GLAAD calls for apology from "Rob, Arnie & Dawn Show" for encouraging the beating of transgender or
GLAAD calls for apology from "Rob, Arnie & Dawn Show" for encouraging the beating of transgender or questioning children

The Rob, Arnie & Dawn Show (a morning show apparently heard in Sacramento and Reno) recently spent almost 30 minutes discussing a transgender child in Omaha, Nebraska* ... or, more specifically, how any parent worth his or her salt should handle a transgender or questioning child.

Here are Rob and Arnie's pearls of parenting wisdom:

"Hit him with one of my shoes ... I would probably throw a shoe at him."

"I’m going to look at him and go, ‘You know what? You’re a little idiot! You little dumbass! Look, you are a boy! Boys don’t wear dresses."

"I look forward to when they go out into society and society beats them down. And they end up in therapy." ...

GLAAD has called for an apology from the show, and gives co-host Dawn Rossi credit for trying to stand up to her colleagues.

Contact info:

John Geary
Vice President & General Manager
KRXQ-FM
(916) 339-4209
jgeary@entercom.com

Arnie States
On Air Personality
KRXQ-FM
(916) 334-7777
rad@robarnieanddawn.com

Rob Williams
On Air Personality
KRXQ-FM
(916) 334-7777
rwilliams@entercom.com


IDK about any one who has already seen this, but I'm cross posting like heck.

ETA :
Link to audio OH GOD IT IS TERRIBLE.

ETA 2:
The post that this is C&P'd from says Ohio, but the GLAAD post says the teen in discussion is from Omaha, Nebraska. Either way, I don't think that will have an effect on the matter at hand.

ETA3:
How to contact the FCC and more



ETA4:
I got about 4 Facebook invites for this
Join/attend!


ETA AGIAN!
Sonic Burger has pulled their sponsorship as well!
The GLAAD blog linked above also updated confirming that Sonic is out!

For anyone still reading (maybe I should make a new post about now, huh?), the radio station has pulled the site that links to their remaining sponsors. However they obviously moved too slowly :D :D :D

Emails and a list of corporate sponsors for easy contact! Go forth, readers! Contact! Air grievances!


MORE UPDATES: NOW BANK OF AMERICA IS OUT!


NEW POST WITH MORE UDATES!

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wook77 2009-06-05 04:10 am UTC (link)

Dunno if this might be helpful but I've put together a c/p list of sponsors: procity@procitymortgage.com, info@LASIKworld.com, corpcsf@wellsfargo.com, heidi.barker@us.mcd.com, walt.riker@us.mcd.com, Debra.Lewis@VerizonWireless.com, john.britton@att.com, joseph.l.goode@bankofamerica.com, Darryll.harrison@nissan-usa.com, enewswire@fypower.org, info@fypower.org, arockwell@savemart.com, trcigar@aol.com, public_relations@homedepot.com, pr@ckr.com Contacts go to: ProCity Mortgage, Some LASIK place, Wells Fargo, McDonalds, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless, Bank of America, Nissan Motors, Albertson's, FY Power, AOL, Home Depot and Carl's Jr (Hardee's on the East Coast). It might make contacting the corporate sponsors easier? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	wook77 2009-06-05 08:09 pm UTC (link)
	Carls jr has pulled their info as well. Also the albertsons is supposedly not the correct albertsons/savemart. But still... The list is getting smaller! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	the_hierodule 2009-06-05 10:24 am UTC (link)
	Can't talk. Raging. ...Also writing e-mails. (Reply to this)

	galletas 2009-06-05 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	Bank of America just pulled their sponsorship as well. I'm getting sick of their playing the victim. Are apologies really that hard? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	vitalitat 2009-06-05 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	Just saw that too! Made a twitter update, and just coming here again! I feel like making a new post about this. (Reply to this)(Parent)

galletas 2009-06-05 05:53 pm UTC (link)

From here: "You guys imply that all you have to do is...whack my non-existant child with a shoe if he goes clopping around the house in high heels," commented a listener who identified herself as a male-to-female transgender who previously had served in the US armed forces for 22 years. "Don't you think that all the abuse that I took in school would have changed that basic nature in me?" "Thank you for your service, but let me just say this right now," quipped an angered States. "You fought (in the armed forces) for nothing! With the opinions that you have right there, you fought for absolutely nothing!" I have no words. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kijikun 2009-06-05 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	O_O How the fuck does that man (States) sleep at night?! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	thebratqueen 2009-06-05 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	I can't help but wonder if this asshole has served in the military himself. Or perhaps part of the reason why he's so angry is that he can't cope with the idea that a trans woman is still twice the man he'll ever be. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	aliaras 2009-06-06 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	I was doing okay 'till I got to that. I just...goddamnit, man, she put her life on the line and did a hard job and it was probably twice as hard for her because hello, military, very much a place that reinforces traditional masculinity. I mean, whatever I feel about the military in general, individual servicepeople I respect. Not enough D: in the WORLD. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	redwarrior 2009-06-07 07:55 pm UTC (link)
	I see an immature little boy with a huge hate-on for anything even remotely related to women. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	monanotlisa 2009-06-05 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks for this. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	vitalitat 2009-06-05 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	No problem at all. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	faultypremise 2009-06-06 12:30 am UTC (link)
	Nissan just said they won't renew their contract. http://glaadblog.org/2009/06/05/update-nissan-wont-renew-krxq-advertising-contract/#more-9632 (Reply to this)

	lexingmouse3 2009-06-06 03:00 am UTC (link)
	What is wrong with people! And what is it about not fitting into rigid gender roles that scares people so quickly into violence. (Reply to this)

	redwarrior 2009-06-07 07:54 pm UTC (link)
	The sad part is that what these guys said reminds me of what my parents told me the last six times I tried coming out to them as FtM. Faith in humanity: Trans people lose it. Very easily. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	kumquat_of_doom 2009-06-07 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	D: I don't know what to say, but I wanted to say something. So: I'm so sorry. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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