorrow night. I don't have the impression he would be interested in this, however.

Yes, I also believe he is "sorry he got caught," which is different from being sorry for what you did.

In all seriousness, though, I actually really feel sorry for Todd Lynn. I'm not happy to see hardship fall upon anybody, no matter what the reasons. But everything that befalls him here is a consequence of his choices, and his actions. Blaming me for this makes no sense, my site just happened to be the conduit through which the public expressed their outrage, and if it wasn't here it would have happened somewhere else eventually.

I agree that the producer of the show, Rick Delgado, must be held fully acccountable, along with the other staff. And the management most of all. This fiasco clearly shows that Hot 97 needs fundamental changes as an institution.

It would be a shame, but not a surprise if only the DJ's get fired. I guess I'm also curious about Ms Info. If everyone returns to work after the suspensions, I wonder if she will work with them.

I don't know Jay, I really can't feel badly for him. I guess I can feel sorry for anyone who doesn't know right from wrong or comical from very bad taste. How old do you have to be to be held responsible for your actions? How mature do you have to be to understand the consequences of your actions. I believe these people got so caught up in their "fame" that they forgot that there are REAL people in the world to which they must answer. When you are not a "celebrity" you can get away will things sometimes, but when you become a "personality" things change. I don't think they had any support from anyone within their communities/ close friends/ mentors to help them through their rise to fame. That hopefully will change.

im southeast asian too and like my man 2pac said, he don't represent every mutha fuckin black person out there so peeps needa quit gettin this shit twisted and turning it into some racial beef between Blacks vs Asians it aint bout that, its bout 3 assholes who step over the line. the actions of one man don't make it the actions of an entire race and the last thing i wanted to see is tension between blacks and asians but it looks like it has. they might not be expressing it but i know a lot of asians and blacks sayin Fuck each other under they breath but theres people like that in all ethnics ya'll just gotta learn to deal wit it

after reading this, i don't understand his logical and his reason why he behaved in that manner...i think he's just looking for something or someone to blame so that he could go back to work...like come on..how can you not think it's not going to get big especially if you're going to mock the dead and calling people chinks? that is some serious and sensitive issues. and other stupid thing is to said he's going to shoot asians.. is he planing to use asians as a shooting target?

It's about time there's a fundamental change in the way things work. Perhaps that is why for the most part, we are all paying attention and speaking out.

As hard as it may seem at times, with all the haters and the negativity, at the end of the day we know we are fighting for human dignity and the right to be respected.

Some people may think that the song was funny. That's their opinion and that's fine because it's their opinion. (I don't think it's funny at ALL.)

Some people's attitude may be that they had a right to play it because of the freedom of expression, our right as citizens.

But it is the BELIEF that we should respect human life that is causing us to be vocal. It's their blatant lack of respect for people who have lost their ENTIRE FAMILY, and in some cases, their entire world, that's making us angry.

It is sad that those who abused their privilege incurred bad consequences for those who got caught in the middle. (I feel a little bad for all those people who work at the station, who had nothing to do with it.)

But THINK TODD & JONES. THINK. WHAT IF ONE DAY YOU WOKE UP AND LOST EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER KNOWN?

I can't even begin to imagine the despair.

I really think in order to make things right, those responsible need to be sent to Asia to volunteer to help rebuild lives. That's the only way to show that they are sorry for what they've done.

They cannot be made to go to Asia, so that's out. At the same time, would that satisfy you? If Emmis told them that if they went to Asia to assist in the relief effort and when they came back, they had their jobs, would that satisfy you?

hey

that was freakin funny. i am just amazed abt how such people can feed themselves

Jay, wonderful job!

'All involved, myself included, are ashamed and deeply sorry.' said Rick Cummings. If so, why the song was played for four days and those racists are still in your payroll. Whom are you fooling?

I was in the protest rally this morning from 11 to 12:20. people claimed that there were less than 200 protesters needed to go back to first grade to learn how to count. On top of it, don't forget today is a regular business day. If the rally were held during weekend, I guarantee you that thousands would be there!

And the temperature was approximately zero degrees out there!

Black, White, Red, Brown, feel the vibration. Tee-Hee-Hee.
Marky Mark sucks horse ass!! and he's GAY too!

But I digress, sorry.

Todd and Jones are a good example of confused people. Neither one is sure who should eat the sh_t sandwhich.

By the way, the people who did that song sing like crap. Hee-Hee

Peace

Just out of curiousity, what became of Ms. Info?

As a member of another species, even I am offended!
And BTW, get a globe, Miss Jones and Tudd. You need one.

did anyone else notice "Todd Lynn DUDE YOU ARE A SMART GUY READ THREW THE LINES" threw??? that OBVIOUSLY shows that he really is that stupid...never apoligized or show remorse for the song...he only feels remorse for himself cause he got fired

it isn't just about racism...

people need to realize it is about insensitivity to tragedy. How could anyone find what happened to these people in this tragedy funny enough to make such a stupid song about it?!!!

Damn Jay,

Very well done. Canada's got their ears perked too. This is the kind of accountability measure we should being doing everywhere! Also, contacting the companies was brilliant. In my estimation, people are so jaded about what the big bad corporation thinks, that they never really try to reach them. You did it. Congrats!

Todd clearly is consumed with figuring out what to change his name to, because you know he just got blacklisted.

I'm curious to find out what happened to Miss Info.

I saw the protest this morning on the "Good Day Live" show....there were alot of people there. Good job guys!

In all of this one thing strikes me.
People are completely over looking the fact that the song also talked about DEAD AFRICANS!.

Yet nobody is saying anything about it. And here is why, it has become de riguer or the NORM for these black acts to get up there and completely demonize and demoralise other black folk and women. AN