Kyle Sandilands is implausibly horrible

[sqbr]

Dear god. If Kyle and Jackie O were villains in a children's film I'd think they were over the top.

Not only did they harass a 14 year old rape victim on air.
Not only did they reunite long lost sisters relatives only to make them beg not to be sent home without seeing each other.

They ran a charity drive for a sick child, then refused to hand over any money.

(via Hoyden about Town, with links to their previous nastiness)

Comments

[softestbullet]

Wait, what was that second thing?

[lauredhel]

Long lost sisters who were refugees of the Pol Pot regime. And they changed one of their names from Saveth to Sally because her real name was too complicated for their readers.

Media Watch link

[softestbullet]

Oh, god.

Thanks. I don't know how I missed that.

[ex_gretel640]

I thought they were cousins?

[sqbr]

*checks*

Actually, it was an aunt and niece. And this is why I should never work in journalism :)

[polyserena]

Also his surname is Sandilands or something like that, not Sanderson orz. I can totally understand not caring enough about him to get his name right but yes.

[sqbr]

Good point, thanks.

[ex_gretel640]

Haha, I didn't think it was direct relatives. And yes I shouldn't be a journalist either (not just because I swear too much).

Especially when trying to cram a few weeks of study into one day. :P

[bunny_m]

Sickening. I am revolted that I have to share a species with these two, let alone a nationality.

I'd love to call them inhuman and add some rather more comfortable distance, but sadly this pattern of disgusting behavior is all too human.

And yet again, the station's higher ups are failing to do anything other than defend them. Shameful.

[pennydreadful]

I'm beginning to think that they're going for the Bill O'Rielly factor.

As in, aiming to catch both more of the talkback radio audience who'll listen if their more anti-social values are affirmed, and a broader audience who get that it's gross, but will listen anyway for the "OMG they actually said that!" spectacle[with Kyle anyway].

*makes sad face at the decline of Oz media*

[sqbr]

Maybe, what a cheering thought :/

[ex_pippin880]

A friend was saying he read a second article that said he didn't hand the money over straight away because the mother was demanding it and the father was saying not to give it to her and Douchilands was waiting to see what was going on...? idk I haven't seen or hunted out this article so I don't know how valid it may be.

[sqbr]

Huh. Well, as nasty as he is I'm sure SOME of actions he takes aren't evil :)

[elaran]

oh my Gods I don't have words for much of a fuckwit they both are