firing the shock jocks isn't dumb-witted. i don't care whether they find a job elsewhere, and who will replace them. if they do it again elsewhere, we now have precedent of how much pressure can come down on them, ditto if the new hires were to do the same thing. this sort of hateful crap should have serious consequences. and no, apologising isn't good enough. especially not because they had to be dragged kicking and screaming to apologise after first pulling the "it was FUNNY! don't y'all have a sense of humour?" BS, and are IMO only doing it because several bigname advertisers pulled their money.
instead we're gonna get a fauxpology, but also a 2.5 hour radio show with transgender representatives. that might do a bit of good.
will those go back to advertising with KRXQ? probably. but i think it's damn fine that a fringe group such as trans people is getting this much traction, and being supported by such large companies! it's great news.
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Date: 2009-06-11 07:39 am (UTC)firing the shock jocks isn't dumb-witted. i don't care whether they find a job elsewhere, and who will replace them. if they do it again elsewhere, we now have precedent of how much pressure can come down on them, ditto if the new hires were to do the same thing. this sort of hateful crap should have serious consequences. and no, apologising isn't good enough. especially not because they had to be dragged kicking and screaming to apologise after first pulling the "it was FUNNY! don't y'all have a sense of humour?" BS, and are IMO only doing it because several bigname advertisers pulled their money.
instead we're gonna get a fauxpology, but also a 2.5 hour radio show with transgender representatives. that might do a bit of good.
will those go back to advertising with KRXQ? probably. but i think it's damn fine that a fringe group such as trans people is getting this much traction, and being supported by such large companies! it's great news.