Reply #9: UPDATE: Demand WBZ Reporter David Robichaud make An On Air Statement

[Ian David]

Demand WBZ Reporter David Robichaud make An On Air Statement

Last week during two morning news casts on WBZ TV news reporter David Robichaud was discussing whether or not the Boston Bruins should retaliate for a cheap shot by another team that left one of their players unconscious. Robichaud asked if the Bruins would be “Sissies” if they choose not to retaliate.

The definition of the word Sissy is;

1. A boy or man regarded as effeminate.
2. A person regarded as timid or cowardly.
3. An offensive derogatory term for a boy or man who is considered not to exhibit stereotypical masculine behavior, especially by other boys or men.

In the state of Massachusetts our government was debating an anti bullying bill. There has been an increase in kid on kid violence nation wide. Many Gay men have grown up with the term "Sissy" hurled at them before being bashed. David Robichaud and WBZ news have the privilege of entering our homes every morning. His use of the word "Sissy" to describe grown men on the airwaves, while adults and children watched the program in our homes is a violation of the public trust.

In light of this, we see it as an irresponsible use of the word by this reporter. During a Direct Action last weekend where the LGBTQ community left comments asking for an apology, Robichaud criticized a Gay man for using the word "Queer". He continued to receive comments, emails and phone calls by members of the LGBTQ community across the nation and beyond. Finally on Monday morning Robichaud left a statement in a note addressed to his Facebook friends acknowledging his poor choice of words and that they were offensive.

As he used the word on the air and in doing so came into our homes, we are demanding that he read his Facebook statement on the air during the morning news cast. He failed to do so this morning. Please follow the links below to contact David Robichaud and WBZ to add your voice in demanding an on air reading of this statement by using all of the contact links below.

David Robichaud on Twitter http://twitter.com/robiwbz

on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/note.php?note_id=376198020274&comments

General Contact WBZ News at http://wbztv.com/contact

WBZ Phone number - 617-787-7000

WBZ FaceBook Page - http://www.facebook.com/robi#!/wbztv

WBZ on Twitter - http://twitter.com/wbz

He has now restricted his main page so we can only leave comments to his questions. We should do this as well.

Michael for
Queer Rising Boston

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