Racist Radio song?

I got this from a mass e-mail from Nemesis Records, the recording company of one of my favourite singers, Kristine Sa. You see, it's an asian recording company, so they were especially offended by this song. I'm really appalled at the fact that people could be so insensitive. I'll post the e-mail below. I edited out some unecessary parts:


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It's not everyday that there is a need for a call to arms, but as you may have already heard, young Asians need to show that we will not tolerate being disrespected in the media.

On Friday January 21st 2005, New York Hip Hop station Hot 97 (WQHT) aired a racist and offensive skit based on the song "We Are The World" called "The Tsunami Song". In it we are referred to as "screaming chinks" being washed away by a 20 foot wave. Here are the lyrics:

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There was a time, when the sun was shining bright
So I went down to the beach to catch me a tan
Then the next thing I knew, a wave 20 feet high
Came and washed your whole country away

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.'

[Chorus]
So now you're screwed, it's the tsunami,
You better run and kiss your ass away, go find your mommy
I just saw her float by, a tree went through her head
And now your children will be sold to child slavery
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The 2 DJs who recorded the skit, Miss Jones and Todd Lynn repeatedly played the song after callers complained about it's insensitivity and blatant racism. When another DJ on the show (Miss Info - who is Asian and comments regularly on VH1s "Best Week Ever") opposed the song, she was verbally abused on the air by both Miss Jones and Todd Lynn. Todd Lynn actually said "I'm gonna start shooting Asians". Since that broadcast, neither Miss Jones nor her staff have apologized on their own behalf (the station issued a half a$$ed statement of apology click here to read it).

You're gonna start shooting Asians huh? We can shoot too! But why resort to guns when you can hit them where it really hurts - The station's pockets. Instead of a bullet, shoot off your anger at the FCC and demand they be reprimanded and FINED for every broadcast of that skit. If the FCC gets enough complaints, it could fine them in excess of $100,000.00 (the maximum fine for indecency times the number of times they broadcasted the "Tsunami Song"). Remember the Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction"? The FCC acted on thousands of indecency complaints and CBS was fined half a million dollars. Howard Stern has paid a very heavy price to the FCC for his indecencies as well based on numerous complaints. A hundred thousand dollar fine would REALLY hurt a single radio station.

If you are angry about this issue, instead of talking about it and complaining amongst ourselves, vent to the FCC. Let our anger be felt as a whole and unified community. Media personalities think they can disrespect us as a race without impunity and so far, they're right. This kind of thing will continue unless we let everyone know we will not lay down and take it. We cannot allow anyone to disrespect the hundreds of thousands of people who have died in the Tsunami tragedy and we cannot allow them to disrespect us as Asians.


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:
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There was a time, when the sun was shining bright
So I went down to the beach to catch me a tan
Then the next thing I knew, a wave 20 feet high
Came and washed your whole country away

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.'

[Chorus]
So now you're screwed, it's the tsunami,
You better run and kiss your a$$ away, go find your mommy
I just saw her float by, a tree went through her head
And now your children will be sold to child slavery
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Only if the FCC gets THOUSANDS of complaints will they act. This is one surefire way to show the entire media community that we are not the invisible minority to be dissed and laughed at. The time to apologize has come and gone. It is time to PAY.

Sincerely,
Minh-Dan Pham
Bryan Lee
Nemesis Records
http://nemesismusic.com

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I'm not asian, but that song is horribly racist, so I e-mailed and complained. It's easy, just copy what they say to copy and paste it into the e-mail. If you could e-mail too, it'd be very nice.

Wow. Who ever came up with that just...ugh...I hope I never meet them. That's screwed.

That's despicable. I however, won't complain to the FCC because I don't think the FCC should have the power to fine any station for saying anything. In fact, I don't think that they should even exist, but that's besides the point. The REAL way for the people to show thier power is to boycot the station. A mass boycot would ruin them. It should work too, because im sure that most people will be just as offended about this as I am, if not more.

I highly doubt a boycott would last for more than a day. There are too many indifferent people out there, not to mention the racists. I'm sure that there are also insensitive jerkfaces that found that song KICKIN' RAD. :rolleyes2

Hm... that sounds a lot like racism to me. Looks like we have the next Johnny Rebel in our midst.

The DJs involved were not white, as far as I know, so they CAN'T be racist!

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Originally Posted by Doomgaze

The DJs involved were not white, as far as I know, so they CAN'T be racist!

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Yeah I agree, as long as your arnt white and making racist remarks your not racist!

Anyways, I happen to be half Filipino, and if I ever met them in real life, I would punch them in the face. Maybe I should make a song on how blacks in Africa dont use condoms and each other and have childeren they cannot support. But of course I wont get down low life as they're.

I can't believe the song was ever aired.

Absolute stupidity.

Thats one of the most in stupidest things I've ever head.. those faggot Pieces of !

I'm pretty shocked that things like this even made it to air. Station managers typically have the foresight to put a stop to things like that. I could understand if it was allowed to be aired the first time, because radio is live, but on multiple occasions?

That's absolutely horrifying.

PS: The FCC exists primarily to enforce obscenity laws, and I think it's necessary. People shouldn't be allowed to get on Nickelodeon at noon (when my five year old cousins are watching TV before lunch) strip naked, snort coke and murder their parents ritualistically kthx. I think the FCC can be very harsh in somecases, but in others I do believe they do what's necessary to prevent idiocy. In short, it's like everything else; you have freedom as long as it doesn't effect someone else's freedom or happiness.

Nick's cable, it's not regulated. It's just that the most of the basic nonsubscription-based cable channels don't have the balls to cross any lines, the television system works without the FCC.

That song was aired by Hot 99.7 in New York by the DJ Miss Jones and Miss Info(or something like that)__ they are both black AFAIK. They have an apology on their webpage: www.hot997.com A lot of people asked for them to be fired(over 2/3's according to a CNN poll), I'm not sure if I agree with that.

I just think they should be fined a heavy amount(like $50000) and suspend them for a few weeks. Obviously racism should never be aired, but the fact that this went on for a whole week shows how some people never learn.

When Rodney Marsh of Sky Sports made a 'light-hearted' joke about the Tsunami, he was immediately sacked by the company. That song is far worse than Marsh's joke, so at the very least the same should apply here. Some things are inappropriate, those lyrics are downright tasteless.

Yeah, and their attitude after was bad too. I dunno how anyone could think that song is funny.

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Originally Posted by Doomgaze

The DJs involved were not white, as far as I know, so they CAN'T be racist!

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What the hell? It frigging well is so still racist. A racist comment is a racist comment. It doesn't matter who says it. Ugh. It boggles my mind why anyone would say it's only one race that can be racist. Saying that is racist.

If both of them proceeded to verbally abuse the Asian DJ who objected and commented that they were going to "start shooting Asians" I believe that that is suitable grounds for them losing their jobs.

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Originally Posted by Emerald Aeris

What the hell? It frigging well is so still racist. A racist comment is a racist comment. It doesn't matter who says it. Ugh. It boggles my mind why anyone would say it's only one race that can be racist. Saying that is racist.

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He was just being sarcastic/idiotic.

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Originally Posted by Doomgaze

The DJs involved were not white, as far as I know, so they CAN'T be racist!

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I get so tired of white people thinking that just because their white they get accused of racism more often then any other race. I call my parents racist all the time and their black and puerto rican.

Anyways yeh i think that this was an extremely bad call this was the reason that the FCC was created, and whther or not they should be fired... i dont know, they apologized it was a joke of bad taste... hmm maybe

lol me being black the word chink doesnt offend me lol.But referring to tsunami's in that song took it too far.

Well, I should hope "chink" doesn't offend you, since it has nothing to do with Blacks. It's aimed at Asians.

Racial slurs of any kind offend me, and I'm pretty white. I don't really care who anybody is, no one should be able to refer to anyone by a term that belittles them unnecessarily. Slurs based on gender, sexual orientation, and physical handicaps are exactly the same.

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Originally Posted by Czech. Republic

When Rodney Marsh of Sky Sports made a 'light-hearted' joke about the Tsunami, he was immediately sacked by the company. That song is far worse than Marsh's joke, so at the very least the same should apply here. Some things are inappropriate, those lyrics are downright tasteless.

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Marsh wasn't even poking fun at the Tsunami, he was making fun of David Beckham.

Ha Ha Ha I died laughing, that song is briliant. Only a genious can write a song THAT good.[/sarcasm]

That stuff sells? Huh.

Dont worry guys acording to south park we will all evolve into one unified human race.

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Originally Posted by noname

Yeah I agree, as long as your arnt white and making racist remarks your not racist!

Anyways, I happen to be half Filipino, and if I ever met them in real life, I would punch them in the face. Maybe I should make a song on how blacks in Africa dont use condoms and each other and have childeren they cannot support. But of course I wont get down low life as they're.

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Does the name "Dave Chapelle" occur to oui ever?

Jesus... as much as I hate the FCC, I'm e-mailing them.

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Originally Posted by battousai9439

Jesus... as much as I hate the FCC, I'm e-mailing them.

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Give 'em hell. From the lyrics of that song, the radio station deserves what hell they get. And I imagine that so much hell's gonna be raised, Satan's gonna say, "Hey, how'd I get up here?"

I doubt the DJ's would get fired and if they did, I think that might be wrong. Before you start throwing things at me and calling me names let me explain why I feel this way.

I'm going to admit it. I have been guilty of making a few racial slurs with my friends. I do have a lot of Asian friends and I have been known to 'make fun' of them as friends do by using racial slurs. It was always in good fun and I was always sure to make sure they knew it was in good fun when I did it.

Now, I'm not saying that the DJ's playing the song was justified in any way- nor am I saying that the song is funny in any shape or manner. But neither am I surprised by either- the DJ's playing it or the song being created. I've seen and heard a lot of racial bashing songs making fun of an array of ethnicities. Though I stopped to put myself in the DJ's situation. As we all know- a large percentage of America's population lack common sense. The song- to us- is horrible because of how it was presented to us. Imagine for a moment that you're having fun with a friend, nothing really serious going on at the moment, and a song like that comes on.

Funny right? Yeah you know its wrong and it's bad, but it's funny right now. I've heard songs like that where I laughed about it and maybe we carried on about it for a little to long- but when you look back later you think... oh maybe that was dumb and mean.

Now, I'm giving the DJ's a benefit of the doubt that they actually FEEL bad about what they did. They're probably kicking themselves in the ass because it was a really stupid thing to do- ESPECIALLY on public radio- and now they look and feel like jackholes for doing it. Not only that- their job is on the line. What can they do? They apologize.

While they needed to I'm glad that they did. I know a lot of DJ's on radio stations that would have just brushed it off because they were too prideful to admit they were wrong and stupid for it. No matter how many people complained- in fact it happened a year or so, and I still dont' think he apologized for what he did and yes, he's still working as a DJ.

While what they did was very rude and unthoughtful- they did apologize. I don't know what more we can ask of them.

I'm torn between many opinions here. I hate the FCC, but I can see how they're needed here. The song was mean-spirited and racist, but I can see meanpeoplesucks's point about laughing at something even if you know it's something you shouldn't laugh at. The DJs behavior was pretty rude, and definately uncalled for.

I think the station should be fined for airing the song repeatedly. I don't think the station should be boycotted, since it was just two DJs and another DJ tried to put a stop to it. (Why risk putting the station out of business and hurting the honest employees who had nothing to do with it?) The two DJs responsible, however, should be fired for repeatedly airing it and for verbally attacking the other DJ.

As for how anyone could find the song funny... well, I don't agree with it in the slightest, and I don't find it funny. But at the same time, I can see the potential for someone finding it funny, if that someone is a mean, racist SOB who thinks the Asians "got what they deserved" in the tsunami. Do you get what I mean?

We should not involve the FCC. I hate to sound insensitive, but if we don't like it, we just don't listen to it. If the FCC would stop getting on everyone's case about whatever they feel is in bad taste (in this case, however, I'd agree with them) it'd become very obvious which stations to listen to and which to do otherwise.

As for the DJs - they'll rot in Hell, so it's ok.

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Originally Posted by Behold the Void

Well, I should hope "chink" doesn't offend you, since it has nothing to do with Blacks. It's aimed at Asians.

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yeah htats why i said me being black chink doesnt offend me wow slap yourself.

That is extremely disgusting to hear.

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yeah htats why i said me being black chink doesnt offend me wow slap yourself.

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I believe the irony escaped you. If that had been the "N" word, you would probably be up in arms, would you not? But alas, it was not the "N" word, it was a slur aimed at the Asians, so obviously such a thing isn't as important, right?

Yeah read about that on some site. It's sad and stupid.

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Originally Posted by Behold the Void

Well, I should hope "chink" doesn't offend you, since it has nothing to do with Blacks. It's aimed at Asians.

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I'm not asian at all and it offends me. O__o

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Originally Posted by DMKA

I'm not asian at all and it offends me. O__o

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Exactly. I'm American and I feel greatly upset about that. Of course they have freedom of speech but, I mean... that is not right. It pains me to see races fighting. We're all one race...Human. That song is very upsetting...

I'm Asian and I'm suprised with these DJs. They really are racist if they won't take back what they said.

They are racist even if they do take back what they said.

I am probably the only person here who found that song funny. Those two are jerks(actions outside the song) though and the FCC should be notified of this so fines are handed out and then those two will be fired. Its that simple.

I think people need to lighten up a little bit and learn to take a joke...even if it is in poor taste.

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Originally Posted by edczxcvbnm

I think people need to lighten up a little bit and learn to take a joke...even if it is in poor taste.

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I have friends who lost family members in the Tsunami disaster.

Should they listen to this song and just laugh it off? Should they not be hurt and offended by a song that ridicules the entire tragedy?

This song wasn't just "a joke." The song wasn't just painfully racist. The song itself is vomit-inducing, but it isn't even the real problem. It's the people who wrote the song and felt that they had done nothing wrong that disgust me. They displayed an unfathomable lack of compassion for those who died and complete disregard for those who lost loved ones in the Tsunami.

It enrages me. It hurts me. And I have every right to be pissed off as hell about this idiotic, hateful song.

And in my opinion, people have to stop condoning blatant racism like this by saying that it was all just a joke. It wasn't JUST a joke.

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Originally Posted by Doomgaze

The DJs involved were not white, as far as I know, so they CAN'T be racist!

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I disagree, racism is racism, and it is ugly no matter who spews it or who the target is.
You cant oppose one thing and then blatently disregard the exact same things because the sides are different colours.
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Unless you were being sarcastic. but it seems a few other members were trying to make the same point, so i'll keep it up.

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Originally Posted by Behold the Void

I believe the irony escaped you. If that had been the "N" word, you would probably be up in arms, would you not? But alas, it was not the "N" word, it was a slur aimed at the Asians, so obviously such a thing isn't as important, right?

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I wouldn't have given a crap ok.Thats like me saying."If it had said the PW word then you would all be pissed off!! even more."

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I wouldn't have given a crap ok.Thats like me saying."If it had said the PW word then you would all be pissed off!! even more."

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Which begs the question, "why not?"

After all, such comments are obviously atrociously callous and uncaring. As has been stated earlier, such a thing really should not be allowed. Obviously you don't care, but again, why don't you?

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Originally Posted by Miriel

I have friends who lost family members in the Tsunami disaster.

Should they listen to this song and just laugh it off? Should they not be hurt and offended by a song that ridicules the entire tragedy?

This song wasn't just "a joke." The song wasn't just painfully racist. The song itself is vomit-inducing, but it isn't even the real problem. It's the people who wrote the song and felt that they had done nothing wrong that disgust me. They displayed an unfathomable lack of compassion for those who died and complete disregard for those who lost loved ones in the Tsunami.

It enrages me. It hurts me. And I have every right to be pissed off as hell about this idiotic, hateful song.

And in my opinion, people have to stop condoning blatant racism like this by saying that it was all just a joke. It wasn't JUST a joke.

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Should they? No. Should they bitch complain and moan? No. I think they should just ignore it. People died and so will some tomarrow in some stray bullet from a drive by. Its just as much of a tragedy to that family but I don't see them going out and bitching that Gangsta Rappers need to be more considerate about the tradgity that happened to them.

You see it that way. I didn't hear the radio song but the lyrics seemed funny to me. Did you hear the song?

I feel sorry for what happened but I think the countries over there need to do something. The world is coming to the aid but not the surrounding countries. If the other countries got hit by the wave then the ones who really got hit(but didn't in my senerio here) would not do a thing either.

I don't know exactly where I am going with this but I guess I could end it by saying they all suck.