Sacramento Radio Hosts Encourage Violence Against Transgender Children
I almost threw up when I read this.
I just... I think of the posts I made yesterday and I just want to laugh. Just laugh incredibly bitterly.
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Expect a diatribe tomorrow morning about these fucking imbeciles.
Edited at 2009-06-05 03:26 am (UTC)
First off, there's the fact that this broadcast was made the morning of May 28th... and the radio station did NOTHING about it until June 3rd. That's a full week later. Looks to me like some greedy bastards were hoping to milk the shock publicity cow for all it was worth.
Second, the response that these people were joking? Seriously, that's your excuse? Perhaps my sense of humor isn't as keen as I tend to think it is, because I see absolutely NOTHING humorous about inciting violent acts on a child. Ignore the transgendered, gay and lesbian tags being placed int he dialogue and read what it's saying: CHILDREN should be beaten, verbally abused and made to feel they are worth nothing.
CHILDREN.
I can't believe one of those idiots is a father, firstly for the fact that it saddens me he bred and secondly for his attitude concerning his own child. What parent in their right mind would EVER, jokingly or otherwise, say they would beat their kid for finding the courage to come to them and tell them how they feel. Coming out as being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered is one of the most difficult things anyone can do, and anyone who has done so can attest to that. Just because their sexual preference doesn't fall into what you considered normal or acceptable does NOT make them any less your child. They still have the same favorite foods, favorite songs. They still laugh at the same jokes, grumble about doing chores. Their sexual preference is NOT who they are as a person. And any adult who says they will disown or beath their child because of who they are physically attracted to is NOT a fit parent. Unconditional love, people. That means no matter what, you love them.
I'd like to also touch on something that I've stated time and again; media influence. Arguing this is a small radio station is ridiculous. It's a public broadcast, done at peek listening hours when people are getting ready for their day, driving to work... taking their kids to school. Assuming that adults are the ONLY listeners is just plain stupid. How many parents play the radio in the car when driving their kids to school in the morning? So, during the hours of work and school commute, you're going to try and spread your hatemongering ideals and then claim that you don't have the type of influence people are saying you do? That is total bullshit. BULL. SHIT.
Sigh. It's a long, long road. What's described in that post is unspeakably disgusting. You don't have to be transgender. You don't have to advocate it, support it, even be comfortable with the idea of it. But to hate it so fully, so vehemently, and act so childishly derogatorily to the concept, the people? Is disgusting.
A FUCKING CHILD.
A child is not 'people'. A child is EVERYTHING our biology and culture and evolution tells us it is our duty to protect. That is who you are attacking. A CHILD.
I just have no words.
Edited at 2009-06-05 03:40 am (UTC)
Actually this is ironic, because I've spent most of the day looking for fanart and raw episodes of Simoun. I'd like to show that series to these fucktards and watch their brains explode.
Context or no, "joking" about parents beating a confused, defenseless child for something they didn't ask for and can't help is just as awful as being serious.
Hate speech? It's not funny and it's not a joke and frankly, I hope someone presses charges.
States is fucking evil. He's a closed-minded, hate-mongering bigot. Those are the best words I can think of for describing how angry I'm feeling right now.
Anybody who knows ANYTHING about parenting would be disgusted by this.
And this isn't even that kind of a thing; this, to me, just smacks of pure out ridiculous bigoted "pride" that, oh, my son won't be no sissy dress-wearer. Whatthefuck. Ugh. Ugh.
I just... no words.
What the fucking hell.
Dear (advertiser),
I am writing to express my disgust and outrage at the comments made during the May 28th segment of KRXQ 98.5 FM Sacramento's Rob, Arnie, & Dawn in the Morning radio talk show, a program you support with your advertising dollars.
The segment in question seriously suggested and broadly encouraged physical and verbal abuse as a method of disciplining children. That the "behavior" being disciplined was transgenderism does not matter to me. That transgenderism may or may not be a choice is completely irrelevant. No child should be shouted at or called a "freak" and an "idiot" for a behavior that harms no-one. No child should be "beaten with a high heeled shoe" for any reason at all.
As a consumer and a young college graduate, an increasingly tolerant demographic most of whom are establishing (something relevant to your product--households, careers) at this stage in our lives and forming permanent spending habits, I strongly suggest that you not associate your brand name with this program or its hosts.
Thank you for your time.
Arijan Clark
Seattle, WA
Three of their advertisers have already pulled out since this segment aired and the public reaction hit. Let's see how many more we can alert to what exactly they're paying for.
I haven't listened to it, obviously, but reading that article, that is definitely bordering on hate speech, and that's speaking very generously. Like, I think some of that shit is actionable.
I hope those people never become fathers, seriously. They would turn their back on their kids the moment they did something these two fuckers don't like, and that's fundamentally wrong on every level. Forget the Darwin Awards thing about intelligence, I don't think people should be allowed to be parents if they don't understand that you can't make your kids into whatever you want them to be. It's not fair on the parent and it's not fair on the child.
Ugh. This makes me sick.
I certainly agree that these people should never, ever, ever breed. Ever.
. . .There are no words for the awful hate expressed there. Against children. . . I wish I could make this comment more coherent, but nobody ever deserves to have that sort of hate volleyed at them, let alone children.
Is there a law that punishes those who advocate violence against children? What they had said borderlines child abuse.
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And children? Little kids? It's just fucking sick. A little boy or girl should not have to be afraid to play dressup. This is ridiculous in a stomach-flopping kind of way.
No, honestly if I had the time and money I would go down to Sacramento and strangle those idiots myself just to get rid of the anger I'm feeling right now. Attacking a child like this is unforgivable! What kind of human being would do such a thing?
This is one of the worst things I've heard in a long time. I actually feel numb, more than anything, because my mind is having trouble comprehending how anyone - especially a father - could say that.
So that might restore just a tiny bit of your faith in humanity.