Following the hateful and transphobic comments of morning radio DJ Rob Williams and Arnie States on Rob, Arnie & Dawn in the Morning, several advertisers have pulled their ads from Sacramento, California, radio station KRXQ.
So far, Bank of America, Verizon, Carl’s Jr., Snapple, Chipotle, and Sonic have cut ties with the station, with Wells Fargo and Nissan to follow after Williams called a young boy wanting to transition from male to female “a weird person who is demanding attention” and advised his mother to tell him that wearing a dress is “not what we’re doing in this culture.” He also called transgender people “freaks” who simply require therapy since “they were [probably] molested” as children.
States added that he would hit his son if he ever put on high heels, saying, “You got a boy saying, ‘I wanna wear dresses.’ I’m going to look at him and go, ‘You know what? You’re a little idiot! You little dumb ass! Look, you are a boy! Boys don’t wear dresses.'”
Co-host Dawn Rossi, however, defended the boy, and apologized on air for Williams’ and States’ insensitive remarks.
The next day the show tried to cover their asses by discussing transgender issues, but the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, which initiated action against the hurtful comments, said that they are still waiting for an apology.
Fuck an apology, fire them!