US Radio Hosts Abuse Indian Girl, Air Tape On Radio

January 12, 2005

MUMBAI (JANUARY 12, 2005): Yet another instance of backlash against

outsourcing to India has been reported. And this time its laced with

hate, sexism and racism.

American radio jockeys Star and Buc Wild — apparently big names in

their field — in an attempt to be 'funny' broadcast an abusive call

that was placed to an Indian call-centre worker.

The 'call' was aired in their morning show on Philadelphia's Power

99 FM radio.

In the tape that was played, the caller starts with placing an order

for mail order beads, questions the executive if the call has been

outsourced to India and then proceeds to abuse her.

Apparently, the wakeup crew at the radio station thought it was

hilarious, but it has provoked outrage amongst Indians back home and

those living in the US.

The audio file was removed from the Power 99 site, but can be

downloaded from at link

http://www.edrants.com/_mp3/Power99_Call_to_India.mp3

TRANSCRIPT OF THE CALL

Narrator: Wakeup with Star and Buc Wild in the mornings of Power 99

FM.

Star: I'm going to play this call from earlier before we get out of

here. This is the, uh, call that I made to - I thought it was a

company here locally. Not that I was surprised. (laughter)

Star: I saw this infomercial about, uh, what are these things called

again? Oh, the, uh...

Female Voice: Bead? Oh shoot.

Star: Anyway, let - let's just play the call. I was surprised when I

got somebody on the line in East India. These little beads that I

saw. Little white kids, uh, a little machine that puts them in their

hair.

Female Voice: Mm'hm.

Star: Play it. (tape begins)

Steena: This is Steena. How may I help you?

Star: Hi, Stain-a, you say?

Steena: Yes.

Star: (In fake Indian accent) Yeah, I called and I just got hung up

on. I'm calling from America about the quick beads for my

daughter's, uh, hair. Quick beads.

Steena: Okay. May I have your ZIP code please?

Star: 10274.

Steena: 10274?

Star: Yes. Get it right. Now are you in India? Because I just spoke

to someone in India who hung up on me.

Steena: Thank you. I am from India, yes.

Star: Okay. So my call is being outsourced to India.

Steena: That's right.

Star: In... in regards to my six year old, white American daughter

who wants to get the quick beads like Serena and Venus Williams.

Steena: Now. I'll definitely place an order for that. See...

Star: What's that?

Steena: ...in the ad, she called to place a quick bead of counier.

To ensure proper handling...

Star: Ma'am, I don't know what the hell you're saying. Hang on a

second. Let me try and get something straight here. The quick beads,

like Venus and Serena Williams, that to advertise to -- to the white

kids on television. This call has been outsourced to India?

Steena: That's right.

Star: Well, ma'am, what the eff would you know about an American

white girl's -- uh, uh -- hair? And quick beads.

Steena: Just to inform you, ma'am, we're a national chain services

company. And we're just taking calls on the opposite...

Star: Listen, bitch! Don't get slick with the mouth! Don't you get

slick with me, bitch!

Steena: Now if you continue to speak this language, I will

disconnect the call.

Star: Listen to me, you dirty rat eater. I'll come out there and

choke the eff out of you. (laughter) You're a filthy rat eater. I'm

calling about my American six year old white girl. How dare you

outsource my call? Get off the line, bitch! (laughter, end of tape)

Star: Pull it up. (laughter)

Star: Heard they listen well out there.

SOURCE: The Times of India. INDIATIMES NEWS NETWORK [WEDNESDAY,

JANUARY 12, 2005 11:37:31 AM ]

URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/988029.cms

January 12, 2005

This is absolutely disgusting, I agree. You mean they

actually allow the f word on the radio, now too? Or

was it censored? This comes across only as some stupid

racist frat stunt, and could only appeal to the same

sort of mentality in terms of entertainment value,

never mind the sheer mean-spiritedness and cowardice

of these type of calls. What do these people hope to

achieve through this? Better they should place the

calls to the (American)people who own the companies,

who outsourced in the first place! Why the hell

doesn't someone do a little research and find them

out, and harass THEM? But nooooo..it's less risky to

harass innocent, hardworking people of a different

ethnic background, with "outsourcing" as the excuse,

instead of hunting down the REAL culprits and giving

THEM a hard time!

Lilith M.

--- Devi Bhakta <devi_bhakta wrote:

>

> MUMBAI (JANUARY 12, 2005): Yet another instance of

> backlash against

> outsourcing to India has been reported. And this

> time its laced with

> hate, sexism and racism.

>

> American radio jockeys Star and Buc Wild —

> apparently big names in

> their field — in an attempt to be 'funny' broadcast

> an abusive call

> that was placed to an Indian call-centre worker.

>

> The 'call' was aired in their morning show on

> Philadelphia's Power

> 99 FM radio.

>

> In the tape that was played, the caller starts with

> placing an order

> for mail order beads, questions the executive if the

> call has been

> outsourced to India and then proceeds to abuse her.

>

> Apparently, the wakeup crew at the radio station

> thought it was

> hilarious, but it has provoked outrage amongst

> Indians back home and

> those living in the US.

>

> The audio file was removed from the Power 99 site,

> but can be

> downloaded from at link

>

http://www.edrants.com/_mp3/Power99_Call_to_India.mp3

>

> TRANSCRIPT OF THE CALL

>

> Narrator: Wakeup with Star and Buc Wild in the

> mornings of Power 99

> FM.

>

> Star: I'm going to play this call from earlier

> before we get out of

> here. This is the, uh, call that I made to - I

> thought it was a

> company here locally. Not that I was surprised.

> (laughter)

>

> Star: I saw this infomercial about, uh, what are

> these things called

> again? Oh, the, uh...

>

> Female Voice: Bead? Oh shoot.

>

> Star: Anyway, let - let's just play the call. I was

> surprised when I

> got somebody on the line in East India. These little

> beads that I

> saw. Little white kids, uh, a little machine that

> puts them in their

> hair.

>

> Female Voice: Mm'hm.

>

> Star: Play it. (tape begins)

>

> Steena: This is Steena. How may I help you?

>

> Star: Hi, Stain-a, you say?

>

> Steena: Yes.

>

> Star: (In fake Indian accent) Yeah, I called and I

> just got hung up

> on. I'm calling from America about the quick beads

> for my

> daughter's, uh, hair. Quick beads.

>

> Steena: Okay. May I have your ZIP code please?

>

> Star: 10274.

>

> Steena: 10274?

>

> Star: Yes. Get it right. Now are you in India?

> Because I just spoke

> to someone in India who hung up on me.

>

> Steena: Thank you. I am from India, yes.

>

> Star: Okay. So my call is being outsourced to India.

>

> Steena: That's right.

>

> Star: In... in regards to my six year old, white

> American daughter

> who wants to get the quick beads like Serena and

> Venus Williams.

>

> Steena: Now. I'll definitely place an order for

> that. See...

>

> Star: What's that?

>

> Steena: ...in the ad, she called to place a quick

> bead of counier.

> To ensure proper handling...

>

> Star: Ma'am, I don't know what the hell you're

> saying. Hang on a

> second. Let me try and get something straight here.

> The quick beads,

> like Venus and Serena Williams, that to advertise to

> -- to the white

> kids on television. This call has been outsourced to

> India?

>

> Steena: That's right.

>

> Star: Well, ma'am, what the eff would you know about

> an American

> white girl's -- uh, uh -- hair? And quick beads.

>

> Steena: Just to inform you, ma'am, we're a national

> chain services

> company. And we're just taking calls on the

> opposite...

>

> Star: Listen, bitch! Don't get slick with the mouth!

> Don't you get

> slick with me, bitch!

>

> Steena: Now if you continue to speak this language,

> I will

> disconnect the call.

>

> Star: Listen to me, you dirty rat eater. I'll come

> out there and

> choke the eff out of you. (laughter) You're a filthy

> rat eater. I'm

> calling about my American six year old white girl.

> How dare you

> outsource my call? Get off the line, bitch!

> (laughter, end of tape)

>

> Star: Pull it up. (laughter)

>

> Star: Heard they listen well out there.

>

> SOURCE: The Times of India. INDIATIMES NEWS NETWORK

> [WEDNESDAY,

> JANUARY 12, 2005 11:37:31 AM ]

> URL:

>

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/988029.cms

>

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January 13, 2005

Without a doubt the caller should be assasinated for using such abusive language

against the indian lady. Shame on the FM radio services to broadcast the same

and enjoy. They should be cancelled of their rights to broadcast anything and

should be fined heavily to pay as compensation to the poor lady. At the first

instance she has borne the merciless taunt of the american, and in the second

phase it has been broadcast on a FM channel. She has all the rights in the world

to sue the FM channel in an international court. If somebody is able to find out

who she is, plz inform her of this. This should teach a lesson to americans who

belittle indians.

Jai Amba

Lili Masamura <sephirah5 wrote:

This is absolutely disgusting, I agree. You mean they

actually allow the f word on the radio, now too? Or

was it censored? This comes across only as some stupid

racist frat stunt, and could only appeal to the same

sort of mentality in terms of entertainment value,

never mind the sheer mean-spiritedness and cowardice

of these type of calls. What do these people hope to

achieve through this? Better they should place the

calls to the (American)people who own the companies,

who outsourced in the first place! Why the hell

doesn't someone do a little research and find them

out, and harass THEM? But nooooo..it's less risky to

harass innocent, hardworking people of a different

ethnic background, with "outsourcing" as the excuse,

instead of hunting down the REAL culprits and giving

THEM a hard time!

Lilith M.

--- Devi Bhakta wrote:

>

> MUMBAI (JANUARY 12, 2005): Yet another instance of

> backlash against

> outsourcing to India has been reported. And this

> time its laced with

> hate, sexism and racism.

>

> American radio jockeys Star and Buc Wild —

> apparently big names in

> their field — in an attempt to be 'funny' broadcast

> an abusive call

> that was placed to an Indian call-centre worker.

>

> The 'call' was aired in their morning show on

> Philadelphia's Power

> 99 FM radio.

>

> In the tape that was played, the caller starts with

> placing an order

> for mail order beads, questions the executive if the

> call has been

> outsourced to India and then proceeds to abuse her.

>

> Apparently, the wakeup crew at the radio station

> thought it was

> hilarious, but it has provoked outrage amongst

> Indians back home and

> those living in the US.

>

> The audio file was removed from the Power 99 site,

> but can be

> downloaded from at link

>

http://www.edrants.com/_mp3/Power99_Call_to_India.mp3

>

> TRANSCRIPT OF THE CALL

>

> Narrator: Wakeup with Star and Buc Wild in the

> mornings of Power 99

> FM.

>

> Star: I'm going to play this call from earlier

> before we get out of

> here. This is the, uh, call that I made to - I

> thought it was a

> company here locally. Not that I was surprised.

> (laughter)

>

> Star: I saw this infomercial about, uh, what are

> these things called

> again? Oh, the, uh...

>

> Female Voice: Bead? Oh shoot.

>

> Star: Anyway, let - let's just play the call. I was

> surprised when I

> got somebody on the line in East India. These little

> beads that I

> saw. Little white kids, uh, a little machine that

> puts them in their

> hair.

>

> Female Voice: Mm'hm.

>

> Star: Play it. (tape begins)

>

> Steena: This is Steena. How may I help you?

>

> Star: Hi, Stain-a, you say?

>

> Steena: Yes.

>

> Star: (In fake Indian accent) Yeah, I called and I

> just got hung up

> on. I'm calling from America about the quick beads

> for my

> daughter's, uh, hair. Quick beads.

>

> Steena: Okay. May I have your ZIP code please?

>

> Star: 10274.

>

> Steena: 10274?

>

> Star: Yes. Get it right. Now are you in India?

> Because I just spoke

> to someone in India who hung up on me.

>

> Steena: Thank you. I am from India, yes.

>

> Star: Okay. So my call is being outsourced to India.

>

> Steena: That's right.

>

> Star: In... in regards to my six year old, white

> American daughter

> who wants to get the quick beads like Serena and

> Venus Williams.

>

> Steena: Now. I'll definitely place an order for

> that. See...

>

> Star: What's that?

>

> Steena: ...in the ad, she called to place a quick

> bead of counier.

> To ensure proper handling...

>

> Star: Ma'am, I don't know what the hell you're

> saying. Hang on a

> second. Let me try and get something straight here.

> The quick beads,

> like Venus and Serena Williams, that to advertise to

> -- to the white

> kids on television. This call has been outsourced to

> India?

>

> Steena: That's right.

>

> Star: Well, ma'am, what the eff would you know about

> an American

> white girl's -- uh, uh -- hair? And quick beads.

>

> Steena: Just to inform you, ma'am, we're a national

> chain services

> company. And we're just taking calls on the

> opposite...

>

> Star: Listen, bitch! Don't get slick with the mouth!

> Don't you get

> slick with me, bitch!

>

> Steena: Now if you continue to speak this language,

> I will

> disconnect the call.

>

> Star: Listen to me, you dirty rat eater. I'll come

> out there and

> choke the eff out of you. (laughter) You're a filthy

> rat eater. I'm

> calling about my American six year old white girl.

> How dare you

> outsource my call? Get off the line, bitch!

> (laughter, end of tape)

>

> Star: Pull it up. (laughter)

>

> Star: Heard they listen well out there.

>

> SOURCE: The Times of India. INDIATIMES NEWS NETWORK

> [WEDNESDAY,

> JANUARY 12, 2005 11:37:31 AM ]

> URL:

>

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/988029.cms

>

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January 13, 2005

I would have been immensely happy if the nudity which was exposed by Americans

on Iraq was the reverse with Iraqi people holding the dog and threatening nude

Americans. poor Iraqis. The whole world would appreciate and enjoy if it

happens. It would even be better if George Bush was made to stand like that.

Arrogant people. Sadist, Inhuman people. The idiot is criticising indians. In

what way is he better? Do they have a mix of religions as we do? Do they have

culture? Their culture is to have a wife everyday. This is their culture. Shame

on them to criticise Indians. Indians are people with high morale and shall

continue to be so as long these creatures dont interfere with Indians.

Rajarajeswari.

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