HOW DO YOU PROPERLY RECOGNIZE a woman like Isabel Garcia? A woman who works tirelessly as a public defender and activist for those without voice, a woman whose efforts have helped make Coalición de Derechos Humanos an effective reality, a woman who is so effective in what she does that the Mexican government has awarded her the 2006 Premio Naciónal de Derechos Humanos—never before given to a US Citizen? How do you celebrate such a bright light?
HOW DO YOU PROPERLY RECOGNIZE a woman like Isabel Garcia? A woman who works tirelessly as a public defender and activist for those without voice, a woman whose efforts have helped make Coalición de Derechos Humanos an effective reality, a woman who is so effective in what she does that the Mexican government has awarded her the 2006 Premio Naciónal de Derechos Humanos, never before given to a US Citizen? How do you celebrate such a bright light?
You create an effigy of her and act out a rape fantasy, right? No???
Well. You do if you are a sleaze called “Jon Justice” of Arizona’s 104.1 FM, a station perversely named “the Truth.”
Before I show you this pendejo’s sick fantasy (a video his station yanked off of YouTube, but dontchaknowboutthanet, Jonny boy? You can’t squash this), let me tell you what exactly got this hate radio geek all fired up. I begin with a blogmigo, Manuél of Latino Politico, who has been on this from the jump. He begins showing us just what kind of person Isabel is by talking about her reaction to receiving the honor mentioned above:
Rather than accept the award, however, she took the opportunity to call a press conference and demand that the affluent and elite south of border do more to promote economic justice among the working classes. It was a perfect example of Isabel’s work to keep the focus on the underlying roots of human migration and exploitation, rather than on herself.
Isabel is one of the major driving forces behind the Coalición de Derechos Humanos, headquartered in Tucson, and that’s just when she’s wearing her organizer hat. She also serves as one of Pima County’s leading Legal Defenders, which has Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s pink underwear in a snit since apparently the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America does not apply to those who serve in government.
You see, Sheriff Joe came to town recently to sign copies of his new book that blames all the ills of society on “illegals”. Well, that type of thing isn’t received the same way in Tucson as it is north of the Gila, so a protest was organized in conjunction with Sheriff Joe’s appearance. A piñata created in Arpaio’s likeness, wearing his trademark pink boxers, was…well, it was a piñata, so you can imagine.
And culturally, it makes sense that Isabel would use a piñata to do this. And it also makes sense when you have less power to attack the more powerful—not to mention when you are fighting for those who have even less power than yourself!
But white, male, gainfully employed and well-known (locally) Jon “Justice” doesn’t seem to get this. To him, clearly, Isabel is so threatening and effective in what she does and stands for that he figured he would resort to his own display of power.
Oh, wait. Let me interrupt for one second. Here are Jon Justice’s words on how HE would interpret the use of a piñata-in-effigy:
i dont know about you, but when i see children beating up on the likeness of a human being, and then another person like isabel garcia … picking up the head of that likeness of a person … and then parading that around i would take that as a threat of physical violence …
Okay. With that in mind, carry on:
Jon Justice has taken the video off line but the damage is unleashed.
From Manuél:
Members of the Coalición de Derechos Humanos released the following statement:
Since last Friday, our office has received numerous hate calls, and Jon Justice has posted a YouTube video of himself with a piñata with Isabel’s likeness, caressing it and making comments about “wanting to take it home with me,” among a few other comments about “chorizo” and “viva la raza.” …
We ask you, as community allies, to step up with us in defending Isabel Garcia, demand accountability from 104.1FM and KGUN 9, and that hate speech not be given a platform in our communities.
Here is the actual video.
And here is the episode the fool makes next, thinking he is somehow “explaining” himself.
Now, I’m not here to just share anger. This is an assault not just on those who would stand for human rights and for the voiceless, this is an assault on women, on powerful women, on public defenders, and on the first amendment right, which Isabel exercised and which set off this vengeful, sick retribution by a grinning, sweaty, leering radio personality too used to privilege and the unchecked power to spread mental dis ease and instigate harm.
I want your help. I am asking for your help. Allies, feminists, males, white, brown, black, golden, all of us. We need to strike hard at this type of scourge.
As I recently wrote, there is no business encouraging hate of other cultures and Español,
Ooooooh Viva la Raza….feels SOoosoosoosoo gooood …’oh Jon! You make me feel as warm as the inside of a chimichanga!’
Playacting rape and dancing with misogyny,
Ooooooh Viva la Raza….feels SOoosoosoosoo gooood
Can I take her home with me? I’m going to take her home with me! MmMmMM…[voice from camera: Okay, you're freaking me out Jon]
Encouraging cultural genocide and mocking deaths on the border (which are at about 114 for this year?)
Oh, she’s pretty light, actually! You see when you do all that work on the border in the hot sun, you lose weight!
But in the dominant culture’s paradigm these actions go right under the radar. This act, which would seem instantly horrific and unconscionable to the masses if done, for example, by a black/brown man snuggling up rapefully to an effigy of Hillary Clinton (and it would still be vile of course) will not meet with one tenth of the fury so many online bring to bear when Obama drops even a subtly-sexist phrase like “she gets like this periodically.”
That’s a PHRASE people. And I agree, it was too clever by half. But given that, can Isabel please have some of your fury? This is not a phrase or a surrogate calling her a “monster.” This is a broadcasted rape-by-proxy in response to effective advocacy and activism. And against una mujer who does real work in the service of the People. I know she doesn’t make widely-televised speeches about glass ceilings. But she is out there on the front lines fighting for women and children and men and families every day with much less visibility, and much less than “almost 18 million voters” on her side.
So let’s join her.
SickJon’s video indulgence of his misogynist urges is more than just noise, because this kind of noise ends in real harm, as I wrote about not long ago.
The Eugene Register Guard brings up how hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric that would have once been relegated to the bowels of our nation’s populace such as in White Supremacist groups like the KKK and groups to which David Tuck have endorsed—have been brought to the mainstream by talk radio hosts (like Rush Limbaugh),
and now we add “Jon Justice”—
Thoughtful people can disagree about, and respectfully debate, immigration policy: What’s the best way to secure this country’s borders? How many foreigners should be admitted and for what purpose? What should be done with the 13 million illegal immigrants already in this country?
But extreme sentiments, once the exclusive province of white supremacists, have begun to seep into the mainstream. They’ve become the common verbal currency of nativist immigration-reform activists, talk radio hosts, cable TV commentators and even elected officials who smear immigrants as criminal aliens, invaders, terrorists and cockroaches - human detritus whose dangerous, lawless presence must be swept from this country.
Of course these attacks against Isabel have also been launched, and long follow all of Isabel’s efforts to champion the weak and exploited.
Back to my MTV post:
So we need to find a way to discuss issues like immigration with some sanity and humanity if we care about those same things that our very law is purported to safeguard. Such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. For all humans, not just those with stamped papers or pale skin or a lover of the opposite sex.
Because it is clear that being reckless and violent in our speech is tied to being violent in action, and just like violence
against women, dehumanizing frames are used to justify and pave the way toward actual physical harm.
The crowd filming and watching the ironically named Justice laugh and giggle as their funnyman plays out sick fantasies of dominance and control on Isabel’s image. One man states “you are totally creeping me out right now.” Justice replies “we’re not hate radio we’re love radio, we love, we do nothing but love” in a voice meant to imply eroticism. Justice finally wakes up out of his fantasy and says “I’m creeped out to.” Do you think that would be it? No, next he’s reminded to put the sombrero hanging up behind him on the doll’s head.
What’s ironic in the video is the fact that he says he was doing a radio show at the recruiters office “supporting our military” when he received the doll. This recruitment center more than likely takes in many Hispanic youth from Arizona for deployment to Iraq. There are many documented and undocumented Latinos in our military so I suppose his way of supporting them is taking a well known and respected Latina activist and fondling her.
As he carries her he states “she’s actually kind of light. Chorizo’s not that fattening.” “Chorizo” of course is sausage which I imagine was a phallic gesture. This gains many laughs from his followers. He continues “Plus all that work they do their out on the border. You lose a lot of weight out in the sun.”
[...]
Moving into the second video it seems as though Jon has become so smitten with his new doll that he actually believes it to be real. For those that have seen “Lars And The Real Girl” it’s moving into that territory. We understand by now that Justice does not like Isabel and has no problem making sure everyone is well aware she is a Latina.
In the second video he addresses questions people have had about the first video. Rather than being apologetic for his belittling another human being through dominance and racism he continues.
Someone asks if the show created her to which Justice has Isabel respond “I was created from the dust of the migrant trail.” While over 100 people have tragically died trying to cross into the United States Justice, born into American privilege, jokes about the work Isabel does to help these people.
Next he responds to the fact he was fondling her in the previous video. To this he has Isabel say “No, you did not fondle me at all. As a matter of fact when you held me it felt so warm, so nice. Having you hold me in your arms made me feel warm like the inside of a freshly cooked chimichanga and I thank you for that. I would really love to go home with you because I’m bored here. I’m bored. (yelling)” (I think he says bored - it’s hard to tell.)
Then he brings up someone stating the chorizo comment was racist to which he has Isabella reply - “Not at all. I love chorizo, I love nachos. I love jalapeños, burritos, enchiladas, all kinds of Mexican food and - ” (I can’t make out the last comment.)
The last question was in regard to his using a Spanish, or “Mexican” accent, as Jon says. He asks her “is that offense?” He has her reply “What? My name is Isabel Garcia - I am sort of a recreation of a member of the group called Coalición Derechos Humanos which last time I checked was a Latino, Mexican organization. So no, no offense at all. Viva la raza. Viva Jon Justice. Viva _” (can’t make this last comment out.)
Regardless how you feel about the immigration issue this type of racist belittling of a woman fighting for justice should not be tolerated. Justice should be ashamed of himself. There is a proper way to express your disagreement with others and playing out rape, dominance and mind control fantasies on your opponents image is callous and disturbing. When Justice fondles Isabel he is essentially foundling all Latinas. When he mocks here ethnicity he is mocking the ethnicity of all Latinos and Latinas. This insanity must stop.
Speaking of money, here is the list of advertisers for 104.1 The Truth. There is a massive letter-writing and phone call campaign underway to call these businesses to withdraw their support to these racist and xenophobic messages being broadcast on the airwaves of Baja Arizona:So far, the following previously listed sponsors have informed us of their intention to immediately withdraw their support of 104.1 FM:
• Main Gate Square
• Patio Pools & Spa
• The Auto Body Shop
• Advanced Recon
• Aung Foot Health Clinics
• Sol CarsInterestingly, many of them were not even aware that their “package” deal with Journal Broadcasting Group meant advertising on 104.1 FM, and most were not aware of what they were supporting, and would not choose to support intolerance.
In addition, the following companies have expressed concern about this issue, and have assured us that they will be looking into the matter immediately:
• El Parador
• Allstate Insurance
• State Farm Insurance
• The Wildcat House
• Maloney’s Tavern
• Progressive Plumbing
• Axiom Drafting and Design
• Integrity Automotive
This is where you and I come in. We can
Though none of it is for me, I thank you for taking any action, even if it is posting on this. And Jon, I know you showed up at Manuél’s post thinking your little trackback could hope to retort his righteous text. I just want you to know that Manuél’s part of my posse. And we roll deep. We don’t do piñata, tampoco.
UPDATE: It seems that Mister “Justice” has been fired from a previous job for his bizarre displays of gleeful domination. Turns out his last class act was simulating drowning a weighted-down dog.
UPDATE: Also from our posse we have Stick A Restraining Order On This Sick Pendejo’s Sorry Ass And Kick It Out The Door over at zuky.
UPDATE: Posse rolls on with molotov missives from Professor Black Woman and VivirLatino.
UPDATE: And on and on with Bfp and The Mahatma X Files.
UPDATE: And Ilyka and Lisa and Trin.
UPDATE: XP and you knew M would have her say.
UPDATE: Aw, now you went and made belledame pick up her axe.
UPDATE: And you’ve gone and roused The Smackdog.
UPDATE: from Manuél with a posse roll call.
UPDATE: As only Blackamazon can do it.
UPDATE: Amiga Carmen revs up her engines. And an eagle’s cry sounds over tejaztlan sands.
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Excellent work, Nezua. You’re right to make the statements you’ve made.
watching it i just felt like i was witnessing something terrible. it was sickening. i’m betting that fotograph of her face glued to the head of the dummy helped a lot. plus this whole feel of doing it as a response to power demonstrated by a woman, and then turning his version of the piñata into some pseudo-sex doll….ugh. watching him nuzzle into her with pseudo-lust and affection when you know he hates her. thats the key. thats what flipped my belly. there is cultural denigration, appropriation, rape-by-proxy and on camera while giggling, mocking of cultural struggle and history…like you said, it was Every Latina up there and i felt he was virtually leering over all of them, helpless with a hat stuffed on their head and a rolling camera. and no fear of consequence.
i have to update my post with your link.
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Congratulations to Ms. Garcia and I hope she has continued success in her noble efforts. I’ve lived in Tucson(years ago) and noticed its not without its share of morons like Jon Justice. Boycotting sponsors,IMHO, will serve to chastise him and his employer and a restraining order is an excellent idea also. A multiple point defence against such folks is always a good idea and gives many options.
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I’m glad I could provide something to highlight this terrible act. I cannot say enough how mindless so many of ‘these’ people are that make money off belittling others - generally minorities. They are part of a general sickness that is becoming more acceptable and mainstream as the line between ‘legality’ and basic racist hostility is erased.
– In the part where I mentioned those that died I had meant to say since last October rather than imply so few have died in total.
Only in a twisted mind would somebody think that beating an effigy to smithereens is appropriate and non violent but hugging an effigy and saying can I take it home is a “rape fantasy” and violent. I think you have it backwards as usual. That peyote your ingesting is way to strong. I see a defamation lawsuit in your future.
Illegal aliens need to get in line like everyone else.
and i can tell you have a deep understanding of how normal it is to “hug an effigy” of someone you detest and want to see stopped. hmmmmm? how totalllly unremarkable it is to “want to take home” a breasted up life-size doll of someone you regularly demonize, oh yes!! smell the sick domination urge in tommy-O….
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Oh, but the stench of bullshit is strong with this fool.
I guess that the culture of Hannity, Limbaugh, Boortz, and Tancredo really does start ‘em young, doesn’t it???
Any decent human being named Justice, or who actually understands what the word MEANS, should sue what’s left of his carc-ASS after you hopefully kick it into a greasy pulp.
Oh, and memo to “Tom”: speaking as a Black man who’s seen more than his share of protests involving burning effigies, I have to ask you: What’s your freakin’ issue?? Last time I heard, beating pinatas to smitterens was kind of the point of having them, and I didn’t see Mighty Sheriff Joe complaining too hard about it. Satiring about an oppressive law official who scapegoats innocent people for crimes they don’t commit is one thing: dressing a pinata with the face of an old woman and riffing about “taking her home” is another thing entirely. Many men of color have gotten lynched on far less suggesstive “fantasies”.
Righteous and absolutely RIGHT ON, Nez.
Anthony
Oh…and just posted my penny’s worth on the matter:
Anthony
And thanks for your comments.
sick
just fucking sick
his actions must and will carry consequences
send him a love note:
Nothing less than an attack of an impotent man on a powerful, effective woman. It’s as old as the ages, and more galling than ever in this day and age. This should not be taken lightly, and I’m glad (but not surprised) that you recognized it for what it is and brought it to light.
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Here is Mr. Justice’s response to my email:
Not that it matters, but tell me at one point did I ever Rape anything?
You wanted to be offended by jokes and satire that is your right, but to
claim rape of a piece of cardboard and paper is completely unjustified.
I gave it a hug, nothing else.
Obviously, he like many other men believe that rape requires penetration.
No this just ain’t right. I saw this at All about Race and we have previously collaborated on the In Solidarity: Global Day for Darfur a while back.
This is post is so well put together, and I really can dig not just settling for spreading the information but motivating folks to act.
Okay, when he fondled her imaginary, now he didn’t throw the effigy on the floor and hump it, but it’s the intent of his actions, and his tone in the so called apology that needs to be strongly put in check. People laugh at “jokes” because they feel a truth lies within, humorous, tongue in check but a truth somewhere.
What truth is this so to be fired ignoramous spreading? Whose listening at home or in the car acknowledging that truth?
It’s good to catch up with you again.
In light and love
Danielle Vyas
Anyway, Jon isn’t even smart enough to have the conversation, so don’t waste your time. But props for bringing it the fool directly.
Can Jon Justice have some of my fury? YOU DAMN SKIPPY!!!!!!
Just in case you missed these (and I’m sure you have not), Stephen Lemons of the Phoenix New Times is doing an excellent job covering what this “man” has done:
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2008/07/tucson_radio_wing_nut_jon_justice.php
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2008/07/justice_on_the_run_onair_dork.php
I need to correct my above comment.
‘Obviously, he like many other men believe that rape requires penetration.’
‘Many men’ was the wrong chioce of words.
‘Some men’ is what I should have said
That makes a world of difference.
nez, I know it’s a waste of time to email these idiots, but it sure is a hell of a lot of fun, especially if they respond with a total freak-out
oh no! you are right…my statement as is implies that. no, i think it was very cool that you wrote him! i guess i meant any further time. or i was just making that ‘talktalk’ sound again. its a very hard habit to break.
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Now the pathetic pendejo is trying to get Garcia disbarred:
http://fetchmemyaxe.blogspot.com/2008/08/oh-cute-now-jon-justice-is-trying-to.html
hi, andar here, i just read your post. i like very much. agree to you, sir.
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So basically you guys and gals are nothing more than disloyal idiots. Jon is not the issue and if you think he is then your as hair-brained as they come. THE issue is ILLEGAL immigration. If YOU cannot be LOYAL to the UNITED STATES (NOT MEXICO) then YOU need to get south of the border and do whatever you do down there.
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