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| US radio DJs in fresh racism row | US radio DJs in fresh racism row |
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| CBS Radio in the US has suspended two DJs for a prank on-air call to a Chinese restaurant using lewd language and ordering "shrimp flied lice". | CBS Radio in the US has suspended two DJs for a prank on-air call to a Chinese restaurant using lewd language and ordering "shrimp flied lice". |
| The segment was first aired on 5 April, only a day after CBS broadcaster Don Imus called a women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos" and was later fired. | The segment was first aired on 5 April, only a day after CBS broadcaster Don Imus called a women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos" and was later fired. |
| CBS has suspended New York-based DJs Jeff Vandergrift and Dan Lay indefinitely and without pay. | CBS has suspended New York-based DJs Jeff Vandergrift and Dan Lay indefinitely and without pay. |
| A US-Chinese association has said the two should be fired. | A US-Chinese association has said the two should be fired. |
| Mr Vandergrift apologised on Monday's show for the segment. | |
| Vocal supporters | Vocal supporters |
| The call to the restaurant by the DJs of WFNY-FM's The Dog House With JV and Elvis show was also re-broadcast last week. | The call to the restaurant by the DJs of WFNY-FM's The Dog House With JV and Elvis show was also re-broadcast last week. |
| The Organisation of Chinese Americans (OCA) complained on Sunday and was joined on Monday by California Senator Leland Yee and others. | The Organisation of Chinese Americans (OCA) complained on Sunday and was joined on Monday by California Senator Leland Yee and others. |
| Don Imus made repeated public apologies but still lost his job | Don Imus made repeated public apologies but still lost his job |
| In the six-minute prank broadcast, the caller says he wants to see one of the female employees of the restaurant naked and calls a part of her body "hot, Asian, spicy". | In the six-minute prank broadcast, the caller says he wants to see one of the female employees of the restaurant naked and calls a part of her body "hot, Asian, spicy". |
| The caller brags of his kung fu abilities and swears a number of times. | The caller brags of his kung fu abilities and swears a number of times. |
| Vicki Shu Smolin, president of the New York City branch of the OCA, said: "If they don't fire the DJs, it will be a double standard." | Vicki Shu Smolin, president of the New York City branch of the OCA, said: "If they don't fire the DJs, it will be a double standard." |
| She threatened to organise protests against CBS and boycott advertisers on the station. | She threatened to organise protests against CBS and boycott advertisers on the station. |
| "They don't think they're going to get any backlash from the Asian-American community," Ms Shu told the New York Times. "They're definitely wrong." | "They don't think they're going to get any backlash from the Asian-American community," Ms Shu told the New York Times. "They're definitely wrong." |
| The two suspended DJs had been vocal supporters on air of Don Imus. | The two suspended DJs had been vocal supporters on air of Don Imus. |
| Mr Imus was fired despite his repeated public apologies. | Mr Imus was fired despite his repeated public apologies. |
| With the sacking, CBS head Leslie Moonves said he was trying to root out a culture of permissiveness that allowed people to be demeaned. |