Comments on: Ain’t this some BULLSH…

By: Think_out_of_the_box

Think_out_of_the_box — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 22:28:54 +0000

so very true. my mistake. we should have remained quiet about the station’s non-apology b/c hey…we wouldn’t want to give them publicity. THAT’S how we win.

Hey dumb-ass , the point was , instead of giving them publicity and petitions why don’t we take more drastic measures like – sue the radio station . Thats the only language they understand.

By: andrea

andrea — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 06:35:01 +0000

it is BAD publicity.

remember that if you tell people about a bad experience at a shop you can effect ten times the power you will have if you tell them about a good experience.

star will get his in the end. be patient. and be active.

By: A N N A

A N N A — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 04:10:32 +0000

Well , I believe we are missing the fact that the radio station is getting so much publicity and possibly many more listeners after this incident. No wonder they are going soft on the duo

so very true. my mistake. we should have remained quiet about the station's non-apology b/c hey...we wouldn't want to give them publicity. THAT'S how we win.

why care about us? why stand up for anything? we don't matter at all, do we...the point is, if we had just shut up and "listened well" per that jackass Star's expectations, THEN we would have accomplished something. it's all about THEM.

um, yeah.

if an asshole attacks my mother, and they're a famous asshole, thanks to you, i now know that i shouldn't say anything to or about him, b/c i wouldn't want to, um, you know, give him publicity.

By: Think_out_of_the_box

Think_out_of_the_box — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:11:18 +0000

Well , I believe we are missing the fact that the radio station is getting so much publicity and possibly many more listeners after this incident. No wonder they are going soft on the duo .

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:08:02 +0000

http://www.badmash.org/

By: marco

marco — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:47:29 +0000

Am sorry guys, Its Star and Buc, and star and buc will be star and buc, the more people make this a big deal, the more people listen, the more stations pick them up, the more they get sindicated…don’t you see the pattern here? and given the satellite radio, they will still find an audience (guys remember opie and anthony? they are on XM!). Just ignore this guys. gotta admit though, they are funny.

By: A N N A

A N N A — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 04:09:59 +0000

In that case, people would emphasize that it was an incident involving 'individuals' rather than an attack by a member of our community on the entire black community. You can't just play the victim and make people's race into a political issue when its convenient

where on this blog have we ever made it seem like it was anything BUT two individuals who were at fault? there have been no blanket pronouncements or condemnations against the entire Black community on this site, by its bloggers.

this was never about Star being black. EVER.

if, however, this is about me being an indian woman feeling outrage on behalf of another, "individual" indian woman, then i'm sorry to disagree with you, but that is nothing for you to call out. whether i share the ethnicity of a victim or a perpetrator, that doesn't diminish my right to be offended.

the reason why we started this campaign with turbanhead et al is because Star didn't know Tina personally. he made those remarks based on her ethnicity, and that means i am allowed to hurt, too.

i'm dejectedly starting to feel that despite our best efforts and intentions, we just can't win with some of you, can we?

that said, i understand the difficulty in dealing with so many posts and opinions, and others should bear in mind that it's a difficult task before making various demands.

sigh.

yes, please.

By: Tej

Tej — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 02:37:37 +0000

EOFIA, i think you are being unduly flagrant in response to the criticism. the fact is that what you choose to report, and how you choose to report it, is as important as what you choose NOT to report. people should be able to point it out if their perspectives or priorities are not being reflected here, since it seems like many people here participate in deligitimizing certain perspectives and things that others are offended by. sure it’s not possible to make everyone happy, but the same goes for the mainstream media that many of us criticize for excluding us. being a brown media of sorts, you have to be willing to accept similar scrutiny. that said, i understand the difficulty in dealing with so many posts and opinions, and others should bear in mind that it’s a difficult task before making various demands.

By: vamsee

vamsee — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 01:32:24 +0000

You oppose racism and affimative action in the same sentence? isnt it a kind of contradiction?

By: LM

LM — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 01:25:21 +0000

“Disgusting Display of Racism” is exactly what it is. It also happens to be the opinion of one individual homophobic person, who unfortunately was in a position to announce his personal demons on the air to all of Philladelphia. This open show of hatered will not be tolarated by the Indian community in India or in the USA, or by a large portion of the American population. Outsourcing is an issue that has been happening for a long time starting with outsourcing to china for almost all the elctronic goods now available in the USA along with clothes, plastic, silk …you name it. But the self appointed guard dogs (read under-qualified-radio-show-hosts) of the american economy have not figured that out. However America has benefitted immensely by this. People of the USA can afford to live in comfort because almost everything available in your local super-market is manufactured at the lowest costs at a country other than america. Please citizens of the USA take the time to go to the nearest store and look at the label to where things are sourced from. Outsourcing is a good thing. Do you ever wonder why you pay so little for that 3 year warranty that includes free technical service that you gladly use when you are tearing your hair out at your computers latest breakdown. Outsourcing helps improve the standards of living for the americans. Everyone knows that. Why waste time listening to the ignoramus rushing towrds a Tsunami. However we cannot ignore the intent and purport of the comment by the infamous radio show and the fact that it was used to incite people against Indians.