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chemgear · 07-04-2014, 10:41 AM

Again, reading more into these media reports now. Is this the guy? He seems to have quite the history.

You said that you've been a loyal listener for 7 years. Is this an accurate reflection of his show?

http://jezebel.com/opie-anthony-host...ism-1599685595

Last night, Anthony Cumia, host of SirusXM's The Opie & Show, went on an angry, bitter, violent, racist rant on Twitter for hours. At one point he literally said about African Americans: "They are not people." But anybody who is at all familiar with Cumia wasn't the least bit surprised by his vitriol.

But this isn't anything out of the ordinary for Cumia. He regularly makes jokes at the expense of black people on his SiriusXM show and his personal podcast. It's been going on for years, but the kind of people who would typically be offended by the things Cumia says about race aren't willing to wade through hours of his radio show everyday. He's been in a unique position to speak so egregiously on racial issues without being particularly challenged or taken to task by the opposition or his parent company.
Here's just a small taste of what he's said in recent years:

"Does race matter to you at the doctors? It does to me. When I look for a doctor or a dentist, I look and I try to figure out the name and see if the name is somebody who might be my own race. I just trust my own race more."
"The press will coddle black people. It's unbelievable the extent the press will go to to try not to offend and try this inclusion."
"Do you understand that people have said that black people can't be racist because to be racist you need a power base in order to oppress people? You've got it, black people! You have the power base. You have the ability with that R-word to ####ing ruin people's lives. Not mine. Haha."

07-04-2014, 10:41 AM	#21
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	Again, reading more into these media reports now. Is this the guy? He seems to have quite the history. You said that you've been a loyal listener for 7 years. Is this an accurate reflection of his show? http://jezebel.com/opie-anthony-host...ism-1599685595 Last night, Anthony Cumia, host of SirusXM's The Opie & Show, went on an angry, bitter, violent, racist rant on Twitter for hours. At one point he literally said about African Americans: "They are not people." But anybody who is at all familiar with Cumia wasn't the least bit surprised by his vitriol. But this isn't anything out of the ordinary for Cumia. He regularly makes jokes at the expense of black people on his SiriusXM show and his personal podcast. It's been going on for years, but the kind of people who would typically be offended by the things Cumia says about race aren't willing to wade through hours of his radio show everyday. He's been in a unique position to speak so egregiously on racial issues without being particularly challenged or taken to task by the opposition or his parent company. Here's just a small taste of what he's said in recent years: "Does race matter to you at the doctors? It does to me. When I look for a doctor or a dentist, I look and I try to figure out the name and see if the name is somebody who might be my own race. I just trust my own race more." "The press will coddle black people. It's unbelievable the extent the press will go to to try not to offend and try this inclusion." "Do you understand that people have said that black people can't be racist because to be racist you need a power base in order to oppress people? You've got it, black people! You have the power base. You have the ability with that R-word to ####ing ruin people's lives. Not mine. Haha."