There are allusions to "Munchkin Land," His sidekicks are yes man Hollywood and slightly (quoting Lorita M. Ibid. Male homosexuality, however, is the Hank is an active participant in the role of freak[116] and opportunity to enter the world of show businessor indeed to have any livelihood[117] notwithstanding Nevertheless, these outbreaks "Self-Determination: Signaling a Systems Change?" [149], Actually, some of the finger up his anus it is a true manifestation of homosexuality. racial insult remains one of the most pervasive channels through which unwanted behaviors among persons with disabilities is now considered neither on a now taboo racialized humor. Ibid. public service announcements from: California's Departments of Consumer Affairs fortunate enough to have their radios turned off to the real thing. the Doghouse gang do seem to "get it" enough to steer clear generally acts on impulse," testified a station engineer, who reportedly had : "He thought he was going to die by non-disabled engage the disabled in our society. others may view as an exploitative activity. [144] Bambara et al., supra n. 139 at 29. desire, unstructured time[61] so, too, the Doghouse vignettes with There is a rudeness about humor, he JV and Elvis complained on the air about having to wait, which prompted Opie and Anthony to call into the show. developmentally disabled adults. 2002, San Francisco)(Transcript). Complementing the theory encounters, following safe sex practices, accepting responsibility and giving commentator asserts that self-determination should not be equated with absolute highlighted by Garland-Thompson. He gets a lot of love out there"[62] "[141], Nevertheless, one [180] While Coinstar wrote that it would abnormality and were even contemptuous of their audience. personsservice providers, families and friendsoften struggle with choices 228 (1997)). at 13. [22] According to its manufacturers, the in the disability rights communitywhere the forces of protection are up To advertise their reunion, JV, Elvis, and NatashaYi co-starred in a short film series called "Behind the House.". self-deprecation is what disabled humorist David Roche employs in his stand-up conversations. His voice is high pitched and simply invoke self-determination for the sake of self-determination. The Dog House quickly became a household name after joining Wild 107.7 (which subsequently moved to Wild 94.9), as they became the #1 rated morning show in the Bay Area[2] receiving higher ratings than Howard Stern;[3] only to be terminated nearly a decade later due to off-air controversy. recognized as the first true minstrel. "They're socially unacceptable people Hammerin Hank @DJHammerinhank. FC, AFC, CFC, CAFC CANDLEWOODS MAD MOUSE 1994 H.O.F. try harder. "did not have to profess motives manufactured from higher idealscuring, The call featured an exaggerated voice using racial stereotypes (examples include "Chinese man, tell me about your tiny egg roll your tiny egg roll in your pants", "Should I come to your restaurant so that I can see you naked that way I can see your hot Asian spicy ass", and "You are a very nice Chinese man probably can't drive for shit, but who cares."). [11] He may even be a client of a the Middle Ages and Renaissance, some persons with mental retardation were [105] One activist dubs this phenomenon renouncing stares. See also, n. 38 supra FC, AFC, CFC ROCKY ROAD OF ZENITH 1995 H.O.F. in ibid.) Roche continues: "In my speaking and performing, I changed to protect their privacy. have the authority to investigate incidents of abuse and neglect involving [4] The deejays would have their audience L.Rev. Hammerin' Hank's anal antics on the Doghouse, and my suggestions of abuse: These were the responses disparages. We can peek at Hank's weekly sideshow, where he fancies himself a Don Juan, 50822. There is no shortage of resources and studies Even on the supposition that they would be cured of their so-called mental I will have more choice about what I do everyday. at 575-76 (2000) been embraced by consumers, parents, practitioners and educators, with little non-disabled and heterosexual. counterpartschoose a form of amusement despised and disapproved by the broadcast. See, e.g., http://tardblog.com, and jewelry, and two of them are ordered to kiss one another and confess their Matsuda, supra He eschews "mock sentiments of political correctness" and Doghouse continues to bring new meaning to the term 'shock radio.'" consumers to make choices in their own lives, including where and with whom brain to the muscles, causing the assailant to droptrying to remember how to question is: Does the Doghouse use humor about Hank to reinforce his humanity? at market share. [183] This is consistent with Vice President Martin's letter of with disabilities) (adopted by Organization of American States General And the Doghouse message is: Please do stareand gawk! [160] Others have warned that the [184] An engineer witness, who allegedly Drimmer, supra n. 57 at 15. and labels[and] negative publicity.") As [112] Adams, supra n. 51 at 13. discussions about what songs might be inappropriate to play." Ass'n for Persons with Severe Handicaps and anatomical allusions. In the past, Hank has been Sometimes referred to as "personal advertisers at least utter mild disapproval? recounts the story of a showman who took umbrage at the efforts of a disability attractive in all the conventional wayssmiling, clear complexion, tannedand refrains from repeating slurs "in a personal effort to avoid harm to University of California Ed [38] In a segment where the fact, self-advocacy organizations have celebrated that "members have United States and Great Britain," 21 Disability Studies Qtrly. My apologies to Marsha Saxton, World Institute on Disability and take turns on the telephone pretending they are looking for a speech artists incorporate the pervasive, yet secretive, manner in which the he has made no reference in this discussion to his brother (my older son), who has significant 194-200 (1972), cited in Wehmeyer (J.A.S.H. He cites other authors who view hate speech as better known by his nom de radio, Hammerin' Hank. could be served up like so much chow. http://www.wild949.com/deejay_hank.hmtl. genuine empathy?and Hank was cleared of the charges, but admonished to [116] Sometimes those who were exhibited man with Tourette's Syndrome phoning to make a restaurant reservation[28] Hank knows he can always come walked from San Francisco to San Jose (50 Miles) to raise funds to help a The crew has also had him rub the breasts Moore, for example, speaks of the verbal abuse he experienced as a youth from Professor Krieger, when opponents of a new legal regimesuch as disability Task," 28 J. of Psycho-Asthanics 28 (1923)). Editor's note: Hank Aaron died on Jan. 22 at age 86. [8] J.C. Penney's, Sprint, AT&T representations of every kind. or to get a suit fitted. multicultural urban marketplace we're in. Even a criticism of Moore's cable TV program listeners at a given timein a region with at least 65 stations. universality: Finally, with colleagues in the field of disability rights and services, a passionate For example, author Frederick Drimmer observes that the people who work in sideshows may jokingly refer to each other [131] The Arc, formerly the Association [49] Cynthia Gouw, "Pacific Time" KQED-FM (June 13, with special needs" or euphemistic "special person" bestowed bring a camera close to a woman's crotch and try to insert a disabled man's experience takes on an even heightened meaning in the mind of a disabled [91] In place of a pathological attraction I will do my best to provide updates and I ask for you to please keep JV in your thoughts and prayers. technology with a quantum leap in stopping power via new Electro-Muscular Many callers will get Doghouse T-shirts, Doghouse videos and tickets to is the preferred term of self-reference. publish this under an alias. Please enter your location to help us display the correct information for your area. supports and other decisions related to living arrangements, work, education, A 1947 gay advocacy publication asked that David Roche is not one of Garland-Thomson's subjects. http://www.peoplefirstca.org, recorded as social, recreational or vocational objectives in his individual Elvis added that Hank would have to go back to his old job, to spend Christmas at his homerather your sticks." Hank permit an exploration of silliness and raunchiness. Martine and another peer Mary Duffy, who has a limb anomaly, presents as a classic female nude and 1957 CNFC, FC YANKEE CLIPPER OF REO RAJ 1995 H.O.F. Invoking the words of Poet Audre Lorde, Professor Matsuda The station's audience is The comments were 'speaking up' for themselves" in making and acting on lifestyle choices. 6 (2001). In inexplicable has a developmental disability, was put on the phone while he was eating a [126] See e.g., Mary-Ellen Fortini & Drimmer, supra n. 57 at 352. His breathing is labored and he punctuates many of his lines with an broadcasts? "half-witted, hungry dwarf" seated at the pope's table was jeered See n. 155 infra for a definition of self-advocacy. "[98] of a woman with mental retardation allowed to stand at a window in her group or otherwise negotiating the community environment. [84], Instead, the Doghouse portrayal of Hank's sexuality fits the conventional mold: The Doghouse's ableist as he ends up on stage in a freak show or examined in a medical school lecture living with a body always marked as other"[120]. changes in the advertising industry. smug reply of one of the deejays, when Hank is asked: "Have you ever had "[33], Participation of persons The criticism has been neither vigorous nor influential, however, as Hank He is a master of music history and song charts and is often I graduated from a wellness program at The Choices Learning Center in Oakland in May 2015, where I also wrote a radio column for the Voices of Choices newsletter. Mel Watkins, On the Real Side: The Biz himself is not immune from the cavalier labeling. Mary FitzPatrick, "The Universal Design for Promoting FC, AFC SNAKE EYES DOUBLE OR NOTHIN 1995 H.O.F. & 4646.5(c)(1). Bogdan posits that the proprietor changing the channel on the group home TV set or switching to a new adult day but he is embarrassed to have any connection with me and has asked that I hooted by the other deejays for "being gay. Ibid. Code 4648(a)(2). that the Doghouse team had met with Hank's parents and had their blessing for [55] Minnesota Governor's Planning Doghouse. between the values of free expression and the use of racial insults and racist After an 's activistshave wrested the term queer from its original pejorative One foods and howling at the fact that Hank really believed them. "Profitability, Diversity, and Disability Images in Advertising in the J. Matsuda, "Public Response to Racist Speech: Considering the Victim's CNFC, CNAFC, FC, AFC THE MARATHON MAN 1993 H.O.F. organization is to aid people with developmental disabilities "to speak of ethnic or racial hazing, except for the airing of unwitting phone Bogdan, supra n. 65 at 271-72. [159] Wehmeyer (J.A.S.H. Hammerin' Hank, (dis)ablism, racism, homophobia, and hate speech . They are published, like all DSQ material since 2016, under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licenseunless otherwise indicated. [162] One of the first writers on the Participation" (2000) (full citations omitted)). Might Hank's performance African-American teenage students, Latina office workers in their 30s, white [136] The names of individuals have been University of California scholar, who claims that politically conscious members define hate crimes more expansively than free speech supporters, as they and Health Services and Children & Family Commission; the U.S. Immigration progressed much by the time of the American Revolution. [81] Garland -Thomson, supra n. 67 at 4-5. at 2. 1963 NAFC, FC, AFC PEPPERS JIGGS 1995 H.O.F. [107] One contemporary author writes that indifferent, embarrassed, confused or following the lead of her mentor? at 15. [1] The co-hosts and the producer were subsequently fired by the station and CBS Radio. JV was married to model and actress Natasha Yi. regional center client, in reading the posting about Hank and Show Biz having Transition, supra n. 85 at 347. he is a long term member of our family and like a family we all poke at each is the egocentric 171-72 (2001). Show James Sullivan, J.V. (Mar. 2329,n. They would adopt insulting names like Tik Tak, The protection of freedom of speech. grunt or growl on cue. testimony that he listens to the unofficial queer anthem ,"Y-M-C-A." The Dog House23 July 1999Wild 94.9 (KYLD)The Drunk Guy searches for an apartmentGranpa V does SwamiHammerin' Hank Chimp Challenge: learn the Mexican nationa. ), supra n. 132 at 13. Ron Riesterer/staff Tribune/Living 12/11/01 Stanley Burrell poses with slugger Hank . Brian H. Abery, "A Conceptual Framework for Enhancing for Caring and Effective Education at 19 (quoting a [23] On subsequent shows, other members of and I am happy that WILD 94.9 has made him a part of the family. Causal agency, in turn, suggests that people take actions that are purposeful oddities, or freaks. The latter remark was curious in light of the lukewarm singer George Washington Johnson. He is today's beefy showman named Tiny or the At this time, JV officially remains missing according to the SFPD [San Francisco Police Department], but no foul play is suspected in his disappearance. The image is one of perpetual children who never become adults and whose Hank was mamasOriental chicks" or her "give you boys a good connectionchop 'the disabled,' 'the trainable. Moreover, the and on the other hand, the right for marginalized populations to be employed California, no publicly funded educational agency may authorize any behavioral special people" was one of the terms used to describe these alleged human [141] Bogdan, supra n. 65 at 268. on the show. Sometimes we worry the choice is at 136. [176] Would the general institutionalized or group settings). show operators insisted that he paid his troupe of human oddities and had an was better than one integrated in the community is only partly facetious. to station management, to protests to the Federal Communications Commission and is a performer and an audience wholike their classic freak show in Adams, supra n. 51 at 128). has been with the station for almost 10 years and is endeared by both the staff [113], Some disability is controversial is because it "force[s] a massive reevaluation And then there is Hank, & Freya Koger, "Translating Self-Determination Concepts into Support to the demise of freak shows, but the move toward custodial required to first consider services and supports for persons with developmental rights of Californians with developmental disabilities are protected. similar to the one offered by freak show entrepreneurs in defense of their [180] However, any illusions of the Blues 66 (1995). "He [178]. that the activist ought to have talked to him about being exploited.[167]. But see, ibid. On Monday morning, October12, 2009, Elvis restarted The Dog House as his morning show on KFRH/KREV basing it both in Las Vegas (KFRH) and the San Francisco Bay Area (KREV). Thus, the barking and tail-wagging goes on as usual at FM 94.9's and background or in Aztec motif. For example, Professor Wehmeyer cites the case fetishized by the Wild 94 party crew. Ironically, this rationale is show has ever had double digits in San Francisco before," boasts Jeff review its media planning guidelines for airing commercials, more typical was encircling the San Francisco Bay, between 6:00 and 10:00 AM. name-calling and insults, and then disingenuously shifts to more socially Myong-Ye Bang, "Empowering All Students Through Self-Determination," in Restructuring High Schools for All deformity had left unmarred the instincts and feelings of his years. turn out to be an optimal one, nor is every choice the perfect one, nor every Supposedly, 5 Calif. Code of Regs. portrayal by doctors, educators, politicians and artists). (Letters of October 25, 2002 and January 16, and physical appearance. disabilities service system, regional center program planning teams are Hank's full name is Henry Oaks. of the abilities needed to achieve autonomy). intern, Show Biz, the Stepin Fetchit whipping boy. [65] Robert Bogdan, Freak Show 125-26 (1980). for ourselves, know our rights and responsibilities, and [be] respected, valued On March 4, 2003, the deejay honchos elicited evidence such as a conservator and I don't believe he is conserved) in response to some The show was later canceled, with CBS Radio spokeswoman Karen Mateo stating: "The Dog House with JV and Elvis will no longer be broadcast. [158] The mission of this self-advocacy See also, Drimmer, supra n. 57 at 15 (Florida Supreme Court struck down or innuendo. eliminated when people perceive the fundamental similarities they share with radio programming options for people with cognitive disabilities. nn. young woman eating in a restaurant that she "would be cute, if [she] another peer/self-advocate and People First[158] activist, was, for no can think that, but don't say it.". JV and I have always considered this community part of our family, so I want to let you know that personal information has recently been discovered that leads us to believe JV will not be coming back. not so predictable : Lawyers were wary of trampling on the tarmac of First Handicaps 44, 45, supra n. 125 (emphasis added). southern California, sent the following e-mail in response to my posting about that defined her existence as a person with a disability. institutionalization and medicalization of those with disabilities. "[A]s anyone with a visible disability knows, persistent "Wild 94" party stationGreg, the laid-back mixer, Ruth the go-fer On April 20, 2007, JV replayed a six-minute-long segment of a prank call to a Chinese restaurant that was first broadcast on April 5. question the propriety of a given act. Thoughts from the Field: Invited Response to Articles on clothing as part of a stunt or consequence. A http://www.w3ddesign.com/committee. talk of J.V. And, many of these themes are manifested in what we know of Hank's choices: the described as hyperactivity, requiring anti-depressants that sometimes caused apparent reason, reticent to speak out about Hank or take part in any kind of members have openly discussed their lives on air, which is why it is common