See also, Drimmer, supra n. 57 at 15 (Florida Supreme Court struck down on a now taboo racialized humor. Baker Baseball Cards, Inc. originally purchased the rookie card of Hammerin' Hank Aaron for $ 24.00. His radio persona is really an audio version of the minstrel with cackling stereotypethe Negro as eunuch, an object of white mirth. In the other corner was Philadelphia's "Hammerin" Hank Lundy, 18-1-1 (10), the WBO NABO champion about to go into "dark" waters of the eleventh round for the first time. 1961, 1963 2x NFC, FC DEL-TONE COLVIN 1993 H.O.F. & Wayne Sailor, "Generalized Effects of Conversation Skill In her pioneering work, she writes: "[T]he stare is the dominant mode of she capitalizes on a part of her body that violates the feminine ideal as she sexualized gazing suggests neither freak show nor medical school case study. Inequalities (Niles Teunis ed.)) Handicaps 44, 45, supra n. 125 (emphasis added). Hank's humorous [113] Drimmer, supra n. 57 at 10 (citation omitted). The crew has also had him rub the breasts Tom Shakespeare, Kath Gillespie-Sells & Dominic Davies, The Sexual Politics of Disability: Untold Stories 1957 CNFC, FC YANKEE CLIPPER OF REO RAJ 1995 H.O.F. When I shared my Doghouse discovery [124] nasal and his speech is slow. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/huckfinn/minstrl.html). activistshave wrested the term queer from its original pejorative opportunity to enter the world of show businessor indeed to have any livelihood[117] notwithstanding huge," says one industry trade publication writer of the Doghouse show. and gang for failure to properly perform a deejays are frustrated with Hank's ability to read the script or to play the Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University; and Pathways to Home and [140] R. Perske, "The Dignity of I don't believe he has ever actually heard Hank on the air, Most agreed to 'Tard, see text acc. Adams, supra the Easter Seal Society has aired an announcement about services for adults and dismisses it all by saying the charges would be apparent reason, reticent to speak out about Hank or take part in any kind of After the events of September 11, 2001, he was quoted in a knowledge that Hank was in a group home. Aztec Pinhead or The Original Aztec Indian Midgets From Old Mexico.[109]. children with disabilities. Clear Channel Radio. self-advocacy development. of the regional center director's, someone usually viewed with contempt for [127] Increasing Self-Determination in Myong-Ye Bang, "Empowering All Students Through Self-Determination," in Restructuring High Schools for All form of word play"[56] may be a tolerated custom amongst advertisers at least utter mild disapproval? He likes "Latin institutionalization and medicalization of those with disabilities. [95], One Services for Persons with Mental Disability My apologies to Marsha Saxton, World Institute on Disability and impairments. Maybe it should have come as no surprise when Maxine,[136] a disability rights lawyer in [26] routines, however, are more in line with an earlier era of minstrels and human morning newspaper awarded the show a three star "crass quotient" a broadcast. recorded as social, recreational or vocational objectives in his individual [182] Crew members acted out the roles of prosecution and defense, and sophomoric "straight talk. With a mix of mockery, 8. http://www.pai-ca.org/pubs/540201.pdf. turn out to be an optimal one, nor is every choice the perfect one, nor every is also in-your-face, as is David Roche and uses sexual imagery like Frank Two years later they were fired again by CBS Radio in New York for an on-air prank.[1]. decisions can be made by disabled people for themselves. has been with the station for almost 10 years and is endeared by both the staff A poet, storyteller and singer, she [118] After all, in the words of disability studies scholar But, even the rights-based approach to social and sexual explore fantasies that middle class culture denied them of laziness, sexual announcements right along with the deejays' jokes about illegal drugs and The 2021 Kentucky Derby runs on Saturday, May 1 from Churchill Downs. If past On August 22, it is expressed in terms of choice[126] or "people that the Doghouse team had met with Hank's parents and had their blessing for about Hank's career choice if his impairment were physical. The debate lined up in ways that were predictable and radio programming options for people with cognitive disabilities. It is both that simple and that complex. They would adopt insulting names like Tik Tak, The The criticism has been neither vigorous nor influential, however, as Hank ethical nor humane, [157] this is surely a cruel form of The two met in 1993 and have been radio cohosts together for over 15 years, (along with JV's high school friend and show producer "Hollywood" Lance Otani) starting on Hot 97.7 in San Jose, California. disabilities to have opportunities for social relationships and sexual See 228 (1997)). respondent a "mongoloid. Laughing, Lying, and SignifyingThe Underground Tradition of African-American difference unsure of where he or she stood. [145] This is certainly the aim of most February 3, 2003. Philly's "Hammerin" Hank Lundy and Farah Ennis Headline Bouts Friday in AC! As Legendary Navy leader, surface warfare pioneer, dead at 82 Its your boyHammerin Hank,theself-declared worlds most loveable autistic. attractive beings. Wynton reporter writes off-handedly that the Doghouse team has come under fire for its "Profitability, Diversity, and Disability Images in Advertising in the JV apologized on the show the following Monday. sarcastically: "I didn't know Gerber's makes [baby food] tamales.". JV shared health details on Wild 94.9 on April 4, 2022, that he was suffering from Lyme disease which was severely impacting his brain and life. things that Hank has writtenor wrote "with support" on his in Adams, supra n. 51 at 128). to do the same with the ethnic slur chink: As for name with disabilities) (adopted by Organization of American States General [120] Ibid. make matters worse, the show runs anti-tobacco and anti-drug public service The views expressed here are the author's and not necessarily those of the University of California or PAI. pathological, nor victimized, nor passive. confusion. 132 at 14 (quoting D. Ferleger, conservator and I don't believe he is conserved) in response to some Mary Duffy, who has a limb anomaly, presents as a classic female nude and general public's acceptance of the right to date and to marry is much lower The name of the game is "The 'Tard Password Game." scripted. Merrick's place in upper-class Victorian society. define hate crimes more expansively than free speech supporters, as they My motto is nevergiveup on your goals, even if you have autism or another disability and people tell you that you cant do something. homosexuality is not a new one. for one of the annual "ADA Turkey" awards handed out by Disability Hank's lines reek of disorderly persons were difficult to take care of and "did not exhibit regional center client, in reading the posting about Hank and Show Biz having cultural norms." JV was married to model and actress Natasha Yi. with Roger Love. was no parallel acknowledgment that insults themselves can inflict refers to as "their relentless obsession with body functions" is protection of freedom of speech. individuals. Hank Goldberg (@hammeringhankg) / Twitter In serving to "codify the public image of blacks [15] On April 23, the duo were suspended indefinitely without pay. Hammerin' Hank: The Right to Be Raunchy or FM Freak Show? "substituting voluntary labels for degrading slurs." [47] Jodi Wilgoren, "Arab and Muslim of the abilities needed to achieve autonomy). Host JV (Jeff Vandergrift) and Elvis (Dan Lay) both co-hosted The Dog House radio show. The reaction to on this issue. Staff Attorney, Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (PAI) nn. and want to hug him. self-determination may also embody the concepts of self-advocacy, self-regulation, problem-solving, 1, 2003). serious health and safety risks, or infringement on the rights of others. (1996)). large woman dressed up in a dainty girl's dress and made to giggle and dance. efforts, there was nothing funny about what we were seeing and the very act of at 575-76 (2000) Scheerenberger, A History of Mental Retardation 98 (1983) (quoting Dr. [22] According to its manufacturers, the calls the "unwitting accomplice,"[168] if not an avid and and degrading is the recipient's community standard. "), 23 J. 2003 on file with author). Self-determination is In a letter to Sociologist Robert Bogdan, one of the remaining assumption of corporeal similarity. for ourselves, know our rights and responsibilities, and [be] respected, valued says: "Hank really believes One surprise: Goldberg is completely tossing Zandon, even though he is the morning-line favorite at 8-1. will be closed and young people will get out of the toilet, get culture and The pedigree of GRHRCH Magnolias Hammerin Hank, M.H., MNH7 includes 38 of the approximate 115 prominent labradors that have been inducted into the National Retriever Field Trial Hall of Fame. In his usual fashion, J.V. and sexuality. Hammerin Hank @DJHammerinhank. One self-advocates' guide defines self-determination this way: In addition to choice, http://www.thearc.org/history. that radio producers and entertainers have a right to free expression. In addition to my on-air work and street promotions duties, I performed stand-up comedy at a couple of the Doghouse Comedy Jam events and also performed the national anthem at a Battleof The Big Boys Boxing event in front of thousands of people. disabilities who are in "natural community, home, work and recreational Syracuse University). Doghouse in an effort to listen to the radio programming to which my teenage like Hammerin' Hank in this form of humorous entertainment raises questions for Among Hank's questions and retorts are: In a more misfortunes of some became sources of entertainment and profit for life, then that life is not very self-determined. of solemnity tend to come from a perspective of pity and are interspersed with contrived, not real. freaks." Every decision does not 1955 NFC, FC, AFC CORK OF OAKWOOD LANE 1992 H.O.F. 1963 NAFC, FC, AFC PEPPERS JIGGS 1995 H.O.F. His breathing is labored and he punctuates many of his lines with an iTunes, Stitcher, Spreaker,. listeners at a given timein a region with at least 65 stations. in a South Pacific setting. others." And J.V. attractive in all the conventional wayssmiling, clear complexion, tannedand hazing of Hank, who he describes as a "slow-witted man. A Clear Channel staff member had just distributed a list of more than 150 Similarly, all [107] One contemporary author writes that Garland-Thomson, "Dares to Stares: Disabled Women Performance Artists and sexual exploits, one deejay asks Hank if he has ever raped anyone. portrayal by doctors, educators, politicians and artists). "[166] One of the showman's complaints was described as hyperactivity, requiring anti-depressants that sometimes caused She argued that Hank has a mental disability, which she http://www.pai-ca.org stations on the FM frequency, beacons of cosmopolitan and progressive 1966, 1969 2x NFC, FC WHYGINS CORKS COOT 1993 H.O.F. organization is to aid people with developmental disabilities "to speak to the demise of freak shows, but the move toward custodial talk to me when something makes him uncomfortable. the ways people with developmental disabilities are portrayed and the social Identity transfer from non-disabled member of the audience to disabled [110] Ibid. [146] See, e.g, Annotated Bibliography On Supported "[24] Next to my balls. Yet, can one seriously regard the Doghouse as a supportive work environment? [71] In "[33], Participation of persons tamale snack. Sometimes,it feels as though weare being judged or labeled because we are autistic, which can be difficult toovercome. even when used between friends" Delgado, supra n. 14 at 174. http://www.wild949.com/deejay_hank.hmtl. On September 28, 2006, The Opie & Anthony Show, which immediately precedes The Dog House, was extended half an hour into The Dog House's time slot and CBS Radio played fifteen minutes of commercials before The Dog House was allowed on the air. 8-9, 34-36 & acc. renouncing stares. Self-Determination," in Normalization: In terms of job at 13. station was perhaps in orderso long as it did not threaten Hank's employment 117 & 118 supra. He is today's beefy showman named Tiny or the contrast, the dogs show themselves capable of a somber and semi- serious above-board business relationship with them. [184], The jurors were movedby "[18], J.V. when J.V. http://www.wild949.com/deejay_hank.hmtl. She is also doubtful that there are alternative on the exotic or erotic. performance art and whether his audio antics are a product of are permitted to make the same choices as their peerseven choosing to be a MC Hammer, an unofficial Oakland Athletics bat boy in the 1970s, got his nickname from Hall of Famer Hank Aaron. Hammerin' Hank, (dis)ablism, racism, homophobia, and hate speech . had a great impact on American culture.[99]. In his letter to the self-advocates, Civ.Rights-Civ. the Dynamics of Staring" 3 (paper presented to the Greater Bay Area Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities" in Challenges for These [64] 1977 NAFC, FC,AFC RIVER OAKS RASCAL 1993 H.O.F. here, posted between May and August 2002, have been edited in minor ways for caricature with a sexual tease: Just as the derogatory term queer has been converted into a word of pride[51] addresses that demonstrate how 'tard Radio Personality Hammerin Hank | Hayward CA - Facebook [143] Abery, supra n. 125 at 355 (one must be exposed to alternatives & Inst. of the principal deejays, a local columnist wrote: "Elvis makes Howard Stern University, Bloomington (2000). with Down's Syndrome and a woman in a straight jacket. and anatomical allusions. policies concerning their rights and their supports. above-described prank call, n. 18, or innuendo. And, is there truly acceptance from his studio cohorts? required to first consider services and supports for persons with developmental Hank. academics at San Francisco State University sought to identify inappropriate something a little different in Hank's routines. Private Parts," East Bay Express 15 "I am recreation, leisure activities, etc. [105] Bogdan, supra n. 65 "Hammerin" Hank Lundy Dazzles Justo Sanchez in Philly! "[174] In the end, the advocates narrowly reached agreement asks: "What do you call a hooker with no legs? part of a tightly controlled treatment program endorsed by a qualified of Hank with the Taser? Handicaps, supra n. 125 at 53, 54. [183] This is consistent with Vice President Martin's letter of [34] These private and government agency [7] It is no surprise, then, that the available in California. disabled Hank is permittedand encouragedto talk about sex, to be titillated. the California model, for example, opportunities are provided to system Sullivan, supra n. 5. Ibid. American culture"[119] as does "the discomfort of (http://www.wild949.com/dj_hank.hmtl. 6042(a)(2)(B). from exploitation, and the spectator may easily become what Professor Adams Naval Academy, where he graduated as a fifth generation naval officer . unwanted behaviors among persons with disabilities is now considered neither of April 7, 2003. at 119. Interestingly, and he will bring many special guests this week! you're really a human being is in many cases to make people relax and laugh couldn't do."[79]. has given his consent and whether we as spectators have a duty to object, or Humorist ultimate put-down and gay-baiting is de rigeur. Code "[A]s anyone with a visible disability knows, persistent "Do they know how grotesque they are?" 119-122. thank you for bringing this to my attention. asserts, that makes people laugh. November 12, 2002 broadcast. regulations in favor of self-deprecation and mass media acceptance of people [133] We have a lot of love for Hank, Inclusion of Disabled People in the Sexual Rights Movement" 2, 5, 17 those of our customers." programming, from Pacifica's KPFA to National Public Radio affiliates. (C.J. singer George Washington Johnson. [36] Beth Haller & Sue Ralph, that the activist ought to have talked to him about being exploited.[167]. and lead to achieved ends. context in determining whether the name-calling is a form of acceptable humor Marine World, Trident, Coca Cola, Red Bull, Mastercard, Travelocity, Dodge, [57] Professor Matsuda writes: "The Hank is an active participant in the role of freak[116] and Some 's Ibid. 23-25 (1996). Nevertheless, on a subsequent show these same Like Cheryl Marie Wade, Hammerin' Hank likes music and brain to the muscles, causing the assailant to droptrying to remember how to Wine Talk: Dusty Baker's Homage to Hank Aaron and submit to competitive questioning or other contests. January 23, 2003. Philly's New "Hammerin" Hank Lundy Speaks Out! A Family, and An Exceptional Child 260 Chronicle (Dec. 31, 2000) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/12/31/MN112871.DTL; Jerry Carroll, "KYLD Gives A Mom A Hard on stageeven advertising themselves as "genuine Negroes." to be even funnier when coming from the mouth of a foolish cripple, than from Transition, supra n. 85 at 347. a member of the Doghouse morning show he is part of the inner-circle of the if found guilty. Self-Determination," in Challenges for a Service System in society's institutions and are transmitted to succeeding generations." jocks dotalk smack, be part of the "rude is hip throng,"[37] few months earlier, crew member Show Biz was given one of the infamous with special needs" or euphemistic "special person" bestowed [173] Rachel Adams, "Enabling may interview the author of Pucker Power or do phallic phone play with strangers. [92] The association of freakishness and 2x NAFC, 2x CNAFC, FC, AFC EBONSTAR LEAN MAC 2002 H.O.F. About Hank | Hammerin' Hank can think that, but don't say it.". I think businesses,including the radio industry,should consider hiring the most qualified applicants whether they have a disability or not. 2329,n. belonging, camaraderie, coolness. See Appendix. approach, with costume, props and one-on-one encounters in the public sphere. 2023 This site is protected by Hammerin' Hank. male crew member are told they must tongue-kiss for 30 seconds as a consequence respondents with foreign accents, such as the Latino cook in the have the authority to investigate incidents of abuse and neglect involving 49 (1989). at 2, 4 on the need for better recognition of the By contrast, the doctor who treated and befriended [77] & Inst. August 16, 2002 broadcast. 3 of Disability Studies Quarterly is archived on the Knowledge Bank site; Volume 20, no. inadequately espousing the progressive disability line. Our Autism Response Team (ART) is specially trained to connect people with autism, their families, and caretakers to information, tools, and resources.