By John Aravosis
Wired Strategies
In a move sure to inflame the ever-growing "Dr. Laura" controversy,
Mrs. Ernestine Bradley, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate
Bill Bradley, said today that number-one radio talk show host Dr.
Laura Schlessinger's anti-gay speech amounts to a "kind of hatred
mongering". Mrs. Bradley made these comments during a 15-minute
interview on the GAYBC Radio Network (www.gaybc.com). |
Presidential candidate Bill Bradley's wife, Ernestine (top), blasted Dr. Laura for radio pundit's attacks on gays |
Mrs. Bradley's criticism follows a flurry of negative publicity
surrounding Paramount's recent decision to launch the Dr. Laura
Show on TV this fall.
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The gay community has accused Paramount of an anti-gay double-standard,
arguing that anyone who called African-Americans or Jews "biological errors"
and "deviant"--words Dr. Laura has used to describe gays--would never be given
their own TV show. Mrs. Bradley gave the impression that she agreed.
She was asked by a caller about Paramount's double standard as it
applied to gays and the Dr. Laura TV show. The caller commented:
"the concern the community has is are we giving voice to someone
who if had they made comments about blacks or Jews would have
never gotten on TV, but since it's gay people for some reason people
are more accepting of prejudice against gays." Mrs. Bradley
responded: "You are so right."
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Mrs. Bradley was then asked: "Do you have any feelings yourself on
this whole Dr. Laura issue, and whether... hatred against gays that
goes on television is something that perhaps we shouldn't allow?"
Mrs. Bradley answered that "of course we should not allow that", that
she was "totally incensed and totally outraged," and that she felt the
need to "speak out against this kind of hatred mongering."
To listen to the entire interview, including additional comments Mrs.
Bradley makes about Dr. Laura, visit the following RealAudio links
via GAYBC: G2: www.gaybc.com/rafiles/culture/spec000221.ram
PreG2: www.gaybc.com/rafiles/culture/spec16000221.ram
The question for Mrs. Bradley begins at 10 minutes and 20 seconds
into the 15 minute interview.
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