DJ Cipha Sounds Suspended From Hot 97
by Karen
After comments directed toward the Haitian community and the HIV epidemic, Hot 97 has decided to suspend popular on-air personality DJ Cipha Sounds effective immediately. Second, Cipha will immediately undertake sensitivity training focused on the Haitian community and specifically, the challenges the Haitian community (specifically women) has faced in terms of the HIV epidemic.
[audio:https://karencivil.com/home/karencivil/karencivil.com/2010/12/shade45-reekjoell-freestyle-2.mp3|titles=Charlmagne Talks Cipha Sounds]Charlamagne Tha God from power105’s BreakfastClub Morning Show decided to address the controversy. He even drove home some worthwhile points. Never should HIV jokes be made, especially when considering the fact the well over 200,000 Haitians lost their lives because of that devastating earthquake.
Charlamagne also addressed Peter Rosenberg, his “bitchassness” comment on Twitter and the apparent overall lack of compassion he showed after Haitians protested in front of Hot 97.
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fuck cipha sounds he’s an idiot and a junkie. He should be fired instead of getting suspended. HOT97 supports this guy after saying this.
hooray!!! once again another insensitive bastard puts his foot in his mouth because of his radio personality overinflated ego. kudos to hot97 for taking immediate action but come on, sensitivity training and hiv increased awareness. nice try. you failed to mention if he was suspended with or without pay and for how long.
another case of putting a bandaid on a wound to big.
hot 97, we look forward to hearing from you in the month’s to come on the progress and commitment not only to the haitian community but to all communities. will you keep your word or will this be another radio public relations damage control situation?
he is very ignorant and should be fired. Im tired of the black and hispanic community putting each other down if he knew his history we all derive from africa and he is putting his fellow sisters down it was not funny and he should pay the consequences
meh, they do racial jokes all the time, but when its against Haitians now people want to get offended.
And don’t act like Black people or people from the west indies haven’t said worse.
People on the radio always have a racist comment about my nationality (white) why don’t people make a protest about that?
How come when they made comments about the Tsunami in 2004, nobody got suspended? Does it make if right because their Haitian?
Yo morningclub breakfast don’t care dey just taking advantage of the incident cipha sound nd peter roosenberg are way better funnnier den ya….. every ny radio show make fun off every racist so fuck ya morningclub breakfast
What bout the mexican community every body make funn of themmm name calling ass “wet bag” morningclub make a statement on that ya courney ass trying do evrything to get lisenrs
Morningclub breakfast dnt carry there takin cipha sound incident on dere favorya soo courney cipha sound nd roosenberg are funnier creaitve nd bettter den any morning show in ny
Soooo, because racist “jokes” are made quite often, it makes it okay?
I’m sorry, what???????
Cypha always rep haitians but he should be fired. Don Imus was crucified for his nappy headed hoe comment. The HIV stigma was proven false and the simpletons that listen to his show will believe everything this intelligent man says.