Drift Reality > New York > Hot 97 – The Official #1 Station for Racism and Ignorance

I was happily minding my own business when I received an e-mail from a good friend of mine titled "The Tsunami Song." I scanned through it quickly, catching something about a satirical song based on the tsunami disaster and actions being taken against it. There were a couple of MP3s attached to the e-mail. Thinking it was just your typical PC-motivated forward, I filed it away.

A week later, I was reviewing my back e-mails and stumbled upon the tsunami e-mail. Out of boredom, I fired up the MP3 and was captivated by a heated exchange between two women on a radio show - later, I learned that the two radio personalities were "Miss Jones" and "Miss Info." They were arguing over a satirical track produced by two employees of Hot 97 titled, "The Tsunami Song."

Apparently, Miss Info was trying to separate herself from the proponents of the song, and had consequently caught the ire of Miss Jones. I listened with interest as Miss Jones spouted off like a chicken on crack for about five minutes straight, as Miss Info made several attempts to be diplomatic.

The exchange ended with some vague allusion to continuing the argument off-air, and then the tsunami song began playing.

The next several minutes, I experienced the most ignorant, racist, hatred-fueled, piece of shit I have ever heard in my entire life. Just to give you a small sample of the verbal diarrhea that polluted the airwaves, consider the following lyrics:

And all at once, you can hear the screaming chinks.
And no one was saved from the wave.
There were Africans drowning, little Chinamen swept away.
You can hear God laughing, 'Swim you bitches swim.'

For those of you who are interested, the complete audio file and other multimedia content are available on the Asian Media Watch Web site.

The song stirred the Asian community throughout the country, as mass protests, petitions, and other activism ensued. Jin, from the Ruff Riders, went so far as to produce a track blasting Hot 97; and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released a statement in opposition to the song and the radio station.

Before long, a number of sponsors including McDonalds and Sprint had pulled their advertising from the show. It wasn't long until WQHT fired morning-show producer Rick Del gado, who created the song, and morning-team member Todd Lynn, who joked, "I'm going to start shooting some Asians."

Miss Jones, DJ Envy and production assistant Tasha Hightower were all suspended for two weeks. Miss Info, the radio personality who protested the song on the air, was not suspended, but has taken a leave-of-absence of her own volition.

It blows my mind that in this day and age, something so full of racism and anger could actually be produced and aired. When you consider that this shit was aired in the wake of an international tragedy, it just leaves me speechless.

Well, not really.

After spending time reading about the situation, I have decided to focus in on the exchange between Miss Info and Miss Jones.

It all started with Todd Lynn introducing the song by saying, "Starring Miss Jones in the morning show players."

Miss Info quickly adds, "minus Miss Info."

Suddenly, Lynn and Miss Jones begin berating Miss Info for distancing herself.

Info responds by stating in very diplomatic terms, that "the song is very offensive to [her]," and she "opts not to involve herself with it."

Miss Jones suddenly begins wondering out loud, if Info disagrees with what they are doing, why she is on the show.

Info responds by saying she "supports" their right to say what they want, and goes so far as to add that in tragedies, humor is one viable option. She then adds, that personally, she doesn't want to "deal with [the disaster] that way."

Jones quickly responds by saying in so many words, "Who asked you for your opinion."

What then ensues is about three minutes of Jones berating Info, telling her that she shouldn't always voice her opinion; yelling about how she should leave the show if she disagrees with what they are doing; and that she feels superior because she is "Asian."

Info attempts to reason with Jones, but is drowned out by Jones' moronic tirade.

Although I feel that Info handled the exchange as the consummate diplomat, I couldn't help but find myself wishing I had been in Miss Info's shoes for just two minutes.

But I can't, so all I can do is write.

Miss Jones, you raggedy-ass racist, ignorant, no-talent, bitch!

What you and your team have done is the lowest form of filth in the universe. You have made a mockery out of a tragedy and sold it for your own gain. You've also disrespected the constitution, Asians around the world, hip-hop, your family and friends, everyone affected by the tragedy; and you've also done a disservice to African Americans around the country by spouting your mouth off like the bigot you are.

Now I know why I never heard about you or your "players" until you stuck your foot in your mouth. Its because you are nothing other than a no talent, loud-mouth jockey who would be forgotten two minutes after you leave the mic if it weren't for the fact that people are going to remember you for your ignorance.

And Lynn - if you want to get a gun and shoot some Asians, you better make out a will you fat bastard because your eyes would be closed before you could say "chinaman."

Fuck Miss Jones! Fuck the morning show players! And fuck Hot 97!

Ahhhhh…that feels much better…..

Anyway, to sign the petitions,

http://www.petitiononline.com/endhate/petition.html

http://www.petitiononline.com/tsunmai7/petition.html