Wednesday, September 28, 2011

South African newsreader sacked for using F-word 13 times live on-air in 40 seconds

A newsreader has been sacked after he repeatedly swore during an astonishing on-air rant. South African radio presenter Mark Esterhuysen, 23, was dismissed after using the F-word 13 times during an angry and incoherent outburst which was broadcast live. The news presenter started his hourly bulletin at 1am yesterday morning in Johannesburg by introducing himself as normal before beginning his furious tirade.


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During the 40-second rant he repeatedly swore as he directed his ire at various targets including a group of police officers accused of murdering a member of the public, firebrand politician Julius Malema and the country's right-wing Afrikaner AWB party. Esterhuysen then expressed anger about being stuck on his network's overnight 'graveyard shift' before inviting listeners to follow his blog and then storming out of the studio.

During the rant he said: 'Good morning, I'm Mark Esterhuysen. F*** racism. F*** the pigs who killed Andries Tatane. F*** the AWB. F*** racism. We are all wild animals meant to live free. F*** capitalism. F*** fascism. F*** this f***ing wage slavery graveyard shit. F*** domestication. F*** Malema. F*** the state. F*** the petrol economic growth on a finite planet. This is the only f***ing planet we have.'

You can hear the incident here. Unsurprisingly contains NSFW language.

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He added: 'If you don't agree with me please see my blog. Peace, love, respect, anarchy.' Esterhuysen's employers at the Johannesburg-based 702 Talk Radio station have confirmed he had been fired following the outburst.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Another angry leftist tool self-destructs. At least it was entertaining, so he's not a total waste of carbon.

Patrick said...

Strange he didn't invite people who agreed with him to read his blog.

The Rat King said...

Well, at least he did it peacably, Anon.

When angry rightist tools self-destruct, they do it with guns, explosives and the nearest gathering of people they hate.

Anonymous said...

i have nothing but respect for this man. he's angry like most people are with our crappy governments and he ain't gonna take it anymore!!