GLAAD is (understandably) upset with an Ohio radio station after one its employees, Dominic Dieter advised a listener who had written in to the show to have his daughter raped.
The girl in question had been spotted by her father kissing another girl, so Dieter suggested that the father get one of his friends to, ahem, “screw your daughter straight” like any sane and responsible adult would.
According to the incident reports (and later confirmed to us by an executive for Clear Channel, the station’s parent company), the anti-gay remark was made by Dominic Dieter, one of the “Rover’s Morning Glory” cast members. Responding to an e-mail from a father who (for reasons unknown) wrote to the station to say that he’d happened upon his teenage daughter kissing another girl. Deiter responded to the father, on-air, by saying:
“You should get one of your friends to screw your daughter straight.”
This is not okay. Not on any level, and not in any context. We trust that the majority of fair-minded Americans will agree. Make no mistake, if this young woman is, in fact, gay – or if she’s simply not interested in having sex with any of her father’s friends, then what Dieter is suggesting is rape.
After calls for Dieter’s termination began to pour in from around the country via GLAAD, Clear Channel put out a statement saying blah blah blah he’s not fired blah blah but he’s totally sorry blah. Dieter was back on the air this morning and told listeners:
“I just wanted to say that, I know on the show this past Friday I made some comments that people found….. considered to be offensive. And I just wanted to say, I understand why people are angry. I want to genuinely apologize to anyone who may have been offended by what I said. I regret what I did say. My comments were inappropriate. They were inexcusable, and just downright stupid. And I want to make it clear; there was absolutely no intention to promote physical or sexual violence. And I’m truly; truly sorry by my poor choice of words that led people to believe otherwise. Again, Rover… I just want to apologize for any pain I might have caused. (…) I ask people to find it in their hearts to forgive me. I am sorry for the words that I did say. “
Sigh…
A few things: Corrective rape is real and horrible and forced upon innumerable lesbian women around the world. And no, it never works because that’s not how sexuality works and rape is the cure for exactly nothing at all. Secondly, even taking the issue of the daughter’s potential homosexuality out of the equation here, we’re still talking about a grown man advising another grown man to arrange for the rape of a presumably underage girl.
You know, like fathers do when they are unhappy with their children. Bad grade on the report card? RAPE! Forgot to unload the dishwasher for the third time this week? RAPE! Refused to eat your veggies? RAPE!
The fact that Dieter wasn’t fired on the spot speaks more to Clear Channel’s corporate culture and character than the fact that he was still there this morning to deliver his apology.
When I went to bed last night, I was thinking, “There is no way in the world that Dieter didn’t commit a crime here.” So I took a look-see at the Ohio Revised Code, and it looks like that at the very least, that broadcast may have violated section 2917.01 of the Ohio criminal code, “inciting violence.” Unless I’m very wrong here, calling for a person to be raped over the airwaves more than fits that bill. And under that law, since Dieter was encouraging the commission of a felony, he may have committed a felony himself. Somebody needs to get ahold of Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason to see if charges can be filed against Dieter for this. Contact him here, especially if you’re in the Cleveland area. If there is any justice at all, Dieter should be frogmarched out of the studio, or at the very least have police waiting for him when he comes to work or ends his shift.
Gross.
http://twitter.com/bolenallie allie bolen
This type of rape, called corrective rape, goes on more then most would like to share. People really do believe that lesbians can be converted if they sexually harass and force them to have sex with men. I’ve had a few guys tell me straight up that I give them a chance, their dick could make me straight or at least some what “right”. When I blew them off they continued to harass me. It’s happened to others as well, it’s a huge problem in countries like Africa and Jamaica. Very sad!
Anonymous
I’ve had guys say the same vile shit to me as well. That all I need is a good “deep dicking” and I’ll magically throw all lesbianism to the wind. I’ve even had a guy whom I thought was a friend attempt to drug me so that he could bed me. It’s disgusting.
Here is the deal. USA has been so long under the pressure to fit in the american dream that today, parents want to control their kids with things like ”Im gonna kill you if you are gay”. And its nothing new. I see alot of american news where you see the parents acting like dictator towards their kids. This have to stop. America is to me one of the most fucked up civilized place on this planet. People in your country are so scared to be themself because it doesnt fit in the american dream. When I look at USA Im not even surprised to see KKK, WBC and other bigot shit. If you want to be happy. Run as fast as you can away from USA.
Anonymous
With all do respect, we aren’t the only fucked up country out there and we certainly aren’t the worst. But I agree, the US is horribly, horribly flawed.
Also with all do respect you are taking a very narrow and mostly innacurate view of american life. These orginzations represent a very small percentage of a percentage of americans. You’re comparing the life of hundreds of millions of people based on a few. Is america flawless? No. But it is a great place to live. We live day to day like everyone else.
Seriously I know more than that from america, Ive heard more bullshit than what I pointed out coming out of USA. Im comparing america to the shit that fill it.
http://www.facebook.com/Tocxica Brandi Moon
As some of the “shit that fills” America, I can say that, like every country, there are terrible people who do terrible things in the name of whatever cause they are pursuing. There are also fanstatic people who are doing wonderful, progressive things to try to make not just our country, but our world a better place. However, the majority of people get up each day and do run of the mill things all of their lives, they have convictions but they aren’t bombing abortion clinics, nor are they camping out on Wall St.They are just normal, everyday citizens who will never make the news but are kind, and loving, and openminded, and misunderstood by the rest of the world because all they see is t.v. shows and news programs. Try not to be so generalizing of your fellow man.
http://www.facebook.com/tina.rachael Tina Rachael
grey diamond there is no more horrible behavior happening in america than the rest of the world…do you live here?? If you dont then you are speaking out of ignorance and shouldnt make a generalized statement that you have just made, its no less insulting then what dieter said in my opinion. Every country in this world has some sort of issues they deal with..rape is not unique to America. Nor are gay and civil rights…when shit does happen then the american people respond…and keep responding…and keep responding…take the time to know something or someone before you assume you know what its all about.
http://www.facebook.com/angelalutz09 Angela Lutz
This is retarded. I love how articles blow things out of proportion, if you people actually listen to the show, you would know it was a joke. He never said she should be raped. Yeah I agree it was a little bit over the top but people make jokes all the time that are offensive, get over it. It’s called shock humor. People are taking this wayyy to far.
Phil Mata
The Daily Kos looks to have the right idea. Kudos to them. And also:
“According to the incident reports (and later confirmed to us by an executive for Clear Channel, the station’s parent company), the ANTI-GAY REMARK…”
GLAAD, are you kidding me? A radio station employee advises a parent via airwaves to have their child raped, and the organization focuses on the anti-gay aspect of it? Dear god!
