Post by Sweet Meat aka CC on Jun 3, 2004 12:16:43 GMT -5
REV. ON A WARPATH: Paul Scott is not impressed with radio personality.
*Rev. Paul Scott, minister for the Messianic Afrikan Nation, is on the warpath again. The Durham, North Carolina based minister has started an online petition drive to oust a local radio show personality for what is being termed as "racially incendiary" comments about American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino.
Bob Dumas, host of WDGC's top-rated "Showgram," on Thursday used the term "ghetto" and "low class" to describe Barrino, who is black and had a child out of wedlock. Dumas, who is white, said his use of the term "ghetto" were not race-specific.
"It can be black, it can be white, it can be Hispanic. It can be anybody," he said.
The Rev. Paul Scott said the term was a "code word" of white supremacists to describe the actions of those in the black community. He called the term "racially incendiary" and is circulating a petition on the Internet calling for an apology and Dumas' dismissal.
"It's a shame that the African-American community has reached a point where white male DJs can feel comfortable disrespecting black women without consequence," Scott said.
The radio station's assistant program director and music director Chase, who uses only one name, declined to repeat Dumas' remarks but acknowledged that Dumas used the words "ghetto" and "low class." He too said there was nothing racist in the remarks.
'"Ghetto' and 'low class' don't insinuate racism," he said. "It insinuates personality traits. He made a point that this had nothing to do with race."
The station has received some calls and e-mails about Thursday's show, Chase said. Dumas and then co-host Madison Lane were taken off the air last fall after Dumas encouraged listeners to run bicyclists off the road. Dumas laughed at listeners' stories of abusing cyclists and even said he sometimes throws YooHoo bottles at them.
In 1998, the station suspended the pair for offering concert tickets to listeners who took off their clothes in downtown Raleigh. Dumas was also suspended in 1994 for remarks containing sexual and racial overtones during the show's regular "True Confessions" segment.
Are they sure this foo's last name isn't Dumbass instead of Dumas?
Anyhoo, I heard about this for the first time yesterday afternoon on the radio and couldn't believe it! As soon as I find the online petition I know I'm signin' it!!! And for the record, if we're gonna talk about who's ghetto regardless of race, Mr. Dumbass, let's talk about how that ol' slut Britney Spears is messin' around with Shar Jackson's baby's daddy! THAT'S GHETTO amongst otha things ol' girl has done!
But then I guess there's foo's like this DJ who has to say SOMETHIN' against Fantasia already...it's a dagblasted shame!
From this article it seems as if he's got more authority over the directors instead of vice versa..I'm all for the petition, shoot I'll sign it ten times, but judging from this article about his past stupidity, i got a feeling they gonna suspend him for a week, and then put him right back in there....
