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[redbrunja]

Sacramento Radio Hosts Encourage Violence Against Transgender Children

 

I almost threw up when I read this.

 

I just... I think of the posts I made yesterday and I just want to laugh. Just laugh incredibly bitterly.

Comments

[tobu-ishi.livejournal.com]

There's a list of all the companies advertising with their radio station, down in the comments. (If you don't want to sort through that trashbag, I can copypaste them for you.) I just sent the following to every. Single. One.

Dear (advertiser),

I am writing to express my disgust and outrage at the comments made during the May 28th segment of KRXQ 98.5 FM Sacramento's Rob, Arnie, & Dawn in the Morning radio talk show, a program you support with your advertising dollars.

The segment in question seriously suggested and broadly encouraged physical and verbal abuse as a method of disciplining children. That the "behavior" being disciplined was transgenderism does not matter to me. That transgenderism may or may not be a choice is completely irrelevant. No child should be shouted at or called a "freak" and an "idiot" for a behavior that harms no-one. No child should be "beaten with a high heeled shoe" for any reason at all.

As a consumer and a young college graduate, an increasingly tolerant demographic most of whom are establishing (something relevant to your product--households, careers) at this stage in our lives and forming permanent spending habits, I strongly suggest that you not associate your brand name with this program or its hosts.

Thank you for your time.
Arijan Clark
Seattle, WA

Three of their advertisers have already pulled out since this segment aired and the public reaction hit. Let's see how many more we can alert to what exactly they're paying for.

[devimelete.livejournal.com]

Fuck yes.

[tobu-ishi.livejournal.com]

You want the list? ^_^ It's on that page.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

First of all, great icon.

Second of all, ROCK ON. Thanks for doing this.

[tobu-ishi.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you, love. I made it myself, for the atladicontest, and it won a Judge's Choice (yay!).

And Carl's Jr. has emailed me back to say that they've also pulled advertising, so that makes at least four companies now. Hurrah!

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Sweet! Both regarding the icon and Carl's Jr.