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Ohio radio host mocks Caitlyn Jenner with ‘abhorrent’ billboard
A radio host in Toledo, Ohio has come under fire for a billboard that mocks Caitlyn Jenner.
Denny Schaffer recreated Jenner’s iconic Vanity Fair shoot for the ad, which went up last week.
‘TRANSITION to Star 105… and don’t call me Caitlyn,’ it reads.
Schaffer, who has said he would never DJ a at gay wedding, said it was just a ‘parody of a magazine cover’ and described Jenner as a ‘hero.’
But LGBTI organization Equality Toledo isn’t laughing at the ‘abhorrent’ sign.
‘The offensive Star 105 billboard makes a mockery of the transition process many transgender people experience. This is unacceptable,’ the group said in a statement.
‘We at Equality Toledo believe in respecting transgender people and celebrating their lives, the caricaturing of Caitlyn Jenner by Star 105 host Denny Schaffer is hardly that. In fact, his ad continues to perpetuate the stereotype that transgender people are comedic showcase and do not have real identities.’
The billboard was after taken down on Wednesday (5 August) after listeners complained to Star’s parent network, Cumulus Broadcasting network.
Schaffer apologized for any offense caused, but a Change.org petition has already been launched calling for the veteran radio host to be fired.
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Darren Wee
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