I’m raising my children to love everyone and stand up for what is right. I’ve told management I won’t work at a company that employs people like this. I have never and would never spew such racist hate. “I am appalled at what was said on The Kimberly and Beck Show. She did not appear on Wednesday morning’s show, but addressed the situation on Twitter. “These hosts from Rochester, NY, are unquestionably racist! On-air! Disgusting! Listen to them in their own words and then call, email, tweet and show up at and until Kimberly & Beck are fired! This can not be tolerated! I am heated!!!!!!" celebrity blogger Perez Hilton wrote on Twitter.Ī co-worker, Deanna King, who appears on “The Brother Wease Show” mornings on Radio 95.1, said she would refuse to continue working for iHeartMedia as long as Kimberly and Beck were still employed. More: In Harrisburg and around Pa., peaceful George Floyd protests unfurl into violent clashes with police.A recording of their comments went viral, getting national attention. The pair also discussed whether they can use the term “N-word,” and said “no one’s offended by that.”īacklash quickly ensued on social media, with many demanding advertisers drop their sponsorship or for the pair to lose their jobs. “If you look like a thug and if you act like a thug, and you’ve got three on one beating up a white woman with a two-by-four, by God, you’re a thug,” Beck said. She did not use the explicit racial slur, but also asked if the attackers were acting “N-word-ly.” Were they acting N-word-ish?” Kimberly said on the iHeartMedia-owned radio station Tuesday. The discussion centered on a local couple that appeared to be attacked by a group of looters early Sunday morning video of the incident went viral, viewed more than 165,000 times. According to the D&C, Kimberly had repeatedly referred to the N-word live on air Tuesday while discussing Black Lives Matter and Rochester protests against police brutality after the death of George Floyd.
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