Derogatory ethnic term unacceptable, says CBSC

OTTAWA - The use of a racial term used on an American radio program that was heard on a Calgary radio station breached Canadian broadcast codes, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has determined. The CBSC examined an episode of Tom Kent that aired February 10, 2012 on CFXL-FM (XL 103 FM, Calgary). Kent spoke with a caller about a man who was planning a world record parachute jump. The caller made the comment “when he splats on say ‘Well, it definitely wasn’t Superman’”. Kent then replied, “They’ll say it was that famous chinaman, Sum Dum Guy.” A listener complained that...