Tim from UCSD via Fremont just forwarded me this link regarding Elvis and JV of the Dog House morning radio show, currently on 92.3 WFNY in New York (formerly 94.9 KYLD in San Francisco and 97.7 KHQT in San Jose). Apparently, they went over the edge again, this time while speaking racist obscenities and sexist remarks during a prank call to a Chinese restaurant. And to make matters worse, they said they "found it ironic that a show called The Dog House would be done in by a Chinese restaurant gag gone wrong." I came across JV's blog and was perusing some of the recent comments. I found a number of comments from Asian Americans who claimed that they thought the skit was hilarious, and one suggested that if the Dog House falls victim to complaints from one race, then that could potentially lead to the end of such entertaining radio. Where do we draw the line between comedy and justice? Over-sensitivity and subordination?
So what can we do? Spread the news with all of your New York and Bay Area radio-listening friends. When one underrepresented minority suffers at the hands of ignorance, it's a setback for all of us. I'm going to remove the Dog House from my "friends" list on MySpace. It's not much, but it's a start.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
The Dog House off the radio waves
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hey, thanks for checking out my site.
It's disturbing that media sources can get away with so much anti-Asian racism. When Don Imus made his comments about the Rutger's women's basketball team, there was so much backlash against him from the Black community and their allies, some of which included Asian Americans.
But when it comes to anti-Asian racism, we are never on the front page and we rarely make waves. It is unfortunate that the public only see racism as black/white. It also doesn't help when Asian Americans declare it funny... but I think that happens in every community. You'll have a few people that are put in the spotlight to show how it's "not racist" because another person of color wasn't offended. Unfortunately, the voices who do find it offensive do not get heard in our community.
hey, the doghouse is back in sf...can you get in touch with me for a comment...thanks
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