And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 07:18:52 -0800 >From: Tracy Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; U) >To: Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Regarding the Jeff and Jerry "What's your Indian Name?" > >Good Morning, > >Thank you for expressing your concern over comments made last week on the Jeff & >Jer show. While we can't turn back the clock and make the event go away, I think >you may not have all the information. > >Jeff & Jer feel badly about what happened, and when they realized that they hurt >some feelings, stopped the "bit" immediately, and issued a public apology >Wednesday morning. > >It has never been our policy, nor that of Jeff & Jer, to have fun at the expense >of others, and we regret that we offended others. > >Sincerely, > >Tracy Johnson > > >Ish wrote: > >> I request the following correspondence be kept in the permanent station >> files, and be available upon request for public examination... >> >> This bit of humorous racism isn't humorous, but it sure is racist. While >> news articles lament the escalation of violence in schools nationwide, >> particularly crime of one race against another..you feel free to air this >> kind of crap? >> >> A recent New York Times article reports in part on a justice department >> release the following statistics: >> >> ""American Indians are the victims of violent crimes at more than twice >> the national average and, unlike the situation among whites and blacks where >> the large majority of crime victims are of the same race as the >> perpetrators, 70 percent of those committing crimes against Indians are >> of a different race, according to the first comprehensive study of crimes >> involving Indians, which was released Sunday by the Justice Department. >> >> The study found that the nation's 2.3 million Indians were far more >> likely to be victims of violent crimes than members of any other racial group, >> and that the rate of violent crime experienced by Indian women is nearly 50 >> percent higher than that by black males. >> >> A full 60 percent of the perpetrators of violent crimes against Indians >> were whites, according to the victims, while 29 percent of the offenders >> were other Indians and 10 percent were described as black, the report >> said. >> >> By contrast, other studies have shown that 69 percent of the >> perpetrators of violent crimes against whites are also white, and 81 >> percent of those >> committing violent crimes against blacks are themselves black."" >> >> This kind of cavalier attitude toward our people as displayed in this >> tasteless call in, only serves to perpetrate violence and increase the gap >> between races. >> What exactly is it your station chooses to promote? >> >> Ishgooda Tewehshon'on >> Wyandot Nation of Kansas >> >> <<<<=-=-= =-=-=>>>> >> "We simply chose an Indian as the emblem. >> We could have just as easily chosen any >> uncivilized animal." >> Eighth Grade student writing about his school's >> mascot, 1997 >> >> http://www.eoni.com/~lhs/thl/nov30issue/npage3.html >> >> <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> >> >> IF it says: >> "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." >> Please Check it before you send it at: >> >> http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm >> >> <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER!!!=-=-=>>>> > &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
