Saturday, May 08, 2004
Racist and xenophobic
I am a contributing member of WMUB and frankly, if you hadn't charged my credit card last month [for my pledge], I would consider revoking my contribution.
This morning WMUB aired a LONG message from a listener who was responding critically to a commentary by a WMUB intern/Miami grad student from China. The listener escalated to a series of insults, ultimately instructing the MUB intern to:
"Go back to China and take your Chinese friends with you."
There is no reason WMUB had to run this listener's comments in their entirety, thereby providing a platform for xenophobic hate-mongering.
I really think OUR radio station should provide:
a) an immediate on-air apology to both the intern and listeners
b) an on-air commitment to refrain from offering a venue for racist, xenophobic, and other hate speech in the future.
--A.S., Miami University
This morning WMUB aired a LONG message from a listener who was responding critically to a commentary by a WMUB intern/Miami grad student from China. The listener escalated to a series of insults, ultimately instructing the MUB intern to:
"Go back to China and take your Chinese friends with you."
There is no reason WMUB had to run this listener's comments in their entirety, thereby providing a platform for xenophobic hate-mongering.
I really think OUR radio station should provide:
a) an immediate on-air apology to both the intern and listeners
b) an on-air commitment to refrain from offering a venue for racist, xenophobic, and other hate speech in the future.
--A.S., Miami University
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