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vixenesque93Reposting from several sources.
On Wednesday, June 25, 2008, during a live broadcast of a wedding reception on the TODAY Show, Kathy Lee Gifford gratuitously referred to Pagans as "nasty, bad Pagans." Ms. Gifford's hate speech has done harm to American Pagans' ability to live in peace with our neighbors of other faiths. By allowing her hate speech to be broadcast, her direct employer the TODAY Show, and their network, NBC, participate in that hate speech.
This is a petition calling for, at the very least, an on-air apology. A TODAY Show program devoted to dispelling misconceptions about Pagans and Paganism would go a long ways toward undoing the damage.
Signers of this petition are also putting the sponsor of that TODAY Show segment, Samsung, on notice that we are conducting a BOYCOTT against them until such time as we receive justice.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/quotnasty-bad-pagansquot-protesting-hate-speech-on-nbc
Also-the studio phone number information, as posted on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
pagan: (212) 664-4249 -- it will give you a menu...press 1 and someone will pick up.
EDIT: Video from YouTube.
On Wednesday, June 25, 2008, during a live broadcast of a wedding reception on the TODAY Show, Kathy Lee Gifford gratuitously referred to Pagans as "nasty, bad Pagans." Ms. Gifford's hate speech has done harm to American Pagans' ability to live in peace with our neighbors of other faiths. By allowing her hate speech to be broadcast, her direct employer the TODAY Show, and their network, NBC, participate in that hate speech.
This is a petition calling for, at the very least, an on-air apology. A TODAY Show program devoted to dispelling misconceptions about Pagans and Paganism would go a long ways toward undoing the damage.
Signers of this petition are also putting the sponsor of that TODAY Show segment, Samsung, on notice that we are conducting a BOYCOTT against them until such time as we receive justice.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/quotnasty-bad-pagansquot-protesting-hate-speech-on-nbc
Also-the studio phone number information, as posted on
pagan: (212) 664-4249 -- it will give you a menu...press 1 and someone will pick up.EDIT: Video from YouTube.
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Date: 2008-06-27 06:02 pm (UTC)I'm trying to find a YouTube clip of the segment-if someone else is able to that would be awesome.
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Date: 2008-06-27 06:05 pm (UTC)"This petition is a response to a comment made by Kathy Lee Gifford on the TODAY show, on June 25 at around 11:30 AM. She was discussing wedding rings and why they are worn on the left hand, asking a gentleman to pick from several options; A,B,C etc. which reason was the "real" reason. One of the reasons had to do with Pagan beliefs. Out of her mouth came the words "Pagans, those nasty bad Pagans"."