DJs call APAs "Slant-Eyed Gooks" and Blacks "Cotton-Pickers"

[nitro]

DJs call APAs "Slant-Eyed Gooks" and Blacks "Cotton-Pickers": Racist hate-radio in NY state capitol

Asian Media Watch

July 11, 2005

Racial slurs and obscenities are regularly broadcast over the radio to listeners in the New York State capital, and home of the state's policy makers. On June 21st and 22nd, radio hosts JR Gach and Pi (a.k.a. Shawn) of WRCZ 94.5 FM Albany, New York, parent company Galaxy Communications LP, made derogatory statements against women and people of color. During the broadcasts, the hosts made derogatory imitations of Asian Pacific Americans and African/Black Americans. They referred to Asian Pacific Americans as "slant-eyed gooks," and characterized African/Black Americans as "cotton-pickers" criminals, and "typically" single unwed parents; and women "b***hes," "ho's," and "sluts."


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Below are some of the written transcripts containing racially derogatory comments. More transcripts, including excerpts containing sexually explicit content will be posted to Asian Media Watch as we screen additional programs.

TRANSCRIPTS
Licensee: Galaxy Communications, LP
Station Call Sign: WRCZ
Frequency: 94.5 MHz FM
Location: Albany, NY
Dates/Times: July 21-22 between 3 pm and 7 pm
Program: "JR in the Afternoon"
Hosts: JR Gach and Pi (a.k.a. Shawn)

June 21, 2005:
JR: Man, I'm telling you [the towing company] was first class. They got here in a hurry they took care of Alicia because she was freaking. She's a single mom. She's got kids waiting for her and all that kind of stuff. So, you know typical black.

June 22, 2005:
Pi: You're gonna wear your Remote shirt?
JR: No.
Pi: No?
JR: Well. Maybe I will.
Pi: [laughter]
JR: Come to think of it I have it over at Bok Choy's cleaning it. I have it over at Bok Choy's Deluxe Cleaners on Western Avenue. And uh. He says "Man, dat big shirt. Big shirt. I neva seen such big shirt before. Preez shirt. Preez shirt. Big shirt." [imitating Asian accent with Asian music playing in background] And your point is? You slant-eyed little gook. Just clean it.
Pi: "Want some chicken?" [imitating Asian accent]
JR: I don't want you know any chicken. Just clean my shirt. I don't need any commentary. This ain't no NBC color television production.

...
[Takes a caller]
Caller: Cameras protect the white people from the black people because the black people are always robbing the white people.
JR: "Wake up white people. There it is. It's always them coloreds. It's them coloreds. Wake up white people. [Laughter] Don't you know there's some blacks out there saying [imitating a black accent] "Wake up colored people. It's whites thats causing all the trouble. Wake up black people. Wake up colored people." Jesus. Do we get them here or what?

...
JR: So they put up a whole bunch of wireless cameras [in downtown Schenectedy, NY] Like all of a sudden all of the bad guys on the street get the word that the cameras are up [imitating a black accent] "Oh man. We better pack our stuff and go someplace else you know. We better like go uh out you know out to Scodak or something you know what I'm saying man? We don't want to mess with them wireless cameras. You know that's some bad stuff. You know?
Pi: Yeah. They can see us and what not."
JR: Yeah. [imitating a black accent]
Pi: They can see our teeth and eye balls. [imitating a black accent]
JR: Yeah. Exactly. The whites of our eyes. You know. And our toofeses (teeth) too man. [imitating a black accent]

...
[Plays "When the Saints Go Marching In" by Louis Armstrong"]
JR: [imitating Louis Armstrong] "Pick that cotton. [laughter] [sings imitating Louis Armstrong] Nobody knows the trouble I seen. Nobody knows my trials. You know I've been to the mountain top! Summertime and the living is easy. Catfish jumping and the cotton is high. Your daddy's rich and your momma's good looking. So ah hush little baby. Don't you cry."
Pi: Isn't is a coincidence that Michael Jordan is doing commercials for cotton underwear? [laughter] What? Anyone else notice that?
JR: Hi. I'm Michael Jordan. I'm wearing cotton underwear. I picked it myself.

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[Hot Diggity]

Nice.

I have always heard that despite what everyone thinks, racism is more prevalent up north. I'm starting to believe that. You would never hear something like that down here where I live.

What posseses someone to talk like that in the first place and then do it on the radio?

[hooligan]

What's up with DJs in New York and New Jersey?

[Arex]

WTF? What kind of radio station is that? And why would they allow that kind of shit on the air? Morons.

RX

[Flow to Live]

Thats horrible but i guess all they can do it talk.

[moJo]

Originally Posted by Flow to Live

Thats horrible but i guess all they can do it talk.

words can be very powerful. and words in broadcast media can reach lots of ignorant people.

[Flow to Live]

yes words is possible but its how you react to it is what counts. an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.

[pikachupacabra]

Originally Posted by Flow to Live

yes words is possible but its how you react to it is what counts. an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.

Anyways...how widely syndicated is this radio program? what's the listening audience? What sponsors can we start putting some pressure on? LET THEM SLEEP WITH THE FISHES

edit: play nice. -kitty

[Faithless]

Originally Posted by hooligan

What's up with DJs in New York and New Jersey?

That's what I was thinkin'.

The Laugh's on JR's, though. Little does he know they put cancer causing starch on his shit.

Sent off an email to the Program Director.

Sent an email to Albany's mayor's office -- whatever good that will do.

I almost got a form letter going for this stuff.
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Originally Posted by nitro

Audio clips, transcripts, contact information, and e-mail form:
http://www.asianmediawatch.net/945fm/

Yo AMWD, check the spelling (Denigate) in your title at the top of the page.

[returntosender]

Does somebody need to die before people will realize that we're not going to tolerate that shit? That pissess me off. This isn't an aberration either. It's a frickin' pattern we're seeing now aren't we.

[nola]

It seems like it's our turn to be the target of jokes in the media these days. Like we're the last racial group to be targeted until whites have to reconcile with all races. *hopes!*

[nitro]

Thanks ChottoMotte about the spelling. I gotta remember to use the friggin spell-checker.

You e-mailed the mayor? Awesome.

Will post advertisers and elected officials soon.

P.S. Not syndicated but worth the fight. Sickening to know they are broadcasting in the same city where the NY State Assembly and Senate officials make policy.

Kai
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[nola]

Love the floating green pickle errr hamster, Keith! Mesmerizing!

[SunWuKong]

do we know who their sponsors/advertisers are?

[ism]

The ever-handy Parents Television Council FCC form: https://www.parentstv.org/ptc/fcc/fcccomplaint2.asp