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Arsenal · #1 22-01-2005, 16:19

A local NY radio station made this parody of the tsunami.

http://www.thesilent1.com/USA_For_Indonesia.mp3

I already sent them an email about this. Please do the same so this kind of stuff doesn't happen again.

They've since pulled the song.

http://www.hot97.com/airstaff/morningshowTsunami.aspx

Tyfon · #2 22-01-2005, 17:18

I can't bring myself to comment on this filth except to say that it is attitudes like this that mean for the last couple of years I haven't felt comfortable, as a foreigner, in the USA and no-longer travel there for holidays or even through the USA to other destinations.

K.

Whazzzup · #3 22-01-2005, 17:40

As an additional sign of HOT 97’s commitment to the cause, Miss Jones in the Morning, along with her entire staff, have agreed to contribute one week’s pay to Tsunami Relief efforts.

What's this called ...... Paying off your feelings of guilt or paying to make you look good towards the listeners and save your own ass.

Damage done already ...... very sick

Hookey · #4 22-01-2005, 17:47

What the **** were they thinking? People make jokes about tragedy all the time (especially us Brits), but that was just deeply, deeply, racist apart from anything else, and coming from a black DJ too!

Allybabba22 · #5 22-01-2005, 19:15

There just sick bastards

tintin · #6 22-01-2005, 19:55

Sick, but most of all not funny!

magnusvv · #7 22-01-2005, 20:17

Very poor taste. Also someone should tell them that just being contraversial is not enough to be funny.

Schmeen · #8 23-01-2005, 00:40

I listened to it.....to be honest i thought as with a lot of black comedy I'd find out of bplace, but possiblky snigger at the odd bit

But it was total shite, and coming from New York, where they expected the world to grieve with them, just 3 short years ago. They of all people should know just how tasteless that was.

andy50 · #9 23-01-2005, 19:51

not as funny as if someone made up a piss take song about their 9-11, bet they"d be the first to shout about that

jimholio · #10 23-01-2005, 20:42

Did they actually live this on a national radio channel? or is it some local crap radio? Either way i hope he drowns in the bathtub, such a ****i** idiot.

urtheman · #11 23-01-2005, 20:57

I myself find it very insulting, insensitive and not a bit funny at all.

Please don't make this an American thing as it could have come from another idiot in the world. It just happened that he was a stupid American.

This same type of humour would have been out of place after 9/11 as well.

There are too many idiots with acess to media now.

Cheers!

plasticsmith · #12 25-01-2005, 03:00

I emailed them and let them know what sort of racist fools I think they are.

hot97@hot97.com

Tyfon · #13 04-02-2005, 02:44

Looks like the station finally took action...

Quote:

Two members of a New York radio show crew have been sacked after causing outrage with a song and comments that ridiculed victims of the Asian tsunami.

Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4233539.stm

Cheers,

K.

magnusvv · #14 04-02-2005, 03:30

Actually the station itself had merely suspended the members of the morning show. It wasn't until after people complained so much that they have now fired them. To them (controversy == money)