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Archae

(46,340 posts) Fri Jul 4, 2014, 11:38 AM Jul 2014

Anthony, from the "Opie and Anthony" radio show has been canned...

After he went on a racist twitter rant.

'Opie & Anthony' Host Fired After Racial Twitter Screed

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/07/opie-anthony-host-fired-after-racial

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Anthony, from the "Opie and Anthony" radio show has been canned... (Original Post) Archae Jul 2014 OP

Yet Sykes and Belling are still polluting the airwaves. Scuba Jul 2014 #1

Tell me about it... Archae Jul 2014 #2

Both should have been fired for being perpetually unfunny Orrex Jul 2014 #3

I'm surprised they were still on. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2014 #4

Don't they get fired like every other month? Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2014 #5

Glad to hear it shenmue Jul 2014 #6

I thought they were funny when I was 13 and they were on WAAF. delta17 Jul 2014 #7

He is using twitter to propigate more nonsense about the black community. Dawson Leery Jul 2014 #8

never the same without patrice Islandurp Jul 2014 #9

Good. It's long overdue. One question though: Why is the misogyny given a pass? redqueen Jul 2014 #10

Those two are both pretty pathetic sharp_stick Jul 2014 #11

"Shock" jocks suck Personal Damon Jul 2014 #12

These clowns have a HISTORY of being obscene and vile. alp227 Jul 2014 #13

May they all fall. that old bastard on the UK version of Top Gear has been roguevalley Jul 2014 #14

Again? Iggo Jul 2014 #15

good Liberal_in_LA Jul 2014 #16

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. Yet Sykes and Belling are still polluting the airwaves.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 11:42 AM

Jul 2014

Archae

(46,340 posts)

2. Tell me about it...

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 11:47 AM

Jul 2014

I did enjoy the time the whole vegetable stand was thrown at Belling though.

Orrex

(63,219 posts)

3. Both should have been fired for being perpetually unfunny

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 12:08 PM

Jul 2014

I checked out their show numerous times over the years, and every single time it sounded like a roomful of drunk assholes after the night's college town bar tour.

It amazes me that they were paid for this idiocy. And racist? Color me shocked!

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,135 posts)

4. I'm surprised they were still on.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 12:10 PM

Jul 2014

I thought they were podcast only.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,335 posts)

5. Don't they get fired like every other month?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 12:11 PM

Jul 2014

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

6. Glad to hear it

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 12:11 PM

Jul 2014

Although they did have one good show with Mario Cantone years ago, almost everything else they ever did was crap.

delta17

(283 posts)

7. I thought they were funny when I was 13 and they were on WAAF.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 12:16 PM

Jul 2014

Luckily, I got older and wised up. I guess they didn't.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

8. He is using twitter to propigate more nonsense about the black community.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 12:16 PM

Jul 2014

Islandurp

(188 posts)

9. never the same without patrice

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 12:25 PM

Jul 2014

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

10. Good. It's long overdue. One question though: Why is the misogyny given a pass?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 12:28 PM

Jul 2014

Sad that he has so many fans who agree with and support him.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

11. Those two are both pretty pathetic

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 12:52 PM

Jul 2014

now if they could shitcan Bubba The Love Sponge I'd be happy. That unfunny shitbag is terrible.

Personal Damon

(64 posts)

12. "Shock" jocks suck

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 12:55 PM

Jul 2014

K&R&Hooray!

alp227

(32,046 posts)

13. These clowns have a HISTORY of being obscene and vile.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 01:36 PM

Jul 2014

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opie_and_Anthony#Controversies

Why did SiriusXM hire them in the first place then let Anthony go because his twitter rant "doesn't reflect SiriusXM values?" Talk about cognitive dissonance.